NFL Playoffs Odds Spreads Lines | The Sports Affiliate

NFL Playoff odds spreads lines have been released, it is interesting to see odds makers giving points to home teams. Three home teams are given points, I don’t think I have seen this before.  Isnt the home team supposed to get better odds? But it is probably the fact that the teams that are in the playoffs simply due to the fact that they won a weak NFL division.

The Atlanta Falcons are -2 vs the Arizona Cardinals. Do the Arizona Cardinals deserve to be in the playoffs? The combined record of the rest of the NFC West is 13-35. We shall see. I like the Atlanta Falcons in this game.

The Arizona Cardinals seemed to have laid back in the past three weeks. They are 1-2 in their last three games, losing to the Minnesota Vikings 14-35 and New England Patriots 7-47. I like the Falcons in this game. The Falcons have been a surprise team this year with Matt Ryan and Michael Turner. Michael Vick who?

The lines for the Indianapolis Colts vs San Diego Chargers is pickem. The Colts should be a three point favorite for this game. The San Diego Chargers again just slipped into the playoffs because they won the division over the Denver Broncos. 

Winning division games helps. The Chargers are 5-1 in their division. The Colts have won their last 9 after a slow start. The Colts are a team that no team wants to face. I like the Colts in this game.

The spread for the Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins is three points. The Dolphins are three point underdogs. The Dolphins and Ravens were surprise teams this year.  The Dolphins were 1-15 last year and the Ravens were 5-11 last year.

These two teams are pretty similar. Both teams success are due to new quarterbacks. Chad Pennington for the Dolphins and Joe Flacco for the Ravens.  Im taking the Ravens and their defense. Ed Reed has been phenomenal this season; he will probably be the difference maker in this game.

The Philadelphia Eagles are three point favorites against the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are coming off a slow start also but after a quarterback change, Gus Frerotte has led the Vikings back into contention. The Eagles on the road are 3-4-1. The Vikings are 6-2 at home. I'm looking for the Vikings to win this game.

The Eagles are up and down this season. Adrian Peterson should have a good game for the Vikings. The Vikings also have the top ranked rushing defense. The key will be containing Brian Westbook. I still like the Vikings.

Here is a summary of The Sports Affiliate’s picks for the NFL playoffs | Falcons -2, Colts pickem, Ravens -3, Vikings +3