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January 12th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule is back, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the Divisional Round odds for the NFL. Join us on Saturday, as we make our Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Divisional NFL Picks: Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers
Date: Saturday, January 12th, 8:00 ET
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Packers @ 49ers Odds: San Francisco -3
Packers @ 49ers On TV: FOX

The Packers and the 49ers fought it out already once this year, but that was way back in Week 1. The Niners won that game 30-22, and they were definitively the better of these two teams. But has that truly stayed the case? We have a huge question about that when push comes to shove, especially knowing that we have a veteran quarterback that has a number of playoff games going against a de facto rookie in QB Colin Kaepernick, who has played just a handful of games in his career as a starter that has had to go wire to wire.

The Packers really weren’t challenged in their first playoff game this year against the Minnesota Vikings, especially knowing that QB Christian Ponder sat it out, leaving QB Joe Webb to try his best to compete. They didn’t get a great contribution from their running game, and they really need to get things going on the ground to try to keep LB Aldon Smith off of QB Aaron Rodgers’ backside. Rodgers has now thrown for over 4,500 yards in 17 games including the playoffs, and he has himself a heck of a set of receivers. Another week of practice might make the team’s leading receiver, WR Randall Cobb healthier, and if he can get back to 100%, that would make this unit a heck of a lot more dangerous. Defensively, we know that LB Clay Matthews is ready to make a huge impact. He started his season with 2.5 sacks in this game against San Fran, and he had two more sacks on Saturday night against the Vikes.

We’re just really not all that optimistic about the chances for the 49ers in this one. The team has been outscored by a margin of 36 points over the course of its last two and a half games. As it is, the Packers are playing great ball. They’re scoring points at will, and this is starting to really feel like it is setting up well for them. Green Bay already got to face Webb, and now comes Kaepernick, and then if this one is won, beyond that will be either a second home game in the NFC Championship Game or a trip to the Georgia Dome to face the Atlanta Falcons, who still at this point, have never won a playoff game under the direction of QB Matt Ryan and Head Coach Mike Smith. It’s time for some payback for the Pack, and they’ll get the job done with an upset on the road in what might be the de facto NFC Championship Game when push comes to shove.

Green Bay at San Francisco Pick: Green Bay Packers +3
Packers @ 49ers Score Prediction: Green Bay 34 – San Francisco 21

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January 12th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

The NFL playoff schedule is out for this week, and today, I’m set to make my NFL playoffs pointspread picks for the ‘total’ in this crucial clash. The Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers are going to do battle at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. Join me for my Divisional Round playoffs tips for this 8:00 p.m. ET kickoff that can be seen on FOX.

The Packers and the 49ers combined for 52 points the first time that they ran into each other, and they are going to be involved in what could be a high scoring playoff game once again. I’m actually a bit surprised that the initial line movement sent this game down from 46 to 45, and I think that this is going to be a situation where the oddsmakers made a big time mistake.

Wild Card Playoff Picks
Green Bay Packers (12-5, 10-7 ATS) +3
San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1, 9-7 ATS) -3
Over/Under 45

The Packers have been out of this world offensively over the course of the last few weeks. The squad put up 24 points last week against the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the playoffs. They have now put up at least 21 points in six straight games and have averaged 30.7 points per game in that stretch. QB Aaron Rodgers and the gang have a history of playing some tremendously high scoring games in the playoffs as well. Last year’s loss to the New York Giants featured 57 points, and prior to that, the Super Bowl in 2011 saw 56 hit the board, and the second round game against the Atlanta Falcons had 69 points in it. In each of the team’s last nine playoff games, dating back to when QB Brett Favre was calling the shots, the Pack have put up at least 20 points, and they have averaged 30.2 points per game in that run. With Rodgers as the team’s quarterback, the Packers have averaged 30.0 points per game.

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There really is no reason to believe that the 49ers aren’t going to be able to put up some points as well. Last year, QB Alex Smith and the game played in a 68-point shootout against the New Orleans Saints. Now, the team has scored at least 27 points in five of the seven starts that QB Colin Kaepernick has played in. I know that both of these defense can be great, but I also know that the history of this series suggests a high scoring game as well. Not only did this year’s game see 52 hit the board, but four straight games have featured at least 49 points. I only need 46 points for this one to get there, and I think I’m going to get at least a touchdown more than that when push comes to shove.

Green Bay vs. San Francisco Picks & Tips: Over 46

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January 12th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The Baltimore Ravens and the Denver Broncos are going to square off on the NFL Playoffs odds and betting lines. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our Ravens @ Broncos picks & predictions for football for what should be a great game on Saturday.

NFL Playoffs Picks: Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos
Date: Saturday, January 12th, 4:30 ET
Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
NFL Playoffs Betting Odds: Denver -9
Baltimore vs. Denver Live TV: CBS

Immediately, there has been a heck of a lot of betting on the Broncos, and it really seems difficult to try argue with that point. The first time around when these two teams met, the Ravens were trampled, and the only reason that the game ended up being anywhere near remotely close was because QB Joe Flacco threw a pair of touchdown passes in the fourth quarter of the game. Even that left the final score at 34-17, and like we said, matters really weren’t all that close. Add in the fact that the Ravens had to play last week, while the Broncos were resting, and now they have to travel all the way back to Mile High… It’s clear to see why Denver is getting all of the action.

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But take a closer look at that game that was played in Week 14. The Ravens had the ball deep in Denver territory down 10-0 of a close, defensive battle when QB Joe Flacco threw a pick six that covered 98 yards. As a result, what should have been a 10-7game at intermission was a 17-0 game that ultimately never looked the same as it should have. A 51-yard touchdown pass from QB Peyton Manning to WR Eric Decker blew the game open, and RB Knowshon Moreno finished the game with a six-yard touchdown run a few minutes later. Manning though, only threw for 204 yards and a TD. Granted, we know that Baltimore has to do a better job against the run, and RB Ray Rice clearly can’t only rush for 38 yards on 12 carries. However, there are definitely some signs that this could be a better result for the men in purple and black.

In the end, we also have to remember that nine points is a whole heck of a lot. LB Ray Lewis is playing in his very last game if he loses, and he doesn’t want to go out like this one. Baltimore beat the Colts by 14 points in spite of the fact that it was dominated in time of possession. The question is going to be whether Flacco and the gang are really ready for this. The argument could be made that the Ravens should have won the AFC Championship Game last year against the New England Patriots on the road. This definitely isn’t a tough game than that one was, and this could ultimately be the day that Ray Ray and the gang prove that, in spite of the fact that it has been a tough year, there is still a little bit of magic left in the tank.

Baltimore vs. Denver Pick: Baltimore Ravens +9.5
Ravens @ Broncos Score Prediction: Baltimore 24 – Denver 20

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January 6th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins are going to square off on the NFL Playoffs odds and betting lines. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our Seahawks @ Redskins picks & predictions for football for what should be a great game on Sunday.

NFL Playoffs Picks: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins
Date: Sunday, January 6th, 4:30 ET
Location: FedEx Field, Washington DC
NFL Playoffs Betting Odds: Seattle-3
Seattle vs. Washington Live TV: FOX

What a strange set of NFL betting lines we have here to work with! One would think that a Washington team that has won seven games in a row to win the NFC East would be the favored side over a Seattle team that has to travel across the country to get to this game. However, the oddsmakers have different plans, and in an odd turn of events, it is the Seahawks that are getting the nod, and a decent percentage of the betting action as well by the general public.

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There is no doubt that the ground game is going to be the key for both of these teams, and whichever one can get more productivity from it will probably ultimately win. However, it is really difficult to decipher whether either of these teams truly have an advantage in this category or not. The Seahawks rank third in the league in rushing and are going up against the game’s fifth ranked rush defense. The Redskins rank first in the league in rushing at nearly 170 yards per game on the ground and are going against the No. 1 scoring defense in the league. When push comes to shove, we think that we would rather have RB Marshawn Lynch as the tailback, knowing that he rushed for 1,590 yards and 12 TDs this year and has the experience of playing in the biggest playoff games in his career. But, given our choice, we’d probably take QB Robert Griffin III as the quarterback and the rusher of the two, though QB Russell Wilson did set the rookie record for the most passing touchdowns in a season with 26.

Here’s the tiebreaker to us, though. We think that the Seahawks have legitimately been doing this with a strong team, and that strength on defense is only going to be getting better from where it was the last four weeks now that DB Brandon Browner is going to be back in the lineup after his four-game suspension. We really question though, whether Washington has been doing this on smoke and mirrors or not. The team still doesn’t have LB Brian Orakpo and DE Adam Carriker, and there are a total of seven starters that are already on injured reserve or are guaranteed to be out of the lineup due to suspension. That’s just too many to overcome this deep into the season. Magic can take a team so far, but in the end, there really is just no reason not to think that the Seahawks can’t come all the way to the East Coast and log a victory.

Seattle vs. Washington Pick: Seattle Seahawks -3
Seahawks @ Redskins Score Prediction: Seattle 24 – Washington 17

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January 6th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

I’ve been studying the ‘total’ for the NFL Playoffs odds for quite some time, and I’m ready to make my Wild Card picks for the clash between the Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts. The Indianapolis vs. Baltimore kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET at M&T Bank Stadium, and I’m going to show you which way to bet on the NFL playoffs to make your NFL pick on for this great game.

Wild Card Playoff Picks
Indianapolis Colts (11-5, 11-5 ATS) +7
Baltimore Ravens (10-6, 6-9-1 ATS) -7
Over/Under 47

The ‘over’ has been getting a lot of play from the so called “NFL handicapping experts” in this one, and I tend to agree that the sharper of the two sides is banking on a number of points to be scored. Yes, I know all about LB Ray Lewis and the fact that this is going to be the last game he ever plays at home, if not the last game of his career, but the truth of the matter is that he is a heck of a lot more of an emotional leader at this point than he is a fantastic linebacker, and he is playing for the first time in almost three months after tearing a bicep muscle. It wasn’t a mistake that this club ranked 17th in the game in total defense this year, a far cry from the normal numbers that we’re used to seeing from the men in black and purple.

Remember that the offense for Baltimore is also better this year to boot. The team averaged 24.9 points per game this year thanks to nearly 4,000 passing yards by QB Joe Flacco. The team struggled some down the stretch, but this is an Indy defense that is coming to town that has already allowed 29.1 points per game on the road this year. Keep a close eye on RB Ray Rice as well. Rice didn’t even have 1,200 rushing yards for the season, but he still has the potential to do a tremendous number against this Indianapolis rush defense, which allowed 137.5 rushing yards per game and just gave up over 300 yards on the ground to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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The Colts are going to throw the ball all over the place on a secondary that really hasn’t been as good ever since DB LaDarius Webb has been knocked out for the season. QB Andrew Luck broke the record for the most passing yards in a season for a rookie with 4,374. He did throw 18 picks, but he also put the ball in the air 627 times to boot. Luck has shown the ability to hit the big time play, most notably to WR T.Y. Hilton, who had over 1,300 all-purpose yards this year. Indy did only average 22.3 points per game this year, but over the course of the last nine games of the year, that scoring average has been 24.6 points per game, which is a lot more along the lines of what I’m expecting to see when this one is said and done with.

Indianapolis vs. Baltimore Picks & Tips: Over 47

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January 6th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

The NFL playoff schedule is out for this week, and today, I’m set to make my NFL playoffs pointspread picks for the ‘total’ in this crucial clash. The Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins are going to do battle at FedEx Field in Washington DC. Join me for my Wild Card playoffs tips for this 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff that can be seen on FOX.

It’s strength vs. strength here in the final playoff game, as one of these two teams will be the eighth and final team into the second round of the playoffs for next week. There’s just a ton of intrigue around this game from so many standpoints. There are a pair of rookie quarterbacks making their debut on the biggest stage of football, there are two great running games, one fantastic secondary, and one team that has a remarkable front seven. And, we have something that we don’t see all that often in the playoffs, and that’s a road team that is favored by a field goal over a home team. What makes that even weirder? Seattle has to travel hours and hours clear across the country just to get to this one.

Wild Card Playoff Picks
Seattle Seahawks (11-5, 11-5 ATS) -3
Washington Redskins (10-6, 11-5 ATS) +3
Over/Under 46.5

In the end though, I think that it’s easy to say that this one is going to end up sailing beneath the ‘total’. Asking for 47 points in any playoff game is tough, but doing so with a pair of rookie quarterbacks, no matter how good those two rookies turned out to be this year, is a ton. Yes, I know that the Seattle offense has averaged 42.5 points per game in its last five and that the Washington offense ranked fourth in the league this year in total scoring thanks to the fact that it scored at least 27 points in its last four and six of its last seven games of the regular season. That’s no big surprise to me whatsoever.

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What does this one for me is the fact that both of these teams are going to try to run the ball at one another time and time again. RB Alfred Morris is going to be running into the teeth of one of the most ferocious defenses that the NFL has to offer, one that has allowed 17 points or fewer in five straight games. RB Marshawn Lynch always has the ability to go all Beast Mode on me to ruin things, but the Redskins, for all of their flaws, still rank fifth in the game against the rush this year. If that’s the case, can either of these quarterbacks really get the job done? They’re both going to have to if there are going to be at least 47 points put on the board in this game. Go with the ‘under’.

Seattle vs. Washington Picks & Tips: Under 46.5

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January 6th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule is back, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the Wild Card odds for the NFL. Join us on Sunday, as we make our Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Wild Card NFL Picks: Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens
Date: Sunday, January 6th, 1:00 ET
Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Colts @ Ravens Odds: Baltimore -7
Colts @ Ravens On TV: CBS

Emotion is going to be a big time factor in this game on both sides, but as gamblers, we are going to have to put all of this aside. There is definitely going to be some added spunk for the Baltimore defense with LB Ray Lewis playing his final home game, and potentially his final game ever is quite the story for a man that has been the face of this franchise for over a decade and a half. But on the other side, this is the start of a new dynasty of Indianapolis football. QB Andrew Luck is one of the six key rookies on this totally revamped offense. It’s also the return of Head Coach Chuck Pagano to Baltimore, where he was a defensive coach for four seasons before taking over as the man in charge of the Colts. Of course, it’s also just the second game back in the saddle for Pagano after his three-month battle with leukemia that kept him away from the team.

The Ravens are certainly an underachieving team this year, having gone just 10-6 a year off of a trip to the AFC Championship Game. QB Joe Flacco had a nice season, throwing for nearly 4,000 yards, but he still has a heck of a challenge to win over the fans in Baltimore. For as great as this offense was at times, there were some games in which this club really slacked in a big time way. RB Ray Rice didn’t rush for even 1,200 yards this year either, and WR Torrey Smith and WR Anquan Boldin both felt like they were off from what their potential was, especially with the way that Flacco played at times.

But can an Indianapolis team that was gashed at times on the ground really keep up with the mighty Ravens who have such a great playoff history? This game reminds us of a game that Baltimore played a few years ago versus the New England Patriots in Foxboro. The Ravens came away victorious in that one, and it really started this run of good fortunate in the playoffs over the course of the last several seasons. Luck is a star in the making, and we think that he has the better team in this game. The offense has shown that it can be explosive, and it is only a few plays away from pulling off this upset and getting into the second round of the playoffs. If there is a big upset in the cards this weekend, this is the game for that to happen.

Indianapolis at Baltimore Pick: Indianapolis Colts +7
Colts @ Ravens Score Prediction: Indianapolis 23 – Baltimore 20

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January 5th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

The NFL playoff schedule is out for this week, and today, I’m set to make my NFL playoffs pointspread picks for the ‘total’ in this crucial clash. The Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers are going to do battle at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI. Join me for my Wild Card playoffs tips for this 8:00 p.m. ET kickoff that can be seen on NBC.

There is going to be a whole heck of a lot of overreaction to the fact that there were 71 points scored just last week at the Metrodome when these two teams met up, and I’m absolutely going to pounce while the getting is good on a number that is inflated. These two teams do both have some great offensive characteristics, but I know that they both have some massive flaws as well. What I noticed on Sunday was that the Packers are almost better served offensively playing from behind than they are from ahead, as that is when they really put up their big time numbers in the frantic passing game. Perhaps they would be better served running the hurry up spread offense for the full 60 minutes to see what would happen.

Wild Card Playoff Picks
Minnesota Vikings (10-6, 8-7-1 ATS) +8
Green Bay Packers (11-5, 9-7 ATS) -8
Over/Under 46

For starters, this game is being played outside on the grass of the Frozen Tundra, not inside in the cushy 72 degree dome with turf. It’s a little far out to be looking at the weather forecast, but temperatures probably will start below 20 degrees in this game, and when push comes to shove, it’s only going to get colder as the night wears on. This is going to make the passing game a heck of a lot more difficult to execute, especially if for QB Christian Ponder, who played his college ball at Florida State and has no idea what playing in Green Bay in January can be like.

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There also just has to be a point that these two teams figure each other out. Rodgers isn’t going to throw for 325 yards like he has averaged thus far in this series this year, and RB Adrian Peterson probably isn’t going to rush for 205 yards like he has averaged against the Pack. If those two items turn out to be true, it is going to be awfully, awfully difficult to see this one getting past the number when push comes to shove. Expect a game in the 30s, not in the 40s.

Minnesota vs. Green Bay Picks & Tips: Under 46

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January 5th, 2013 By Jack Wilshire

I’ve been studying the ‘total’ for the NFL Playoffs odds for quite some time, and I’m ready to make my Wild Card picks for the clash between the Houston Texans and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati vs. Houston kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET at Reliant Stadium, and I’m going to show you which way to bet on the NFL playoffs to make your NFL pick on for this great game.

Wild Card Playoff Picks
Cincinnati Bengals (10-6, 9-6-1 ATS) +5
Houston Texans (12-4, 9-7 ATS) -5
Over/Under 44

Last season, there was a whole heck of a lot of defense in the game played between the Texans and the Bengals in the playoffs, but that was a totally different game. QB Matt Schaub is going to be given the chance to stretch the field, something that QB TJ Yates really didn’t have at the time, while QB Andy Dalton and WR AJ Green are both clearly on the up and up right now and make one of the best young tandems in football. That doesn’t immediately mean that I’m going after an ‘over’ play by any stretch of the imagination, though.

In spite of the fact that there was a defensive touchdown and several big time plays, there were still only 41 points scored in last year’s playoff game between Houston and Cincinnati. This year, the Texans haven’t been all that bad defensively. Yes, this unit has had some bad games, but if you take away what QB Tom Brady and QB Aaron Rodgers did to this team, you’ve got a defense that ranks incredibly highly. DE JJ Watt is still one of the best defensive players in the league, and DE Antonio Smith has had a great year as well. On the other side of the field, the Bengals played some solid defense, and they quietly came up with a great year out of DT Geno Atkins, who had 12.5 sacks.

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In the end, I really do think that the Texans are going to get back to running the football. QB Matt Schaub has just one touchdown pass over the course of his last four games, and he has generated just one offensive touchdown for the team in the last 10 quarters of football. That just doesn’t cut it when push comes to shove. Still, Foster could have one of these games where he carries the ball 30 times for 110 yards with a couple of scores, and if that turns out to be the case, this is a game that is probably going to ultimately not reach the ‘total’.

Cincinnati vs. Houston Picks & Tips: Under 44

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January 5th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule is back, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the Wild Card odds for the NFL. Join us on Saturday, as we make our Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Wild Card NFL Picks: Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers
Date: Saturday, January 5th, 8:00 ET
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Vikings @ Packers Odds: Green Bay -8
Vikings @ Packers On TV: NBC

This is the third time that the Packers and the Vikings are going to be playing against each other over the course of the last six weeks, and it is going to be a heck of a battle in the first round of the playoffs. RB Adrian Peterson and QB Aaron Rodgers are really the two stars of the show, and both of these men put up some tremendous performances just last week. Rodgers threw for over 360 yards, while Peterson came up nine yards short of the all-time single season rushing record. That being said, he still had 199 yards and ultimately single-handedly won the game for his team.

That being said, both of these teams have a glaring weakness offensively. The Packers have no rushing game whatsoever. RB Alex Green is hurting, and if he is ultimately out of the lineup, Rodgers is going to be the leading rusher for the team that takes the field on Saturday. That wouldn’t be so bad if he had the legs of QB Robert Griffin III or QB Cam Newton, but this is a man that doesn’t even have 300 rushing yards. Minnesota can’t throw the ball, though. QB Christian Ponder only threw 18 TDs on the year, though three of those scores came last week at the Metrodome.

In the end, this is going to be a tight game. There are just too many problems that the Packers have in this one to cover such a big number. Their kicking game isn’t very good, they can’t run the football when the game is on the line, and they don’t have a defense that has proven to be able to stop the run. That being said, with all of the chips in the center of the table, Rodgers knows how to get the job done. We’ve never seen Ponder in a situation like this one, and we just don’t think that he has the goods to win this game outright. We’re still taking the points though, knowing that both of these meetings this year have been awfully close.

Minnesota at Green Bay Pick: Minnesota Vikings +8
Vikings @ Packers Score Prediction: Green Bay 24 – Minnesota 20

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January 5th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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The Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans are going to square off on the NFL Playoffs odds and betting lines. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our Bengals @ Texans picks & predictions for football for what should be a great game on Saturday.

NFL Playoffs Picks: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Date: Saturday, January 5th, 4:30 ET
Location: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
NFL Playoffs Betting Odds: Houston -5
Cincinnati vs. Houston Live TV: NBC

The NFL playoffs schedule kicks off on Saturday the exact same way that it did last year with the Texans taking on the Bengals. This year though, the story is significantly different for both of these teams. Houston is coming into the playoffs limping after losing three out of four games to end the season. The team lost the No. 1 seed in the AFC on the final day of the season and was forced into this game, and one can’t help but wonder whether this team ultimately has a chance of going on the road and beating teams like the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, or what the mindset is going to be for the club coming back home. The Bengals are a year older and a year wiser, and they have last year’s loss to the Texans by three touchdowns here at this venue in this very same fixture.

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The problem that the Bengals have in this one though, is that they probably still have all of the same problems that they did last year, too. RB Arian Foster and WR Andre Johnson both had big time games in the first round of the playoffs last year, and both had great seasons. We think that Houston is going to get back to the ground game and get Foster running again after failing to get to 100+ yards in four of his last five outings. This year too, it isn’t then-third string rookie QB TJ Yates calling the shots, as QB Matt Schaub is going to be in the saddle for his first career postseason start. Defensively, DE JJ Watt was a monster in that playoff game, including picking off a pass and returning it for a touchdown that gave the Texans a lead that they would never relent. Watt had one of the best years that a defensive lineman has ever had, and he is still going to be a force in this one.

Granted, we do know that Cincinnati has done a lot this year to improve itself. QB Andy Dalton had nearly 3,700 passing yards this year, and he has another year under his belt with WR AJ Green, one of the best receivers in the game, too. That being said, when you really look at the whole grand scheme of things, the Bengals just don’t have the better of the two teams. Yes, they won six road games this year, but most of those wins away from Paul Brown Stadium came against lousy teams. We’re afraid of the potential that this could be a game that comes down to the wire, but in the end, we do think that Houston gets back in the saddle and picks up the second postseason win in franchise history.

Cincinnati vs. Houston Pick: Houston Texans -5
Bengals @ Texans Score Prediction: Houston 27 – Cincinnati 21

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December 30th, 2012 By Jack Wilshire

Making sports betting picks is one of my specialties, and today at Cappers Info, I’m making my Sunday Football Tipster pick based upon the football trends and NFL odds for the St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks game on Sunday, December 30th at CenturyLink Field at 4:25 p.m. ET.

St. Louis Rams (7-7-1, 10-5 ATS) +11
Seattle Seahawks (10-5, 11-4 ATS) -11
Over/Under 42

Six of the last nine games that the Rams have played have gone beyond the ‘total’, many of which easily got there. Granted, I know that four of those ‘over’ games got there that were listed in the mid- to high-30s, and this one is in the low-40s. Remember too, that the Seattle offense has put up 150 points over the course of the last three games. There’s no way that I can expect 50 points to get on the board in this one, but to ask for 24 doesn’t seem to be out of the question, especially with the way that St. Louis has struggled against the run at times.

With the ‘over’ established, I need another play for my teaser, and I think that playing the Rams is the better of the two sides. There’s a decent chance that the 49ers could be blowing away the Cardinals when push comes to shove, and if that turns out to be the case, Head Coach Pete Carroll might ultimately be sitting down some of his players. QB Russell Wilson has to get ready for his first playoff game next week, and there won’t be anywhere to go if San Fran wins at The Stick in a game running concurrently.

On top of that, Seattle is just overrated right now. The team is a lot better now than it was a month ago, but these last three wins have been ridiculous and it has to stop. The Rams are a reasonable team that will fight to the death regardless of what the score of the game is. It’s tough to get beaten by 17+ points in this league, especially when you’re talking about a team that competed for a playoff spot this year.

Rams @ Seahawks Tips: 6-point Teaser – Rams +17.5 w/ Over 36

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