The Baltimore Ravens will be gunning for their seventh straight playoff win against the spread when they visit the New England Patriots as seven-point underdogs at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com in their Saturday AFC Divisional playoff matchup.
The Ravens posted a surprising 30-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers last Saturday, moving them to 7-1 straight up (SU) in their last eight appearances on Wild Card Weekend.
Top-seeded New England will take the field in Saturday afternoon’s Ravens versus Patriots betting matchup at Gillette Stadium looking to avenge their loss to Baltimore in the 2012 AFC Conference championship game; a 28-13 defeat in which the Pats were pegged as eight-point favourites at the sportsbooks.
While the Patriots are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games overall against Baltimore, the Ravens are 3-1 SU and 4-0 against the spread (ATS) in four playoff meetings dating back to 1995.
Also on Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks take on the streaking Carolina Panthers as 11-point favourites at the sportsbooks.
The Seahawks have won six straight SU and ATS and enter their NFC Divisional playoff matchup with the Panthers with 28 SU wins in their last 30 games when pegged as double-digit favourites, going 16-13-1 ATS.
The Panthers are 5-0 SU in their last five games, 3-2 ATS, but just 1-13 SU in their last 14 as double-digit underdogs and 1-6 SU in their last seven against Seattle, 3-4 ATS.
On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers will be searching for their first playoff victory over Dallas since 1967 when they take on the Cowboys as six-point favourites on the NFL playoff betting lines.
The Packers are 1-3 SU in post-season action since winning Super Bowl XLV, 1-2-1 ATS, but have enjoyed recent success against the Cowboys, going 4-1 SU and ATS in their last five home matchups with Dallas.
The Cowboys are undefeated on the road this season, 7-1 ATS, but are just 2-7 SU and ATS in their last nine playoff contests, according to the OddsShark NFL Database.
The Denver Broncos will be looking to end a seven-game ATS losing streak against Indianapolis when they face the Colts in the AFC Divisional playoffs as seven-point favourites at the sportsbooks.
The Broncos are just 1-6 SU in their last seven meetings with Indy, with their sole SU win coming in Week 1 of this season. However, Indy has struggled on the road in recent playoff matchups, going 2-8 SU and ATS in their last 10 away from home.
