| The NFL expanded its playoff-field to 12
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| | the total. All four losing teams featured
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| teams in 1990. Heading into last year's
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| | QBs making their first-ever postseason
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| wild card round, home teams had DOMINATED
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| | start and that may bear watching when
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| this round of games, winning 42 of the 56
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| | Chicago (Rex Grossman makes his
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| previously played. However, the Colts
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| | first-ever playoff start) hosts Carolina
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| were the only home team to win in last
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| | next Sunday (pun intended!).Speaking of
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| year's opening round of the postseason
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| | next weekend's games, all four matchups
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| and for the second straight year, just
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| | involve teams that played each other
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| ONE home team was able to prevail in this
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| | during this year's regular season.
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| year's wild card round.The two-time
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| | Washington is at Seattle (Seahawks are
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| defending champs, the New England
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| | favored by nine with a total of 41) and
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| Patriots, beat the Jacksonville Jaguars
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| | New England is at Denver (Broncos are a
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| on Saturday night, 28-3. In the three
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| | three-point favorite with a total of 43 1
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| other games, Washington won at Tampa Bay
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| | 2), on Saturday. Sunday's games feature
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| 17-10, Carolina won at New York 23-0 and
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| | Pittsburgh at Indianapolis (Colts are
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| Pittsburgh won at Cincinnati 31-17. The
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| | favored by 9 1/2 points with a total of
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| Redskins won despite gaining just 120
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| | 47 1/2) and Carolina at Chicago (Bears
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| yards, the fewest-ever for a playoff
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| | are a three-point favorite with a total
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| winner in NFL history. Carolina handed
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| | of 30 1/2).Tonight's sports schedule
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| the Giants the team's first playoff
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| | features a five-game NBA card, a
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| shutout in 20 years and the Giants became
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| | four-game NHL slate and 15 games in
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| the first team to be shut out in a
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| | college hoops. While not a marquee game,
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| playoff home game since the Rams beat the
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| | Toronto at Chicago offers some
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| Bucs 9-0 in Tampa, in the 1979 NFC
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| | interesting history. The Bulls will be
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| Championship Game (was played in January
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| | trying for their 11th consecutive win
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| of 1980).My free play tonight is on the
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| | over the Raptors. Prior to winning 10
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| Toronto Raptors over the Chicago Bulls
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| | straight over Toronto, Chicago had lost
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| (see reference below). In college hoops
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| | 16straight to the Raptors. Prior to
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| I'm featuring a rare triple 10* report
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| | Toronto's 16-game winning streak over the
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| (most recent was a winner on 12/21).
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| | Bulls, Chicago had won EIGHT straight
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| Don't miss this combination of QUALITY
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| | over the Raptors (confused yet?). In
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| and QUANTITY that I feel is the "best
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| | tonight's game, Chicago is a 5 1/2-point
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| value in the industry!"Heading into the
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| | favorite (surprisingly, the Bulls have
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| weekend's action, home favorites were
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| | been favored in just three of their
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| 28-23-3 ATS in the wild card round with
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| | previous 10 wins!) with a total of 202 1
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| home 'dogs' going 5-1 ATS (since 1990).
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| | 2.In college hoops, it's "Big Monday."
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| This past weekend's results saw home
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| | ESPN starts with Cincinnati at U Conn at
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| favorites go 1-2 ATS and the lone home
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| | 7:00 ET (Huskies are favored by 7 1/2
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| dog (Bengals), also lose. Home dogs had
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| | with a total of 156 1/2) and then it's
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| been 8-1 ATS in wild card history (began
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| | Texas at Iowa State at 9:00 ET (Longhorns
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| in 1978), but following a season-long
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| | are favored by 4 1/2 with a total of 144
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| trend that's seen road favorites cash
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| | 1/2). At midnight ET, ESPN2 carries
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| 62.3 percent of the time, the Steelers
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| | Gonzaga at Santa Clara (Bulldogs are
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| won and 'covered' as a three-point road
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| | favored by 8 1/2 with a total of
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| 'chalk'.Of course, it's hard NOT to
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| | 143).Ness Notes is available Monday
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| speculate "what might have been", if
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| | through Friday by 1:00 ET and on Saturday
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| Carson Palmer hadn't been lost for the
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| | and Sunday at 7:00 ET.Larry Ness is a
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| game on his first pass attempt? Three of
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| | documented member of the Professional
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| the four games this weekend went 'under'
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| | Handicappers League.
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