Indiana will meet Miami for the CFP title on Monday, Jan. 19 on the Hurricanes’ home turf. The line is IU -7.5, which is understandable given that the Hoosiers blew out Oregon 56-22 on Friday night.
NFL Wild-Card previews
We have six NFL playoff games in three days.
Here is the lineup with links to previews and picks from VSiN.com senior editor Zach Cohen:
Today
Rams (-10.5) at Panthers – 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Packers (-1.5) at Bears – 8 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime)
Sunday
Bills (PK) at Jaguars – 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
49ers (+6.5) at Eagles – 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Chargers (+3.5) at Patriots – 8 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
Monday
Texans (-3) at Steelers (coming soon) – 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC)
Steve Makinen offers these Wild-Card betting insights for your consideration:
➡️ The outright winner owns a point spread record of 69-10-1 ATS (87.3%) in the last 80 Wild-Card playoff games.
➡️ Home teams are 19-5 SU and 16-8 ATS (66.7%) over the last four seasons.
➡️ Underdogs are on a run of 19-9-1 ATS (67.9%) in the last 29 NFC Wild-Card games, with Carolina, Chicago, and San Francisco lining up in that role this weekend.
➡️ Wild-Card road favorites are 12-10 SU but 8-13-1 ATS (38.1%) since 2008.
➡️ No. 4 seeds are on a 24-14 SU and 24-12-2 ATS (66.7%) run over the last 19 Wild-Card seasons, perhaps underrated in the eyes of the experts.
👉 Many more insights from Steve.
Using all the data at his disposal, Steve has his Best Bets for the Wild-Card round.
Other Best Bets columns
Josh Appelbaum will post his NFL Sharp Report this morning.
Other NFL resources
>Fantasy Points WR/CB Matchup Tool
>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to the plays from hosts and guests on our NFL picks page.
Contest Corner
In what is always a fun occasion, the top finishers for Circa Million, Survivor and Grandissimo received their checks on Friday night at Circa.
The night has a bit of a college reunion atmosphere as past winners wearing their champions jackets return to the scene of their past glory. Pro tip: It’s fun to hang out with new millionaires.
The team of CoyneHop-1 that won Circa Million is scheduled to join host Tim Murray today on The VSiN Weekend Morning Line at 11:30 a.m. ET. Chris Coyne and Brian Hopkins will both be in the studio, although they did let Tim know they plan to “hit it pretty hard Friday night.”
Speaking of contests, Matt Youmans announced the 24 picks from 8 contestants on the Circa Friday Football Invitational show, sponsored by Omaha Steaks. Get their special offer of 2 pounds of chicken wings with any purchuse of more than $129.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets and Steve Makinen‘s Analytics Report will hit around mid-morning on our NBA page. Our Opta AI NBA player props projections are here.
College Basketball: Greg “Hoops” Peterson has his Best Bet for today’s menu. Look for picks from Adam Burke mid-morning on our college hoops page.
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NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will post his Best Bets around mid-day.
Horse Racing: Mike Somich and “Mr. Ed” Sehon have picks on our horse racing page.
