The Broncos advanced to the AFC Championship, but quarterback Bo Nix did not.
Nix broke a bone in his ankle on this play late in OT and is out for the rest of the playoffs.
Denver (-1.5) defeated the error-prone Bills 33-30. Three calls went against Buffalo in OT that were debatable enough that the referee had to answer for them after the game.
With journeyman backup Jarrett Stidham starting for the Broncos, FanDuel posted the hypothetical lines for the AFC title game: Denver +4.5 vs. the Patriots and +3.5 vs. the Texans. The betting market must have some faith in Stidham because FanDuel opened +5.5/+4.5. But earlier in the week, the lines were Denver -1.5 vs. both teams.
In the second game, the Seahawks (-7) manhandled the 49ers 41-6 to advance to the NFC Championship. FanDuel hypothetical lines for NFC title game: Seattle -1.5 vs. Rams and -6.5 vs. the Bears.
Which brings us to today’s games (links to Zach Cohen‘s betting previews):
Texans (+3) at Patriots, 3 ET (ESPN)
Rams (-4) at Bears, 6:30 ET (NBC)
Latest weather forecast: At Foxborough, a high of 38 degrees with 6 mph winds with 12 mph gusts and a 55% chance of light snow. At Chicago, snow with temperatures in the low teens and wind-chill around zero. Gusts of around 14 mph.
Best Bets columns
Josh Appelbaum will post his NFL Sharp Report this morning.
Everything we do on the divisional games will be here.
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.
In NFL coaching news, the Falcons hired former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, the Giants finally came to an agreement with John Harbaugh and the Packers extended Matt LaFleur’s contract.
Circa contest picks for CFP
I checked in to see how the Circa Friday Football Invitational contestants played Monday’s Miami-Indiana title game.
Kenny White: Indiana (-8.5) & OVER (47)
Scott Pritchard: Miami FL (+8.5)
Chris Macero: Miami FL (+8.5)
Chris Fallica: Miami FL (+8.5)
Best Bets columns
Everything we post on the CFP will be here.
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 picks for today’s college basketball menu.
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NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will post his Best Bets around mid-day.
Australian Open: You will be able to get Zach Cohen‘s daily Best Bets here on our special Aussie Open page. Zach and Gill Alexander add their picks to our tennis picks page.
