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NY Jets
BEST BET
NO Saints
MR EAST
3 UNITS: VIKINGS / SAINTS OVER 53
Tony Taylor
3* Indianapolis Colts -8
3* Minnesota Vikings +4
Rex Rodgers
4* Saints/Vikings Over 53.5
3* Avalanche/Stars Under 5.5
ATS Lock Club
5 Units Louisville (-7.5) over Cincinnati
4 Units Cleveland St. (-3.5) over Wisc. Milwaukee
3 Units Seton Hall (-2.5) over Pittsburgh
NHL Pro Picks
Pittsburgh +108
Dallas +141
Matt Fargo
10* New York Jets
JOHN RYAN
25* Championship Game of the Year
New York Jets
15* Titan Massacre
Minnesota Vikings
NICK PARSONS
10* Saints/Vikings Under
LENNY DEL GENIO
NFL "VEGAS ICON"
Saints/Vikings Over
Triple Threat Sports
2* Indianapolis (-) over NY Jets
Jets are now playing in their third straight road game, in a third different time zone, and counting the end of the regular season this will be their sixth road game in eight weeks. Contrast that with the Colts, who were resting players (more on that in a minute) the last two weeks of the season and had a bye two weeks ago. Have to believe the home team is the much fresher squad. There are also several systems in place that point to the home team, including the fact that home favorites of this range are 11-3 ATS in the Conference Finals since 1983. From a fundamental standpoint, while it is true that the Jets beat the Colts in the regular season meeting, of course that came with Indy playing backups for a good portion of the game. It is INCREDIBLY notable that the Colts led 15-10 when the starters were pulled, with the only NY touchdown coming on a kickoff return. Other than that, when the game was Jets starters vs Colts starters it was Indy with an impressive 17-6 first down edge! Finally, the Colts have been in this situation before, losing a meaningless regular season game to a team late in the year and then facing them in the playoffs. It happened in both 2003 and 2004 against Denver, and Indy drilled the Broncos in the playoffs, winning by 31 and 25 points. Giving Manning a short turnaround second look at a defense has proven problematic for the foe, and no reason to expect anything different here. Jets have had a nice (and lucky - opposing kickers are 0-5 on FG's) run, but it comes to an end here; Colts 23-10, and see the totals writeup for even more support in regards to the side.
2* NY Jets/Indianapolis UNDER
Jets defense is good, very good, and they are going to cause some problems for the Colts, which is a big reason we "only" call for Indy to have 23 points in this one. However, while it is the Gang Green stop unit that gets all of the attention, quietly the Colts have put up some great defensive numbers this season, namely allowing just 78.1 rushing yards per game in 17 contests this year. That of course plays right into the strength of what the Jets want to do on offense, and as such cannot see the Jets denting the dish often. The Under is the way to go here.
Chris Jordan
PLAYOFF GAME OF THE YEAR
600♦ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
100♦ PITTSBURGH
100♦ NORTHERN IOWA
100♦ WISCONSIN
Steve Budin
50 Dimes Saints
David Banks
New York Jets +8
Under 40
Minnesota Vikings +3.5
Over 53.5
Dallas Mavs -3.5
Florida State -3.5
Cincinnati +8.5
Seton Hall -3
NSA
20* NY Jets +8.5
20* New Orleans -3.5
20* Georgia Tech +3.5
10* Dallas -3
10* Louisville -7.5
10* Pittsburgh +2.5