by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor
January 16, 2009
With the NFL online sportsbetting season left with just three games, oddsmakers have been quite attentive to the deciding matchups. With the upsetting victory of the Philadelphia Eagles, who will now advance to the NFC Title game, online sports punters are beginning to realize that anything could happen this year.
Philadelphia (11-6-1) will face the Arizona Cardinals (11-7) on Sunday and oddsmakers have made the Eagles the 4-point favorite. The Eagles are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games, 6-1 SU in their last 7 games and 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games away from home. The total has gone under in 4 of their last 6 games. The Cardinals are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games, 4-2 SU in their last 6 games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games. The total has gone over in 4 of their last 5 games. Considering Philly’s latest trends, we’re siding with the oddsmakers on this one.
The Baltimore Ravens will meet the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC Championship on Sunday, with the Steelers pegged as the 6-point favorite. The Ravens are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games, 7-1 SU in their last 8 games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games away from home. The totally has gone under in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games. The Steelers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games, 7-1 SU in their 8 games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-0 SU in their last 5 home games. It is important to remember that the Steelers were victorious in their last two meetings with the Ravens. Suffice it to say that the oddsmakers have called it this year.
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