Tag: NFL Wild Card Weekend

NFL Wild Card playoff game ticket prices: The cheapest to most expensive games this weekend

You can get into multiple NFL Playoff games this weekend for less than $100 …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Yes, the holidays are over, but the NFL playoffs are finally here!

We’ve got six Wild Card games on tap for the weekend, including a Super Bowl title defense beginning in frigid temperatures, the possibility of a lake-effect snow game, and a city hosting its first playoff game in more than 30 years.

Ever wanted to experience the atmosphere of an NFL playoff game? You’re in luck, this weekend there are two games that will cost less than $100 to see in person. On the other side, the cheapest ticket at one of the six Wild Card games will run you more than $400.

Take a look at the list below to view both the cheapest and most expensive ticket for each NFL playoff game this Wild Card weekend:

Vegas odds chart for daily fantasy football play: Wild Card Round

A snapshot look at the NFL betting lines and odds for Wild Card Weekend sports betting and DFS action.

A good way to start your weekly homework for DFS (daily fantasy sports) play is to analyze the early Vegas odds around Wild Card Weekend.

These guys have a long history of making money off of setting the right game spread and points scored. So it can be an early indicator of teams to target due to high-scoring potential, and teams to avoid for the opposite reason.

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NFL Odds: Wild Card Round

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NFL fans roasted the Chargers’ receipts hype video after their epic meltdown against the Jaguars

The Chargers kept receipts of everything people said. And they were all right.

NFL hype videos are great. When done properly, they’ll have even the most casual non-athletes ready to run through a brick wall.

Sometimes, they can backfire.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ hype video for their playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday did both. The video featured a bunch of receipts being printed with critical quotes from sports pundits.

The video probably fired up the team’s fanbase, but it also provided bulletin board material for the rest of social media once the team blew a 27-0 lead to lose to the Jaguars for one of the worst beats ever. As it turns out, those receipts were an accurate accounting of the team.

NFL Twitter had fun with this one.

Sad beat: A $1.4 million live bet on the Chargers before their collapse might be the worst bet ever

Somebody lost $1.4 million after live betting on the Chargers when they were up big on the Jaguars.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars after leading 27-0 is the third-largest blown lead in NFL playoff history, so naturally, it’s one of the worst betting beats of all-time too.

LA was favored to win, and all the people who had money riding on those odds were left stunned.

This bad beat is a lot worse for some, though. People actually put money on the Chargers’ moneyline after they were already leading by a lot, live betting the game when odds weren’t nearly as rewarding. Some of those bets were massive…like $1.4 million at a paltry -12500 odds massive.

That’s how much one DraftKings bettor lost on the game.

This has to be the worst bet I’ve ever seen. Risking $1.4 million to win $11,000 seems like hustling backwards. I don’t have $1.4 million to bet, so maybe this person knows something I don’t, but if I did have $1.4 million to play around with, that $11,000 wouldn’t feel like much…especially not at the risk of losing said $1.4 million…especially when the potential for the Chargers to Charger is always around the corner.

But while this person quite possibly placed the worst bet on the game (or ever?), they weren’t the only ones to make a bad decision Saturday night. A bettor at Caesars placed a $54,000 bet on the Chargers that would have won $1,080.

I’ll never understand these types of bets. I can only guess it’s people with a lot of cash to blow just doing it for the thrill.

My thoughts are with the people who made the more typical pre-game bets and had to ride the rollercoaster of emotions as their bets went from straight cash to straight ash in just a couple hours. Or even futures bets on the Chargers to win the Super Bowl like this one that would’ve WON $1 million.

Either way, there’s a lesson for everyone here: don’t bet money on the Chargers that you aren’t prepared to lose.

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Fantasy football injury report: Wild Card Weekend

Latest status of fantasy football weapons who are on the mend entering Wild Card Weekend.

This is a team-by-team review of any key fantasy football player injury news after this week’s practice activity and team statements. Only those players listed on the team’s official injury report will be addressed, unless the situation warrants further attention.

PLEASE NOTE: The NFL releases their final official injury report late on Friday (after 5:00 p.m. ET). Teams on the West Coast often report their injuries late and may not be included in the initial publication.

Wild Card Weekend fantasy football injury report

This week’s key game-time decisions: QB Tyler Huntley

BALTIMORE RAVENS 
QB Lamar Jackson (knee) is out once again. QB Tyler Huntley (shoulder, wrist) is questionable after being upgraded to a full participant Friday.

BUFFALO BILLS 
QB Josh Allen (elbow, ankle) continues to play through lingering injuries but doesn’t carry an injury label. WR Isaiah McKenzie (hamstring) is questionable following back-to-back DNPs to round out the week of practice.

CINCINNATI BENGALS 
OG Alex Cappa (ankle) has been ruled out, though WR Tee Higgins (illness) escaped an injury tag after consecutive full practices Thursday and Friday.

DALLAS COWBOYS – Monday Night Football
No injuries of fantasy relevance.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Saturday
QB Trevor Lawrence (toe) is questionable again, but there’s no question he’ll be on the field. OG Brandon Scherff (abdomen) is questionable, and WR Jamal Agnew (shoulder) joins him.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – bye week
No injuries of fantasy relevance.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – Saturday
LB Joey Bosa (groin) fully practiced all week and is good to go. WR Mike Williams (back) initially is listed as questionable but will not play after being downgraded to out.

MIAMI DOLPHINS 
QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) is out. QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee, finger) is questionable, but Skylar Thompson is getting the start. RB Raheem Mostert (thumb) will not play. WR Jaylen Waddle (ankle) was a full participant Friday and will play. LB Bradley Chubb (ankle, hand) and LT Terron Armstead (toe, pec, knee, hip) were limited Friday and are questionable.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
C Garrett Bradbury (back) was a full practice participant Friday and has been removed from the injury report. FS Harrison Smith (knee) is questionable after a week of limited sessions.

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NEW YORK GIANTS 
No injuries of fantasy relevance.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – bye week
No injuries of fantasy relevance.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Saturday
QB Jimmy Garoppolo (foot) didn’t practice all week and is out. WR Deebo Samuel (quadriceps) is not on the injury report after fully practicing all week. RB Christian McCaffrey (knee) was limited early in the week but fully practiced Thursday and avoided an injury tag. 

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Saturday
WR Tyler Lockett (shin) was limited Thursday after being a full participant the prior to practices, but he wasn’t given an injury designation. RB DeeJay Dallas (ankle, quad) was upgraded to being a limited participant Thursday after consecutive DNPs. He’s questionable to play. RB Kenneth Walker III (ankle) interestingly went full-DNP-limited over the week of practice, but he didn’t earn himself an injury label. TE Noah Fant (knee) sat out Tuesday and then ramped up with a pair of limited sessions to close out the week.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Monday Night Football
WR Julio Jones (knee), LT Donovan Smith (foot) and WR Mike Evans (illness) fully practiced so far this week and are on track to play. NT Vita Vea (calf) was limited so far in practice.

The 5 best prop bets for Wild Card Weekend

The five best NFL player prop bets to make for the upcoming week.

Wild Card Weekend is upon us and we have games starting Saturday afternoon and running through late into the evening Monday night. For this week’s picks we run the course of the weekend’s games – making two picks for Saturday’s games, two picks for Sunday’s games, and a pick for the Monday night Dallas-Tampa Bay showdown.

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Prince’s NFL Player Props: Ja’Marr Chase, George Kittle and more picks for Wild Card Weekend

The best NFL Wild Card Weekend player prop bets.

In a completely unpredictable Week 18 where teams were bound to rest starters in preparation for the playoffs and unders were right there for the taking, I went with the bold strategy of picking five overs as part of my weekly pick-six.

Yeah, that didn’t work out well.

Thankfully, the playoffs are here this weekend, and barring injuries, we can count on the best players being on the field. So, guess what? I’m doubling down on overs with a pick-six full of ’em!

Each of these players also work well as anytime touchdown scorers, if you ask me. So have a little fun if you dare.

Week 18: 2-4

2022 record: 43-52

SportsbookWire’s NFL Wild Card Weekend picks: ML, ATS and O/U predictions for all games

Members of the SportsbookWire staff make their NFL Wild Card Weekend picks and predictions for moneylines, spreads and totals.

The regular season is in the books.

Before taking a look at SportsbookWire staff’s Wild Card Weekend picks, here’s how favorites, underdogs and Over/Unders fared during the season.

Underdogs finished 145-120-6 against the spread (ATS). They squeaked out an 8-7-1 ATS win last week for their 12th ATS weekly win overall. Favorites claimed just 2 weeks ATS, while there were 4 ties.

It’s no surprise favorites dominated in the straight-up (SU) department, going 174-95-2. Favorites won 15 of the 18 weeks, while there were 2 ties and just 1 week when underdogs came out on top — a 9-7 upset showing in Week 3.

As for totals, Unders won 151-118-2. They went 9-7 in Week 18, taking 10 of the 18 weeks compared to Overs winning just 2 times along, while there were 6 ties.

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Wild Card Weekend consists of 2 Saturday games, 3 Sunday games and a Monday night showdown in Tampa. All games ET.

Saturday

  • Seahawks (9-8) at 49ers (13-4), 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
  • Chargers (10-7) at Jaguars (9-8), 8:15 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday

  • Dolphins (9-8) at Bills (13-3), 1 p.m. (CBS)
  • Giants (9-7-1) at Vikings (13-4), 4:20 p.m. (FOX)
  • Ravens (10-7) at Bengals (12-4), 8:15 p.m. (NBC)

Monday

  • Cowboys (12-5) at Buccaneers (8-9), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)

The Chiefs (14-3) and the Eagles (14-3) earned the top seeds in their respective conference and have byes this week.

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NFL Wild Card bettors are sleeping on the Giants against the Vikings, and that’s a mistake

The Giants could be a real threat to upset the Vikings.

I’m not sure if it’s the inflated 13-4 record of the Minnesota Vikings or the simple existence of Justin Jefferson on their roster, but a higher percentage of bets have come in on Minnesota’s side of both the spread and moneyline.

The Vikings are 3-point favorites Sunday over the New York Giants, who they beat with a game-winning 60-yard field goal on Christmas Eve, and 57% of betslips at DraftKings have them covering that number, according to VSiN. That percentage is the same for moneyline bets, which are up to 62% in favor of the Vikings across different sportsbooks, according to Action Network.

It’s evident the public expects Minnesota to win, but I don’t see how that can be for any reasons provided by the team. Which means people simply don’t trust the Giants enough, and that could be a big mistake.

Before we get into why the Giants are a sleeper, it must be said that the Vikings defense is bad. Like, really bad. They ranked 30th in points allowed during the regular season and 31st in yards allowed. That matters against a team not thought of as having a good offense like the Giants because it leaves the door open for New York to exceed expectations on that side of the ball.

That’s exactly what happened in these teams’ first meeting when the Giants posted a season-high 445 yards and very nearly won. Daniel Jones threw for 334 yards, his second game all season with more than 300 yards.

However, Jones’ typically low passing yardage shouldn’t be used as a sign that he can’t air it out on the Vikings again. His 60.7 QBR this season is easily the best of his career and ranked seventh in the entire NFL. Jones’ modest averages can be attributed to a conservative offense that leans on the run due to minimal playmakers on the outside.

But when they needed to, the Giants were able to open things up against Minnesota. That it was possible to the extent that it was should be a concern for people betting on the Vikings.

One week after dicing up Minnesota, Jones had maybe his best game ever, combining for four passing and rushing touchdowns against the Colts. Those two games were the last he’s played, and make up the confidence he comes into the playoffs with. The Vikings will also have to deal with the ultimate weapon and NFL’s fourth-leading rusher Saquon Barkley.

Add to all of that a Giants defense that’s getting healthy at the right time — top cornerback Adoree’ Jackson and starting safety Xavier McKinney are expected to play after missing the first Minnesota game — and the Giants could be a real threat to pull off an upset.

That’s likely why a greater percentage of money on the game leans Giants, despite the higher percentage of total bets going the other way. The money is usually right.

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NFL Picks: Office pool pick’em – Wild Card Weekend

Use our staff’s weekly pick’em against the spread and straight up for the win.

The Huddle staff makes its weekly NFL game picks every Thursday.

NFL picks are provided for straight up (moneyline) and against the spread (ATS) NFL pick pools.

Each week’s spread picks are graded by the line as of when the person entered their picks. This will create situations in which a movement of the line can result in two participants having the correct pick but with different teams chosen during an individual game.

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NFL Wild Card Weekend picks: moneyline & against the spread

Season-to-date rankings: moneyline

Season-to-date rankings: ATS

NFL all-time picks leaderboard: moneyline

Straight Up DMD SG KP HS CC CJB HCG
2021 Record 167-104-1 159-112-1 179-92-1 176-95-1 175-96-1 176-95-1 174-97-1
2020 Record 161-94-1 161-94-1 165-90-1 164-91-1 174-81-1 166-89-1 172-83-1
2019 Record 162-93-1 156-99-1 161-94-1 161-94-1 164-91-1 157-98-1 163-92-1
2018 Record 167-87-2 158-96-2 179-75-2 153-101-2 165-89-2 157-97-2 n/a
2017 Record 168-88 161-95 171-85 165-91 180-76 160-96 n/a
2016 Record 157-97-2 149-105-2 156-98-2 152-102-2 156-98-2 139-115-2 n/a
2015 Record 154-102 137-119 156-100 155-101 165-91 n/a n/a
2014 Record 166-89-1 158-97-1 164-91-1 163-92-1 177-78-1 n/a n/a
2013 Record 163-92-1 160-95-1 170-85-1 153-102-1 n/a n/a n/a
Accuracy entering 2022 1,465-846-9
(63.1%)		 1,399-912-9
(60.3%)		 1,501-801-9
(64.7%)		 1,442-869-9
(62.2%)		 1,356-700-8
(65.7%)		 955-590-7
(61.5%)		 509-272-3
(64.9%)

NFL all-time picks leaderboard: ATS

ATS DMD SG KP HS CC CJB HCG
2021 Record 141-130-1 142-129-1 154-117-1 136-135-1 152-119-1 143-128-1 151-120-1
2020 Record 118-138 122-134 123-133 129-127 130-126 143-113 130-126
2019 Record 121-135 133-123 133-123 139-117 121-135 137-119 139-117
2018 Record 132-124 131-125 145-111 133-123 132-124 130-126 n/a
2017 Record 129-127 136-120 135-121 132-124 136-120 131-125 n/a
2016 Record 110-146 125-131 127-129 124-132 132-124 127-129 n/a
2015 Record 125-131 121-135 126-130 123-133 141-115 n/a n/a
2014 Record 122-134 124-132 143-113 132-124 123-133 n/a n/a
2013 Record 115-136-5 119-132-5 117-134-5 117-134-5 n/a n/a n/a
Accuracy entering 2022 1,113-1,201-6
(48.1%)		 1,153-1,161-6
(50.7%)		 1,203-1,111-6
(51.9%)		 1,165-1,149-6
(50.2%)		 1,067-996-1
(51.7%)		 811-740-1
(52.3%)		 420-363-1
(54.1%)

DMD – David Dorey, SG – Steve Gallo, KP – Ken Pomponio, HS – Harley Schultz, CC – Cletis Cutts, CJB – Cory Bonini, HCG – HC Green

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