NFL Wild Card Sunday Betting Preview
NFL Wild Card Sunday begins with the Los Angeles Chargers visiting the Baltimore Ravens.
At Bovada Sportsbook, the Ravens are a 2.5-point favorite. They took care of the Chargers in Week 16 when they met up in Los Angeles. The Ravens were a 4-point underdog and delivered a 22-10 upset win. With that win Baltimore improved to 3-1 straight up and 2-2 against the spread in its last four vs the Chargers, and is 7-3 SU and 6-4 ATS in their last 10 matchups.
The Ravens finished the regular season with three straight wins at 1-2 ATS. Baltimore was 6-1 SU in its last seven, but only 4-3 ATS. The Ravens were also tough on bettors at home with a 1-5 ATS mark in their last six.
The Chargers went 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS down the stretch. They were one of the best bets on the road this season with six straight wins SU and ATS. Los Angeles has also been delivering as an underdog lately with four straight wins.
In the playoffs the Ravens are 5-1 SU in their last six and they’ve won seven straight ATS. As a playoff favorite the Ravens are 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS in their last nine. The Chargers have been money for bettors in the postseason at 6-2 ATS in their last eight, and 5-1 ATS in their last six on the road.
Bears favored by 6 over visiting Eagles
Sunday’s NFC matchup is the Philadelphia Eagles at the Chicago Bears. At Bovada Sportsbook the Bears are a 6-point favorite.
Chicago is 9-1 SU and ATS in its last 10 games and has been lethal at home in its last nine games at 8-1 SU and ATS. Chicago was also 9-3 ATS when favored this season.
The Eagles willed their way into the playoffs by winning their last three games while going 2-0-1 ATS. Philadelphia is 5-1 SU and 3-2-1 ATS in its last six, but on the road is only 3-4 SU and ATS in the last seven.
Playoff success has eluded Chicago for a while, as the Bears are 3-5 SU and 2-6 ATS in their last eight. They’re not any better at home with a 3-4 SU and 2-5 ATS mark in their last seven. Philadelphia has won three straight playoff games SU and ATS, but the Eagles are only 3-8 SU and 5-6 ATS in their last 11 postseason games on the road.
Last season the Eagles crushed the Bears 31-3 as a 14-point favorite for their third straight win against Chicago both SU and ATS. In their last eight games in Chicago, the Eagles are 6-2 SU and 5-3 ATS.