The road to Super Bowl LVII starts now. The opening round of the NFL playoffs is set to kick off this weekend and it’s now going to be a mad dash to Glendale, Arizona in February. As we look at the Super Wild Card Weekend roster, each of these teams will be pretty familiar with each other. Each game features a regular season rematch, marking just the fifth time this has occurred since the 1970 merger. This should add even more spice to an already exciting weekend.
As we do every week, we’ve collected all the best gambling picks and content from CBSSports.com and SportsLine and put them in one place, so you can get picks against the spread from our CBS Sports experts, as well as content of additional resources for each game, including plays from SportsLine’s top experts and the SportsLine projection model, our team‘s best bets, survivor picks and much more. Prepare? Lets go in.
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Seahawks at 49ers
Time/TV: Saturday, 4:30 PM ET (FOX), broadcast on fuboTV (try it free)Opening Time: 49ers -10 To see also : Sports Guy’s Nirvana: Whatta Weekend.
Featured Game | San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks
SportsLine’s Josh Nagel is a Nevada handicapper with over 20 years experience in the sports betting industry and has hit 54% of his NFL spread picks (749-636-22) since the start of the 2016 season. In addition, Nagel is an excellent 21-8 in his last 29 picks involving the Seahawks. We can say it’s leaning on the total, but to see which way it’s leaning on the spread you’ll have to go to SportsLine.
“San Francisco dominated this matchup throughout the regular season, sweeping the Seahawks and outscoring them 48-20. Not only that, but the Niners had 754 yards of total offense to the Seahawks’ 493 yards, and San Fran forced four turnovers. Kyle Shanahan’s defense also played well with Geno Smith, the quarterback has an 87.4 passer rating against the 49ers this season and a 102.3 passer rating against all other opponents.
“While Brock Purdy is a virtual unknown in this playoff landscape, he can lean on a robust defense and Christian McCaffrey, who could have a big day. Seattle’s run defense is among the worst in the NFL, and McCaffrey has dominated this team over his career. In three games against the Seahawks, the quarterback is averaging 183.3 yards from scrimmage and 1.7 touchdowns. If he comes close to those averages, Purdy won’t have to do much.” — CBS Sports NFL writer Tyler Sullivan, who is picking the 49ers to cover Seattle. To see all your choices, click here.
Chargers at Jaguars
Time/TV: Saturday, 8:15 PM ET (NBC), broadcast on fuboTV (try it free) Open: Chargers -1. See the article : Meet the 2021-22 Boone County Sports Awards Athletes of the Year.5
Featured Game | Jacksonville Jaguars vs Los Angeles Chargers
Mike Tierney of SportsLine came into the 2022 NFL season 232-204-10 against the spread since the start of 2018. Additionally, he is an impressive 33-14 in his last 47 picks in games involving the Jaguars, returning nearly $ 1,800 . Those who have been following their choices are very high! For this playoff match, we can say that Tierney is leaning under the total, but he’s also found a key X-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-bet. To see what it is, go to SportsLine.
“This is a game with two of the best young quarterbacks in the league. Justin Herbert and Trevor Lawrence will be playing in their first playoff game, but I don’t think that will matter. The Jaguars dominated the Chargers by shutting them out in Week 3, but that it will be much closer. Both passing games should be big days so it should be a penalty shootout. Look for the Jaguars to make one more big play to win as Lawrence wins the first of his battles with Herbert.” — Pete Prisco, senior NFL analyst for CBS Sports, explains why he’s picking the Jaguars to beat the Chargers, 34-31. To see the rest of your picks, click here.
Dolphins at Bills
Time/TV: Sunday, 1pm ET (CBS), broadcast on Paramount+ (click here)Opening: Bills -11 See the article : Top 10 Video Games like Pac-Man Museum + | Screen irritability.
Featured Game | Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins
SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein entered the 2022 NFL season 427-344 all-time in NFL side picks (plus $3,764 for $100 players), including 394-330 against the spread. He was also 68-50 ATS and 8-3 in moneyline plays last season for a profit of $1,552. If that doesn’t make you want to back him up, Hartstein is also 26-14-1 (+1044) in the last 41 picks involving the Dolphins, which means he’s the only one qualified to make that pick. We can tell you that Hartstein is leaning under the total, but there’s a key X-factor he found that makes one side of the spread a must-bet! To see what it is, go to SportsLine.
“Tua Tagovailoa will not play in the playoff opener as Mike McDaniel announced on Wednesday that the quarterback has yet to be cleared by doctors after suffering another concussion a few weeks ago. That means it will be Teddy Bridgewater – who is dealing with a finger off the pitching hand – or rookie Skyler Thompson. No matter who’s at center, the scoring cap for Miami has dropped dramatically and Buffalo should win this game pretty easily.
“With this line still under two touchdowns, I’m going to lean towards the Bills and score the 13 points. … Meanwhile, Josh Allen has never lost to the Dolphins at home (5-0) in his career and the Bills have averaging 32.6 points per game against Miami with him in the starting lineup. Buffalo has also been a strong postseason home bet historically. Since the 1970 merger, the Bills are 12-1 ATS at home and have +13.6 points differential per game.” — CBS Sports NFL writer Tyler Sullivan on why he’s scoring 13 points and rolling with Buffalo. To see his picks for the weekend, click here.
Giants at Vikings
Time/TV: Sunday, 4:30 PM ET (FOX), stream on fuboTV (try it free) Open: Vikings -3
Featured Game | Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants
RJ White, a fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, is routinely among the best SportsLine has to offer. He went 445-378-24 on his 2017-21 ATS picks, which returned $2,542 to $100 players. White is also an incredible 38-19 on his last 57 picks involving the Giants, returning $1,679 to $100 bettors. for this game that makes a spread side a must-back. To see what that’s all about, check out SportsLine.
“The Giants and Vikings gave us a fun game in Week 16, with Greg Joseph hitting a 61-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter. Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson exploded, combining for 242 receiving yards and three touchdowns. , it is worth mentioning that Adoree’ Jackson and Xavier McKinney lost that game.
“The Giants are my boring pick this week. I predict Minnesota’s defense will make New York’s offense look better than it is, as the Vikings’ defense ranks fifth in points per game (25.1), yards per game (388.7) and yards per game (5.9) allowed this season. I also believe the Giants’ passing passing will be more successful this time around. This will be a close game, but the Giants were the best team in the NFL to bet in the regular season, as they posted a 13-4 ATS record.” — CBS Sports NFL writer Jordan Dajani explains why he’s rolling with the Giatns not just to cover the field goal, but also to cause the upset. To see all of your picks, click here.
Ravens at Bengals
Time/TV: Sunday, 8:15 PM ET (NBC), broadcast on fuboTV (try it free) Open: Bengals -6.5
Featured Game | Cincinnati Bengals v Baltimore Ravens
“Lamar Jackson is not playing on Sunday and Tyler Huntley is not 100 percent, so the Bengals are going to win this game. They have the momentum, the Ravens don’t. Cincinnati just beat Baltimore 27-16 last week, and I like that this game is again in Queen City. Another reason you should consider points with the Bengals is because they went 4-0 ATS in the postseason last year – even covering the number in their Super Bowl loss. The Bengals it’s actually 20 -4 ATS over its last 24 games, including playoffs. That’s the best ATS record by any team over a 24-game period.” — CBS Sports NFL writer Jordan Dajani explains why he’s putting the Bengals over Baltimore. To see all of your picks, click here.
The SportsLine projection model simulates every NFL game 10,000 times and is over $7,000 for $100 players on top NFL picks since its inception. He also enters Super Wild Card Weekend on an incredible 161-113 run on NFL top picks going back to the 2017 season. which yields more than 50% of the simulations. To see which side this is, check out SportsLine.
Cowboys at Buccaneers
Time/TV: Monday, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN), broadcast on fuboTV (try it free) Open: Cowboys -3
Featured Game | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys
If you want to bet on the Cowboys-Bucs, it’s best to see what SportsLine Senior Analyst Larry Hartstein thinks about the matchup. In addition to coming into the 2022 NFL season 427-344 all-time in NFL side picks (plus $3,764 for $100 players), Hartstein is 15-3 (+1170) in his last 18 picks involving the Cowboys, the which means that he is the only one qualified to make this choice. We can tell he’s leaning towards the total, but to see his pick against the spread you’ll have to head over to SportsLine.
“The Cowboys usually wait until the postseason to fall apart, but this year it looks like they started things a little early. Dallas has lost two of its last four regular season games and a big reason for that is because Dak Prescott is seemingly overlooked how to play football.
“Since returning from his right thumb injury in Week 7, Prescott just hasn’t been the same quarterback, and while you’d think he would slowly improve each week, that just hasn’t been the case. Since Week 12, Prescott has pitched 11 interceptions, which is more than any other QB in the NFL in that span.
“Thanks to those 11 interceptions, Prescott finished tied for the top 15 picks in the NFL on the season, which I’m only pointing out because it makes him the FIRST QB IN NFL HISTORY to lose at least five games and STILL lead the league in interceptions. right up there with “who can eat the most pots of butter in 90 seconds” on the list of records you never want to break.
“Basically, on one side of this game, you have a quarterback who can’t stop throwing interceptions, and on the other side, you have the most successful NFL quarterback of all time: Tom Brady. If only Brady could have handpicked his opponent for the wild card round, I think he would have chosen the Cowboys and that’s mainly because if there’s a team that the Bucs will be extremely confident in defeating, it’s Dallas. On the one hand, the Buccaneers already beat the Cowboys this season, and two, Brady NEVER LOST TO THE COWBOYS IN HIS CAREER (7-0).
“Also, this game is being played in Tampa Bay, which is remarkable because they have a grass field in Tampa and Dallas tends to struggle on grass for some reason. The Cowboys have played five games on grass this season and were in those games. games, they lost 1 to 4. They lost to the Eagles, Commanders, Jaguars and Packers, and their only victory was against a Titans team that was forced to sign a quarterback (Josh Dobbs) who had only been on the roster for nine days Even so, the Cowboys still had trouble putting Tennessee out (the game was 17-13 in the fourth quarter.) From a defensive standpoint, the Cowboys gave up an average of 27.2 points in their five games played on grass. weren’t played on grass, the Cowboys only yielded 17.1 points per game, which is a whopping 10.1 points difference.
“On paper, this game looks like a mismatch, but Tom Brady doesn’t believe it on paper, so I’m going to ignore the disparity in talent and just pick the team I trust the most right now, which is the Buccaneers.” — CBS Sports NFL writer John Breech explains why he likes the Bucs to beat the Cowboys, 20-17. To see all of your Super Wild Card Weekend picks, click here.
