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The NFL playoffs begin today with two Wild Card weekend contests. Who will win as the Chargers visit the Texans and the Steelers meet with the Ravens?
The NFL regular season has come to an end, with the playoff starting this afternoon. Unfortunately for those of us who are regulars to this site, the Miami Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time in three years, finishing the year 8-9 and with more questions than answers right now. But, there is still football to watch and enjoy.
Today brings us two of the six wild card games, both coming from the AFC side of the playoff bracket. First, the Los Angeles Chargers will meet the Houston Texans in a late-afternoon game. The Pittsburgh Steelers then visit the Baltimore Ravens, the third meeting of the year for the two AFC North clubs, for a night game.
How can you watch today’s games? Who will win? We break it down and our contributors make their winners picks for each game.
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
When: 4:30 p.m. Eastern
TV Channel: CBS
Broadcast team: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis
Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
When: 8:15 p.m. Eastern
Online Stream: Amazon Prime Video (NBC in Pittsburgh, ABC in Baltimore)
Broadcast team: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit
Spread: Chargers -3
Moneyline: Chargers -158 | Texans +134
Point total: 41.5
Spread: Ravens -9.5
Moneyline: Steelers +420 | Ravens -560
Point total: 43.5
All odds are brought to us by FanDuel sportsbook.
James McKinney backed up last week’s domination with another weekly win, coming in at 11-5 in his picks. The rest of the group, Marek Brave, Sumeet Jena, and I all were a game back at 10-6.
James McKinney (191-81)
Marek Brave (189-83)
Kevin Nogle (184-88)
Sumeet Jena (184-88)
Our contributors primarily make their picks based on the moneyline/straight-up winner for the game. They can, however, make picks against the spread and on the point total as well. You can check out all our picks right here, thanks to the widget provided by Tallysight.
