RAVENS - When the Colts and Ravens hooked up back in November, Baltimore hung with Indy, losing 17-15 and holding the Colts to just 3 second-half points. In tonight’s rematch, the Ravens are catching about 6 1/2 points and will not only cover, but also flirt with the outright victory. Coming into this game the Ravens have gone 4-1 SU and 3-1-1 ATS their last 5 games, including last week’s 33-14 outright victory at the Patriots as a 3 1/2 point underdog. Now they battle a Colts team that went 0-2 SU and ATS its last 2 games of the season and hasn’t played a meaningful game in a month. Also, the Colts have lost each of their last two postseason games SU and ATS and are 0-3 SU and ATS after first-round byes in the Peyton Manning era. I’m not advising you to play the Money Line, but do take the points and take Baltimore on the road.
CARDINALS - Has there been a more schizophrenic team in the NFL this season than the New Orleans Saints? The team started a perfect 13-0 SU, but lost each of its last 3 games in the regular season. And after starting the year 6-0 ATS, the team went 2-8 ATS to wrap up the season and comes into today’s Divisional Playoff game on a 5-game ATS losing streak. Now they get set to battle a Cardinals team that’s coming off a huge 51-45 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round in a game Arizona was installed as a 2 1/2 point underdog at home. Consider, too, when catching points, going back to last year, the Cardinals are on a 10-0 ATS run. In the postseason, Arizona is 4-0 ATS when installed as an underdog and the team is 6-0 ATS when catching points on the road in the playoffs. Overall, Arizona is on a 5-game ATS winning streak and will make it 6 in a row today as they flirt with the outright victory at New Orleans.
Charley Sutton
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