Posted
on 01/05/2007 9:50 AM
By: CappersPicks.com NFL Football Handicapping
Staff
The NFL Double Take
Wild Card Weekend kicks off on Saturday
and our guys break down all four matchups.
Here’s a look at what they’re
thinking.
Washington Redskins @ Seattle
Seahawks
Mike: The
Washington Redskins are the feel-good
story of the playoffs, winning four straight
games to make it in, even after the death
of their safety Sean Taylor. Now, they
head to Seattle to play a Seahawks team
that has made a habit out of hosting
playoff games, and they are tough to
beat at Qwest Field. Seattle has struggled
in the run game with Shaun Alexander,
but he has looked a little better of
late and the offense should be more balanced.
I believe the Redskins’ Cinderella
season comes to an end.
Prediction:
Seahawks -3 ½
Cras: Everyone
is busy talking about Washington and
Jacksonville as the hot teams going into
the playoffs but Seattle is flying under
the radar after clinching their division
in Week 14. In fact, the 10-6 Seahawks
could be 12-4 if they had more to play
for down the stretch. Running back Shaun
Alexander had another down year, rushing
for only 716 yards but quarterback Matt
Hasselbeck threw for 28 touchdowns and
almost 4,000 yards. I like Seattle to
win this game at home but think it’ll
be a tight game.
Prediction:
Redskins +3 ½
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Pittsburgh
Steelers
Mike: This
is a rematch of a Week 15 game that the
Jaguars won 29-22, dominating the Steelers
on the ground in their home stadium.
If you listen to the so-called experts,
they are predicting a Jaguars’ win,
and 72% of the bettors at Sportsbook.com
like the Jaguars giving two points. The
Steelers have been hearing the negative
talk and this proud franchise will bring
their best effort at home. Ultimately
though, the Jaguars are the better overall
team and I like them to win by a field
goal.
Prediction: Jaguars -2
Cras: The
scale is definitely tilted in the Jaguars
favor. They’re
the hot team, Pittsburgh’s offensive
and defensive lines are mangled with injuries
and Jacksonville won at Heinz Field last
month. Everyone’s screaming Jacksonville
in this game and while I agree that the
Jaguars have momentum, I can’t seem
to bet against the Steelers. They are playing
at home, are tough at home in the playoffs
and I think they’ll be eager to stuff
the run after getting steamrolled by Fred
Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew last month.
Prediction: Steelers +2
New York Giants @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike: The
Giants are coming off their hard-fought
loss against New England and they paid
a heavy price for playing their starters
in a meaningless game. Center Shaun O’Hara,
linebacker Kawika Mitchell and cornerback
Sam Madison were all injured and are
questionable for this game. Tampa took
the opposite approach and rested a lot
of their players the last two weeks after
they wrapped up the NFC South. I think
that decision comes back to bite them,
and the Giants feed off their momentum
for a win.
Prediction:
Giants +2 ½
Cras: Lots
of praise for the New York Giants following
last weekend’s hard-fought contest
against the New England Patriots. The
Giants played hard but in the end, Eli
Manning did what he does best and made
a mistake to cost his team the game.
You knew Eli would break down in the
clutch and he did. Now his one good game
in forever is behind him and he can get
back to his regular, high interception
ratio.
Prediction:
Buccaneers -2 ½
Tennessee Titans @ San Diego
Chargers
Mike: San
Diego enters this game having won six
in a row and they have plenty of motivation
after choking as a number one playoff
seed last year. Tennessee slipped into
the final playoff spot after Indianapolis
treated last week like an exhibition
game. The latest news for the Titans
is that quarterback Vince Young is fine
after his quad injury. This will be Young’s first playoff game
and the first for the team since the 2003
season and there are only five players
remaining from that team. I’m giving
the points.
Prediction: Chargers -9
Cras: San
Diego is playing well but they still
have issues with quarterback Philip Rivers
playing inconsistently. Tennessee played
the Chargers tough last month as the
game went into overtime. With such a
close game just played, I have no idea
why there’s such a huge spread in
this game and why Tennessee is getting
no love at all. I am not a Vince Young
fan, but at the same time, I know that
the Titans deserve better than a nine-point
spread.
Prediction: Titans +9
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