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Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (TV: FOX)
Line: Buccaneers -7.5, 46.5 over/under
Game-time weather: 66 mostly cloudy, 30 percent chance of showers; wind – W 12-22 mph
Tampa Bay, 27-17
Best Bet: Tampa Bay -7.5
Playoff Straight up: 1-1 (.500)
Playoff Best Bets: 0-2 (.000)
Playoff Prop Bets: 6-4 (.600)
Game Stats: In their 8 all-time matchups in Tampa Bay, the teams are 4-4. Using today’s spread of 7.5, the Eagles have covered the spread in all 8 matchups in Tampa. The average total points scored in games played in Tampa is 42.5 points.
Prop Bets
Tom Brady – over 273.5 yards passing
Jalen Hurts – under 57.5 yards rushing
Rob Gronkowski – over 5.5 receptions
Dallas Goedert – over 4.5 receptions
Mike Evans – over 55.5 yards receiving
San Francisco at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. (TV: CBS & Nickelodeon)
Line: Dallas -3, 51
Game-time weather: Dome
Dallas, 34-31
Best Bet: Over 51
Game Stats: In the teams’ last 10 meeting in Dallas, they have split the matchups, 5-5. Using today’s over/under of 51 points, the over has hit 6 out of the last 10 matchups in Dallas. The Cowboys won last year’s matchup in Dallas, 41-33, sealed by CeeDee Lamb’s onside kickoff return with 34 seconds remaining before the 49ers scored a TD on the last play of the game.
Prop Bets
Dak Prescott – over 282.5 yards passing
CeeDee Lamb – over 63.5 yards receiving & +175 scoring a TD
George Kittle – over 50.5 yards receiving
Amari Cooper – over 4.5 receptions
Brandon Aiyuk – over 3.5 receptions
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. (TV: NBC)
Line: Kansas City -12.5, 46.5
Game-time weather: 34 partly cloudy; wind – NW 4-9 mph
Kansas City, 24-17
Best Bet: Pittsburgh +12.5
Game Stats: In the last 10 matchups in this series, the Chiefs have only won three games by more than today’s 12.5-point spread. The Steelers are 5-5 straight up in the last 10 matchups at Arrowhead Stadium. The average total points scored in the last 10 in KC is 40.6 points.
Prop Bets
Diontae Johnson – over 6.5 receptions & over 61.5 receiving yards
Travis Kelce – over 5.5 receptions
Tyreek Hill – under 5.5 receptions
Najee Harris – under 65.5 yards rushing
Byron Pringle – over 31.5 yards receiving
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