NFL Playoffs line and point spread on the Patriots, Giants games

NFL Playoffs line and point spread on the Patriots, Giants games Just one day left until the NFL Conference Championship games decide which of this year's playoff teams will make it to the Super Bowl, time to look at the line and point spread on the two games - Ravens vs. Patriots and Giants at 49ers. Below you will find the very latest betting odds and point spread numbers posted by the sportsbooks, while later on we will look deeper into the individual NFL Playoff games this Sunday.

First, let's look at the NFL Playoffs line and point spread on the Conference Championship games, as posted by the popular online sportsbook Bovada (formerly Bodog), where new customers can take advantage of a 100% match bonus just in time for the playoffs. At this online bookie the Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots point spread is set at -9 points chalk the Pats, who are also the favorite to win the AFC Championship with the money line -320, while the Ravens are naturally the underdog with odds +260 to win the AFC title and move on to the Super Bowl 2012. The total on the Ravens Patriots game is set at 50.5 points and both "under" and "over" paying out on -110 odds.

For the NFC Championship battle we have the NY Giants facing off the upset of the playoffs - the San Francisco 49ers. Judging from the odds posted by the online sportsbook, this would be one though game to predict. The 49ers vs. Giants point spread is set at -3 points chalk the Giants and +3 for the underdog Niners, but the line is the more curious feature. Currently the 49ers are underdog with odds +133 to win the NFC playoff, while the Giants are a very slight favorite with their -133 line on NFL playoff victory. The total is currently 42 points.

Now that we have seen what the online sportsbooks think of the upcoming NFL playoffs games, let's look at the Las Vegas sportsbooks and their AFC and NFC Championship odds. At this time all Vegas sportsbooks are offering a -7 point spread on the Ravens Patriots game and the total expected by the Las Vegas bookmakers is at 50.5 points. For the NFC playoff game the Vegas sportsbooks have the Giants -2 points favorite against the spread, although MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Hilton sportsbooks have the point spread set at -2.5 points chalk the NY Giants. The total expected on the NFC playoff game is 42 points at all Vegas odds makers.

Published on 01/21/2012