Thursday, January 28, 2016

The Next NFL Predictions Against The Spread

By Rebecca Ellis


The NFL divisional second round 2016 playoff schedule is just about to kick off. Before it commences, it could be of great fun and importance to look at the spreads with regards to this oncoming weeks round of Divisional games for the weekend. Here, I will outline an elaborate report on my NFL predictions against the spread, for the next oncoming round.

First, there is the hot contest between Kansas City Chiefs and New Englands Patriots. This is hopefully going to be an entertaining game to the fans, but difficult to the players. The Chiefs are at a disadvantage of having injured key players. For instance Rob Gronkowski will reportedly miss in that game, on medical grounds. The Patriots will also have to bear having to play without the crucial roles of Jeremy Maclin, who is an offensive player. This is because the player has merely practiced in the recent past, and not even once for the past one week. My judgment on this one is the Chiefs will struggle to keep up with the tough game within a goal.

Another game scheduled for the weekend is Green Bay Packers against Arizona Cardinals. In my opinion, the Packers are not a very strong team, though they came behind to beat the Washington by a whooping seventeen points, last week.

Bearing in mind that the Cardinals have been on a purported holiday for a week, it is unequivocally true that they have spared all their energy and vigor, and are hoping to put it into action during this match. Their recent thunderous win against the Packers with a merciless 38-8, also reaffirms their untouchable form, in the recent past. Therefore, in light of the recent Cardinals appearances and their performance, I am of the view that they will be all smiles after the encounter, having comfortably outsmarting the Packers.

In yet another sizzling match, the Carolina Panthers will be welcoming the Seattle Seahawks. The latter have had a seemingly difficult season if their performance in round one is anything to go by, and have surprisingly made it to the playoff matches. With reference to this track record, many would argue that they have nothing on the Panthers.

However, in my view, they overshadow the Panthers, in retaliation and revenge of their thin loss against the Panthers last month, of a meager four points. This happened before the Seahawks reorganized themselves and got back to their winning ways, which propelled them to the topmost position in DVOA.

There is also the Pittsburgh Steelers against Denver Broncos. The Steelers are not in very good form as they edge to counter Denver Broncos, and have had troubles reaching the playoffs. To add more insult to injury, the team will be without their best receiver, Antonio Brown, and also their leading rusher, DeAngelo Williams. Even worse, Ben Roethlisberger will not be in perfect shape, following the injury he suffered in Wild Card round.

They will also be lacking Ben Roethlisberger. Things, in my view, will take a different turn this time, contrary to the previous encounter whereby Pittsburgh Steelers beat Denver Broncos. My expectation on this game is that the Denver Broncos will outweigh the Steelers.




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