Favourite ‘Canines: Why Broncos, Rams Can Win Convention Title Matchups

[ad_1] After which there have been 4.

An epic Divisional Spherical weekend was capped off by one other unbelievable Bears’ rally. However this one fell brief in additional time, because the Rams received a recreation none of us will quickly neglect.

As we head towards the convention title video games, we're fairly presumably a Tremendous Bowl rematch. Until the Broncos and Rams meet in San Francisco on Feb. 8, we can have a rematch of a current Large Sport.

Of the 4 potential matchups, three of them have occurred considerably not too long ago.

The Patriots defeated the Seahawks to cap off the 2014 season and likewise beat the Rams in 2001 and 2018.

The Broncos had been blown out by the Seahawks in Giants Stadium in Tremendous Bowl XLVIII, closing out the 2013 season.

So which groups are going house and which two are headed for California? Let’s check out each video games and make a case for the underdogs.

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No. 2 Patriots @ No. 1 Broncos

The Broncos survived what was a basic on Saturday, outlasting the Payments in additional time in an ending that has stirred controversy.

The Patriots have now received two playoff video games. Nevertheless, they haven’t been notably spectacular in both recreation — at the least not offensively.

Will probably be backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham beginning instead of the injured Bo Nix, with a visit to San Francisco on the road. The case for the Broncos right here — and I believe it's a good one — is evaluating current traces.

Buffalo simply performed the Patriots in mid-December, and it was the visiting Payments who closed as 1-point favorites. The Payments then simply closed as 1.5-point underdogs in a street recreation in opposition to the Broncos.

Based mostly on this, it’s honest to say the Pats and Broncos are considered as very comparable groups, with a slight nod to the Broncos.

Now, the Patriots are 5-point favorites in Denver, the place home-field benefit is value roughly two factors. So we’re now saying the Patriots, once you weigh in house area, are a landing (and further level) higher than the Patriots?

I perceive that it’s a backup quarterback going for the Broncos, however I don’t agree that the dropoff from Nix to Stidham is value a full landing. That stage of adjustment is usually reserved for the elite QBs of the league.

The Broncos will likely be house, they've protection, and so they have a head coach who's received the Tremendous Bowl. They're getting too many factors in opposition to a quarterback making his first ever street playoff begin.

PICK: Broncos (+5) to lose by fewer than 5 factors or win outright

No. 5 Rams @ No. 1 Seahawks

Third time is the allure — at the least that’s what the winner of the NFC Championship Sport will likely be saying Sunday evening.

The Rams received a 21-19 nail-biter again in late November, with the Seahawks throwing 4 interceptions and lacking a area aim as time expired. On Dec. 19, the Seahawks rallied from a giant deficit to stun the Rams in additional time, a win that helped the Seahawks seize the 1-seed within the NFC and get this title recreation in Seattle.

Each groups received their video games at house; the Rams received by two, and the Seahawks received by some extent.

These groups are as even because it will get.

In a recreation this aggressive, I like getting the factors and the plus-money value on the moneyline.

Granted, the Rams twice wanted to flee shut finishes already in these playoffs, and this will likely be their third straight street recreation. However in a recreation this evenly matched, I’ll take the underdog.

L.A. received the primary assembly and led by 16 within the fourth quarter of the second assembly. Give me Los Angeles in what ought to be one other tight recreation.

PICK: Rams (+3) to lose by fewer than 3 factors or win outright

Will Hill, a contributor on the Bear Bets Podcast, has been betting on sports activities for over a decade. He's a betting analyst who has been a bunch on VSiN, in addition to the Goldboys Community.

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