2019 NFL Divisional Picks Against The Spread

Drum roll please, once again, rather than Thursday's in the Loo, it's time for NFL Football picks in the toilet.... putting that "picking your seat" or "content down loading time" to good use?

Our 2 year (2017 and 2018) total 298-226-10 in picking ALL 534 NFL games against the spread surpasses all "credentialed" experts, touts, pundits, analysts, etc. and its not even remotely close.  Our 2017 season retrospective of George Plimpton in Paper Lion seems apropos? For a recap of our award winning 2017 and 2018 ATS records click here. Moving West...


We follow up fair to Midlin with dogged deliverance in one of our best weeks ever...


Results Wildcard Wk

01/04 16:35 ET +3.5 BUF 19 @ 22 HOU UNDER 44.5
01/04 20:15 ET +6 TEN 20 @ 13 NE UNDER 45
01/05 13:05 ET +8.5 MIN 26 @ 20 NO OVER 46
01/05 16:40 ET SEA 17 @ 9 PHI +2.5 UNDER 46.5

BTW - Last week's four speculative Over/Under picks were so that at season end, we will have picked exactly 100 LOX ATS.

FYI - Since 2014 Wildcard Weekend dogs are 19-8-1 ATS and the under is 20-8. Since 2013, eight of twelve #6 seeds won their wild card round matchup.  How many won in the divisional round?  None, as #1 seeds have won eight straight.

BTW - For more interesting factoids uber germane to this weekends tilts, see our last post... 2019 Wild Card Ruminations?

LOCKS
Wk01  3-1 75%
Wk02  3-1 75%
Wk03  2-2 50%
Wk04  3-1 75%
Wk05  4-1 80%
Wk06  4-0 100%
Wk07  3-2 60%
Wk08  3-1 75%
Wk09  1-3 25%
Wk10  2-3 40%
Wk11  1-3 25%
Wk12  2-2 50%
Wk13  5-2 71%
Wk14  5-1 83%
Wk15  0-7 00%
Wk16  3-1 75%
Wk17  6-4 60%
Wc18  7-1 88%
YTD 57-36 61%

Public money ATS:

Wk01  06-10   38%
Wk02  07-09   44%
Wk03  11-05   69%
Wk04  04-11   27%
Wk05  10-05   67%
Wk06  07-07   50%
Wk07  05-09   36%
Wk08  05-10   33%
Wk09  08-06   57%
Wk10  07-06   54%
Wk11  10-04   71%
Wk12  06-08   43%
Wk13  07-09   44%
Wk14  12-04   75%
Wk15  08-08   50%
Wk16  08-08   50%
Wk17  09-07   56%
Wc18  02-02   50%
YTD   132-128 51%

COVER BOX: Road teams asserted. On the year, road teams and especially road pooches outperformed.  At the bottom of the post Home vs Road vs Fav vs Dog for each week.


Wc18
Fav 02 H01 R01
Dog 02 H00 R02
Home 01 Road 03

Divisional Week LOX: It's a week of divisive delight, taking the team with the number...


01/11 16:35 ET MIN @ SF -6
01/11 20:15 ET +10 TEN @ BAL
01/12 15:05 ET HOU @ KC -7
01/12 18:40 ET SEA @ GB -3

As always we reserve the right to shop and take the best line that came available, early, opening or otherwise, and to change our picks prior to kickoff.  This year we are taking pushes as wins.

Resources - Use Them Wisely

Spread info courtesy of VegasInsiderOddsSharkCovers, and additional matchup info Betonline.  Although the line differs on occasion from the links above, try Jeff Sherman's Twitter feed, as the manager of the Westgate Super Book, he might just know a little sumpin.


Amazingly close to what actually went down... way back on May 17, 2019, CG Technology posted opening betting spreads on weeks 1-16.  
Weekly "advance" lines from the Westgate can be found here and here, and weekly look ahead's from Fairway Jay.


For excellent insight, we recommend referring to Case Keefer at the Las Vegas Sun, as from our experience he might just know a little sumpin, sumpin.


Stats and ATS (Against The Spread) courtesy of the indispensable Pro Football Reference,  for insight from outside the box 
Football Outsiders DVOA, for tracking the pundits NFL Pickwatch, and for statistical tracking of prediction systems the unequaled The Prediction Tracker.

Roster and Depth Chart info Roster and Depth Chart info courtesy of OurLads, weekly probs 
FiveThirtyEightPlayoffstatus for post season probs, playoff picture AFCNFC, SOS AFC ; NFC ; injuries CBS Sports, additional in depth stats and graphics Sharp Football Stats, for running simulations NFL Game Sim and predictions WhatIfSports.

Disclaimer

Use the information provided here at your own risk. This information is presented for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to be used to make any sort of investing or gambling decisions. We do not promote or encourage illegal, underage or any type of gambling.

YTD Lox

Totals (Over/Under) excluded

Good Lox 53
Fav 26 H12 R14
Dog 27 H05 R22
Home 17 Road 36

Bad Lox 36
Fav 20 H13 R07
Dog 16 H09 R07
Home 22 Road 14

Fade Public 18-13 = 58%
With Public 35-23 = 60%

Home vs Road vs Fav vs Dog

Wk1
Fav 06 H03 R03
Dog 10 H02 R08
Home 05; Road 11

Wk2
Fav 07 H02 R05
Dog 09 H03 R06
Home 05; Road 11

Wk3
Fav 07 H05 R02
Dog 09 H01 R08
Home 06; Road 10

Wk4
Fav 05 H03 R02
Dog 10 H03 R07
Home 06; Road 09

Wk5
Fav 07 H05 R02
Dog 08 H02 R06
Home 07; Road 08

Wk6
Fav 04 H03 R01
Dog 10 H03 R07
Home 06; Road 08

Wk7

Fav 09 H04 R05
Dog 05 H01 R04
Home 05 Road 09

Wk8

Fav 07 H06 R01
Dog 08 H01 R07
Home 07 Road 08

Wk9

Fav 07 H06 R01
Dog 07 H06 R01
Home 12 Road 02

Wk10

Fav 04 H03 R01
Dog 09 H04 R05
Home 07 Road 06

Wk11
Fav 10 H05 R05
Dog 04 H00 R04
Home 05 Road 09

Wk12
Fav 06 H04 R02
Dog 08 H03 R05
Home 07 Road 07

Wk13
Fav 08 H02 R06
Dog 08 H05 R03
Home 07 Road 09

Wk14
Fav 09 H05 R04
Dog 07 H01 R06
Home 06 Road 10

Wk15
Fav 10 H05 R05
Dog 06 H02 R04
Home 07 Road 09

Wk16
Fav 09 H04 R05
Dog 07 H03 R04
Home 07 Road 09

Wk17
Fav 08 H03 R05
Dog 08 H05 R03
Home 08 Road 08

Wc18
Fav 02 H01 R01
Dog 02 H00 R02
Home 01 Road 03

YTD
Fav 125 H69 R56
Dog 135 H45 R90
Home 114; Road 146

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