Congratulations to all our members on another solid win yesterday as the Chicago Bulls crushed the Indiana Pacers on the road as a 1-point favorite.  Today, the pros at FivStarPick.com have been crunching stats, trends, key matchups and injury reports to give our members today’s winners in the NFL Divisional Playoffs.  The Pittsburgh Steelers are favored by 3-points over the Baltimore Ravens with a total of 37.  This line is DEAD WRONG!

The Ravens made it to the second round of the playoffs for the third straight season following a 30-7 blowout of the Chiefs (a FiveStarPick.com winner) as three-point road favorites. Now the task for the Ravens is to avenge a Week 13 home loss to the Steelers.

Pittsburgh received a first-round bye and a home game in the second round with a 41-9 clubbing of Cleveland in Week 17. The Steelers finished the season winning six of their last seven games, including a 13-10 comeback victory at Baltimore in early December. Pittsburgh cashed in when Roethlisberger threw a touchdown pass to Isaac Redman with three minutes remaining to give the Steelers an outright victory as three-point dogs.

The Ravens won their fifth straight at Kansas City, including their fourth consecutive road win. Flacco threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns, while Baltimore’s defense held the Chiefs to just 161 yards of offense. Kansas City turned the ball over three times and Dwayne Bowe, the former LSU star, never made a catch.

Pittsburgh finished the regular season at 5-3 Against The Spread at home, as all three losses came to the other three playoff teams remaining in the AFC. The closest defeat came to the Ravens, while falling by 13 to the Patriots (Week 10) and five to the Jets (Week 15). Polamalu is expected to play this week after missing two of the final three regular season games with an Achilles’ injury.

The total remains at 37 across the board, as snow is expected this weekend in Pittsburgh with temperatures in the low 30’s. The game kicks off at 4:30 PM EST and will be televised on CBS.

This game is not an easy game to handicap, but the pros at FiveStarPick.com have broken down every stat, trend and injury report on this game to provide our members with two winning plays tonight.  Try FiveStarPick.com today for only ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking NFL pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business that documents our last 30 plays along with our last 5 years results, then displays them on our homepage for all to see.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…our system just wins games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

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The pros at FiveStarPick are coming off a 1-1 Sunday for our membership in the NFL with plays on the Packers and Falcons.  Tonight we feel confident on our Monday Night Football spread winner as the Baltimore Ravens lace em up on the road at the New York Jets.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Jets as 1.5-point road favorties with a total of 36.  We think this line is DEAD WRONG.

Not only is this the first Monday Night Football game of the season, but after being on “Hard Knocks” and acquiring some high profile talent in the off season, fans and pundits want to know if the Jets can live up to the hype.  The Ravens, on the other hand, are trying to make some noise of their own with the pick up of WR’s Anquan Boldin and T.J. Housshmandzadeh.

Baltimore looked strong in the preseason going 3-1 Against The Spread; their only loss coming against St. Louis.  The Ravens D is still stout limiting their opponents to 25 total points. Since Harbaugh took the reigns, the Ravens are 9-6-1 Against The Spread as a road dog. 

The Jets started last season 3-0 in Rex Ryan’s debut, but lost 7 of their next 11 games.  Indianapolis and Cincinnati each lost their final games to the Jets allowing them to clinch a playoff berth. The Jets made it all the way to the AFC Championship before eventually falling at Indianapolis.  Mark Sanchez enters his pivotal second season as the Jets signal caller.  The second season usually puts to rest whether or not season one was a fluke.  New York finished the preseason 2-2 Against The Spread, with both losses coming at home to the Giants and Redskins.

The Jets had trouble against division opponents last season, going 2-4 Against The Spread in the AFC East.  Against non-divisional opponents in 2009, they finished 9-4 Against The Spread.  New York is 1-4 Against The Spread in their last five Monday Night outings.

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com are looking forward to another winning day in the NFL postseason. Today we are hot on the AFC Divisional Playoff game between Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Colts as 6.5-point home favorites with a total of 44.

Baltimore (10-7 SU, 9-7-1 Against The Spread) went on the road to Foxborough and whupped up on the Patirots, 33-14, as a 3-point dog. Ray Rice busted an 83-yard touchdown run on the first play of the game and the Ravens never looked back.  As a matter of fact, the Ravens were up 24-0 before the end of the first quarter. The Patriots could get no closer than 14 points for the rest of the game.

The Ravens ground attack set the tone for this game.  Ray Rice finished the day with 159 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns on 22 carries, while Willis McGahee added 62 rushing yards and one touchdown.  Joe Flacco’s was kind of a non-factor completing only 4-of-10 throws for 34 yards and one interception.

Indianapolis (14-2 straight up, 10-5-1 Against The Spread) decided to rest its starters in the last two games of the regular-season after wrapping up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.  The result was wins for both the Jets and Bills franchises; and a playoff birth for the Jets.

Manning had another incredible year capturing his fourth MVP trophy. For the season, Manning completed 68.8 percent of his passes for 4,500 yards and a 33/16 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark are Peyton’s top two targets and both caught 100 balls with 10 touchdowns apiece. Wayne had 1,264 receiving yards, while Clark had 1,106 receiving yards. RB Joseph Addai racked 828 rushing yards and 10 TDs.

The Colts have covered the number in their last six head-to-head meetings with the Ravens. When these teams met earlier this year, Indy won on the road, 17-15, as a one-point favorite.

Indy is just 3-4-1 Against The Spread at home this year, but 7-3-1 Against The Spread as single digit favorites. Baltimore is 3-2-1 Against The Spread as a dog on the road.

CBS will broadcast the kickoff in this game at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com will be giving our members the winner of tonight’s Monday Night Football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Green Bay Packers.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Packers as 3.5-point home favorites with a total of 43.

The Packers (7-4 straight up, 6-4-1 against the spread) didn’t look so good a few weeks back sitting at 4-4 after dropping a game to the winless Bucs.  It’s strange that they struggled so much as their offense was in the Top 10 in scoring (26.9 points per game), yards (382.0 yards per game) and third-down conversions (45.7 percent). So what was the tipping point? The Packer O Line. The Pack have allowed more sacks than any team in the NFL (44).  Maybe Aaron Rodgers wasn’t taking his O Line out for steak dinners on Sunday nights.

During their three-game winning streak, they’ve allowed just eight sacks.  Now Rogers has time to check down his receivers and has completed 71 percent of his passes for 881 yards and 6 TDs with no INTs. In additon, Ryan Grant has compiled 365 rushing yards and two scores on 81 carries during the stretch.  The tandem will need to be on top of their game to beat the Ravens, who have one of the league’s best defenses.

The Ravens (6-5 SU, 6-4-1 Against the spread) for the last few years have been all about defense.  They rank fourth in scoring (17.1 PPG), sixth against the run (97.6 YPG) and seventh in interceptions (12). What’s worth noting, however, is that in 2009 Baltimore has been torched by the top NFL quarterbacks.  Brett Favre threw for 278 yards and three scores, Peyton Manning threw for 299 yards and a touchdown, and Philip Rivers roasted them for 436 yards and 2 TDs. 

What has really plagued the Ravens this year is a lack of offense.  Joe Flacco was excellent last Sunday night in a 20-17 overtime win against the Steelers, completing 23 of 35 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown, but the young pro is completing only 64 percent of his throws for season.

This could prove problematic for the Ravens as the Packers are giving up a stingy 192.5 YPG through the air and have 18 interceptions…third in the NFL. Charles Woodson has been shutting everyone down in the last three starts, picking off three passes and forcing three fumbles.

Something else that could cause problems is the weather forecast. The current report from Green Bay is that it will be 30 degrees with 60 percent chance of snow showers.

So who covers the spread in tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup?  It’s very easy to find out.  Try FiveStarPick.com tonight for just ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business who documents wins and losses and displays them on our homepage for all to witness.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…we just win games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com are looking forward to another profitable day in the NFL and tonight’s division rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens will not dissapoint.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Ravens as 1-point home favorites with a total of 39.

The Steelers enter this divisional game with the Ravens on a two game losing streak and are currently sitting at 6-4 on the season. The Steelers lost last week, 27-24, in overtime to the Chiefs and it was a game where they out gained Kansas City 515 yards to 282. The Steelers committed 3 turnovers in the loss and deserved to lose.

A huge issue for the Steelers is the health of starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Big Ben suffered a concussion last week and was forced to leave the game. As of right now, Roethlisberger is out for tonight’s game and Dixon will start in his place. The Steelers will be without their impact player on defense as Troy Polamalu is officially out of this game with a knee sprain.

The Steelers still have a solid defense allowing just 18 points a game and they are number one in the league against the run allowing just 69 yards per game and 3.4 yards per rush attempt. Through the air the Steelers are only giving up 9.8 yards per completion.

Baltimore sits at 5-5 on the season and cannot afford many more losses if they are to earn a post-season berth in the AFC. The Ravens have lost 5 of their last 7 decisions and were beaten 17-15 last week by Indy. Starting quarterback Joe Flacco is hitting on 65% of his passes with 19 touchdowns, but also has 13 interceptions on the year. The team has had little production from its receiving corps other than Derrick Mason this season. Running back Ray Rice has carried the load of the teams’ rushes on the ground with 5.0 yards a carry average on the season. The Ravens secondary have had its issues giving up big passing plays as the team allows 11.1 yards a completion ranking 21st in the league.

So who covers the spread in this Sunday Night game?  It’s very easy to find out.  Try FiveStarPick.com tonight for only ($19.99) and get all of our Sunday NFL winners as well as tomorrow night’s Monday Night Football play.  See if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business who documents wins and losses and displays them on our homepage for all to see.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…we just win games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

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