FiveStarPick.com lit it up yesterday as we took down the sports book with both dogs.  As a matter of fact, our handicapping team took Arizona on the money line and turned $10,000 into $37,500.  We look for today to be no different as we give our members the ATS winners of both Divisional Playoff games.  The focus of this preview is this afternoon’s game between the San Diego Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Las Vegas sports books list the Steelers as 6.5 home favorites with the total set at 37.5. 

San Diego (9-8 SU, 8-8 ATS) enters this contest riding a five-game SU winning streak (4-1 ATS) after knocking off Indianapolis last weekend in overtime during Wildcard Weekend as a 2 ½-point home underdog, 23-17. The combined 40 points went ‘under’ the 50-point closing total, ending a string of three straight ‘over’ outings.

The Chargers led the Colts in first downs (26-17), rushing yards (167-64) and time of possession (37:09-29:11), but were hindered by a pair of turnovers. Quarterback Philip Rivers completed 20-of-36 passes for 217 yards with an interception, while Darren Sproles had 22 carries for 105 yards with two scores including the game winner. Backfield mate LaDainian Tomlinson had just five carries for 25 yards and a touchdown in limited action.

Pittsburgh (12-4 SU, 9-7 ATS) enjoyed a bye week compliments of the AFC’s second seed. The Steelers throttled Cleveland two weeks ago in the regular season finale as an 11-point home favorite, 31-0. The 31 points failed to eclipse the 33 ½-point closing total, helping the ‘under’ improve to 3-1 the previous four outings.

Pittsburgh controlled all aspects of the game, leading in first downs (20-8), rushing yards (176-106), passing yards (193-20), turnovers forced (2-1) and time of possession (33:20-26:40). However, the Steelers had some anxious moments when signal caller Ben Roethlisberger suffered a concussion in the second quarter.

The Miami of Ohio product went 9-of-14 passing for 110 yards with an interception before being knocked out, while backup Byron Leftwich entered to go 7-of-12 passing for 80 yards. Running back Willie Parker accounted for 23 carries and 116 yards with a score in the victory.

San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson (groin) is ‘doubtful’ versus the Steelers, while tight end Antonio Gates (ankle), wide receiver Vincent Jackson (possible suspension), place kicker Nate Kaeding (groin) and linebacker Brandon Siler (foot) are ‘probable.’ Wide receiver Malcom Floyd (lung) is ‘questionable’ for this contest.

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (concussion), linebacker James Harrison (hip) and cornerback Ryan Clark (shoulder) are ‘probable’ against the Chargers.

So who covers the spread in this NFL Divisional Playoff matchup?  It’s time to step up your game, become a member of our family and find out.  Why not try our service out for 2-days and see if our talent for picking winners exceeds your expectations?  With over 2300 active members, you owe it to yourself to find out why FiveStarPick.com is the most accurate sports handicapping service on the net.  Our dime bettors won nearly $100K in 2008.

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FiveStarPick.com has started off the New Year with a 5-1 ATS run and will give its members 3 stunning football plays in both the Independence Bowl and the NFL Wildcard Playoffs.  The focus of today’s preview is tonight’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Diego Chargers.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Colts as 1-point favorites with the total set at 50.

Indianapolis (12-4 straight up, 7-8 against the spread) enters the postseason riding a nine-game SU winning streak after beating the Titans last weekend as a three-point home underdog, 23-0. The Colts, playing this game as one of the AFC’s wild-card teams, have covered the spread in their last two contests.  Both the Titans and the Colts played their backups most of the game to avoid starter injuries, but during the time the starters did play, Quarterback Peyton Manning was 7-of-7 for 95 yards and a touchdown.

San Diego (8-8 SU, 7-8 ATS) won the AFC West Division by beating Denver last weekend as a 7-point home favorite, 52-21.  Charger QB Philip Rivers went 15-20 for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Darren Sproles had 14 carries for 115 yards and a score.  San Diego is not at full strength with LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates hurting. In addition, the Chargers last two wins were against two weak defensive teams in the Buccs and Broncos.

So who covers the spread in tonight’s game?  Why not let FiveStarPick.com help?  Aren’t you tired of getting cold called by services that tell you about their 750,000 star play that’s a guaranteed winner. Here is a bit of advice…NOTHING is guaranteed when you are betting on sports.  These so called “handicappers” call 500 people on a Saturday morning and give them all a free play; 250 people will get the Colts -1 and 250 will get the Chargers +1.  After the game ends, they call back the 250 people who won and pitch them on charging thousands of dollars to their credit cards for more guaranteed winners.   We are not your typical sports handicapping service.  We care about our members and we live and die on every play. Why?  Because we are moving thousands of dollars of our own money on the same plays we give you. Gambling on sports is how we make our living.  Do we win every play?  Absolutely not and we will never pretend to.  Our plays are always posted for all to see, including our losing streaks. But by the end of the year we always seem to have a few hundred thousand dollars of the sportsbook’s money in our casino account.  Let us try and do the same for you.  Join our family of winners today and start your winning streak tonight.

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Why would anyone care about tonight’s NFL Network matchup between the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers?  Easy, we are all sick, degenerate gamblers and we will bet on anything.  Having said that, read below to see FiveStarPick.com’s preview of tonight’s game. 

Oakland (3-9 straight up, 5-7 against the spread) and San Diego (4-8 SU, 4-7 ATS) have posted less than stellar numbers this year. The Raiders are 1-4 ATS when listed as a road underdog, while the Chargers are 2-4 ATS as a home favorite.   Las Vegas sports books have listed San Diego as a 9-point home favorite over Oakland, with the total set at 43.

Oakland lost at home last week to Kansas City as a 3-point home favorite, 20-13 and the combined 33 points cashed the under for bettors for the fifth consecutive game.  The Raiders just can’t seem to score.  Oakland trailed Kansas City in first downs (17-14), rushing yards (145-139), passing yards (156-132), turnovers forced (2-1) and time of possession (35:11-24:49).  QB JaMarcus Russell was 10-28 for 132 yards, while Justin Fargas rushed for 82 yards and a TD on 18 carries.

San Diego hasn’t been much better.  They have now dropped 3 games in a row SU and consecutive outings ATS after losing to Atlanta at home last weekend, 22-16.  The Chargers are now 1-5 SU and ATS their last six games. The combined 38 points cashed the Under for bettors once again helping the Under improve to 7-1 in their last eight outings.

The Chargers have dominated Oakland the past few seasons, going 9-0 SU and 8-1 ATS.

So who covers the spread in today’s game?  This game is way too close to call.  But why not let FiveStarPick.com help you make money on other games in the NFL today?  Aren’t you tired of getting cold called by services that tell you about their 750,000 star play that’s a guaranteed winner. Here is a bit of advice…NOTHING is guaranteed when you are betting on sports.  These so called “handicappers” call 500 people on a Saturday morning and give them all a free play; 250 people will get the Chargers -9 and 250 will get the Raiders +9.  After the game ends, they call back the 250 people who won and pitch them on charging thousands of dollars to their credit cards for more guaranteed winners.   We are not your typical sports handicapping service.  We care about our members and we live and die on every play. Why?  Because we are moving thousands of dollars of our own money on the same plays we give you. Gambling on sports is how we make our living.  Do we win every play?  Absolutely not and we will never pretend to.  Our plays are always posted for all to see, including our losing streaks. But by the end of the year we always seem to have a few hundred thousand dollars of the sportsbook’s money in our casino account.  Let us try and do the same for you.  Join our family of winners today and start your winning streak tonight.

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Las Vegas sportsbooks opened San Diego (4-7 straight up, 4-6-1 against the spread) as a 4-point favorite with the total set at 48. As of early this morning, the Chargers were 4.5 at most books with the total adjusted to 49.

Atlanta (7-4 straight up, 7-4 against the spread) is off one of its best performances of the season, crushing Carolina 45-28 to stay in the NFC South race. The Falcons took the cash as 1-point home favorites, while the 73 combined points went way over the 41-point total. Michael Turner ran for 117 yards and 4-TDs.  Atlanta rookie wide receiver Harry Douglas scored the first two TDs of his career against the Panthers.  Douglas also had four receptions for 92 yards. 

Michael Turner has escaped the shadow of LaDainian Tomlinson after signing with the Falcons as a free agent in the off-season. The former Charger has rushed for 1,088 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. As for Tomlinson, his production is down this year.  LT has 770 rushing yards and five TDs, averaging just 3.8 YPC.

San Diego has lost back-to-back games and four of its last five. Nevertheless, the Chargers still have plenty of hope as they trail the AFC West-leading Broncos by just two games. They will meet in San Diego in the regular-season finale for both squads.

Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan appears to be on his way to earning Rookie of the Year honors. The Boston College product has demonstrated steady improvement on a weekly basis, prompting some to suggest he might be the best rookie QB in NFL history. Ryan has an 11/6 touchdown-interception ratio for the season, but he has only been picked off once in the last four games. He has 220 passing yards or more in each of the last six games.  San Diego QB Philip Rivers has completed 65.8 percent of his passes for 2,801 yards with a 23/10 TD-INT ratio.

So who covers the spread in today’s game?  This game is way too close to call.  But why not let FiveStarPick.com help you make money on other games in the NFL today?  Aren’t you tired of getting cold called by services that tell you about their 750,000 star play that’s a guaranteed winner. Here is a bit of advice…NOTHING is guaranteed when you are betting on sports.  These so called “handicappers” call 500 people on a Saturday morning and give them all a free play; 250 people will get the Chargers -4.5 and 250 will get the Falcons +4.5.  After the game ends, they call back the 250 people who won and pitch them on charging thousands of dollars to their credit cards for more guaranteed winners.   We are not your typical sports handicapping service.  We care about our members and we live and die on every play. Why?  Because we are moving thousands of dollars of our own money on the same plays we give you. Gambling on sports is how we make our living.  Do we win every play?  Absolutely not and we will never pretend to.  Our plays are always posted for all to see, including our losing streaks. But by the end of the year we always seem to have a few hundred thousand dollars of the sportsbook’s money in our casino account.  Let us try and do the same for you.  Join our family of winners today and start your winning streak tonight.

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FiveStarPick.com enters this Sunday coming off of a solid 4-2 Saturday in college football.  So let’s make some money.  Today our members are getting plays on the entire Sunday line-up.  We went 6-2 on the 1:00 games last Sunday and today should be no different.  For the purposes of this preview, we look to Sunday Night Football on NBC.  The Patriots, granted, are not the same team without Brady, but make no mistake about it, this is a critical game for both ball clubs.

San Diego (2-3 straight up, 2-2-1 against the spread) could easily be 4-1, maybe even 5-0 this year.  But the Chargers can’t start making excuses.  The bottom line is that they let Miami run up 390 total yards of offense and convert 50 percent (7/14) of their 3rd downs. Despite the poor effort at Dolphin Stadium, San Diego is still averaging 29.6 points per game, 4th in the league, but Charger QB Philip Rivers hasn’t been on top of his game this year with only 11 TDs and a completion percentage of 60.4%; and Tomlinson is only averaging 3.7 yards per carry with 4 TDs.  The Charger defense hasn’t been very good either giving up 25.8 PPG.

The Patriots (3-1 SU, 2-2 ATS) stomped the 49ers 30-21 as 3-point road favorites last week.  New England’s defense was the story last week as they held the 49ers to 199 total yards and forced J.T. O’Sullivan to throw 3 interceptions. The win and effort were much needed after giving up 461 total yards and 38 points to Miami in Week 3.

Lets take a look at some trends.  New England is 2-0 SU and ATS on the road this year.  San Diego is 1-1 SU and ATS at Qualcomm Stadium this year and the over is 2-0. New England has won the last three meetings between these two teams including a 21-12 victory in last year’s AFC Championship game. 

So who covers the spread in today’s game?  Why not let FiveStarPick.com help you with the answer?  Aren’t you tired of getting cold called by services that tell you about their 750,000 star play that’s a guaranteed winner. Here is a bit of advice…NOTHING is guaranteed when you are betting on sports.  These so called “handicappers” call 500 people on a Sunday morning and give them all a free play; 250 people will get the Patriots +5 and 250 will get the Chargers -5.  After the game ends, they call back the 250 people who won and pitch them on charging thousands of dollars on their credit cards for more guaranteed winners.  We are not your typical sports handicapping service.  We care about our members and we live and die on every play.  Why?  Because we are moving thousands of dollars of our own money on the same plays we give you.  Gambling on sports is how we make our living.  Do we win every play?  Absolutely not and we will never pretend to.  Our plays are always posted for all to see, including our losing streaks. But by the end of the year we always seem to have a few hundred thousand dollars of the sportsbook’s money in our casino account.  Let us try and do the same for you.  Join today and start winning tonight.

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