Again there were surprises in the playoffs, one of the Favorites. The Baltimore Ravens were eliminated by the Tennessee Titans.
On another subject, we have a new NCAA Football Champions and they are the LSU Tigers, who comfortably beat Clemson, again I hit the winner. But I could not complete the Parlay since we stayed 3 points to reach the Overs.
We are going to our Conference Finals ATS Picks. But first join me to review the vacancies of coaches, which have already been filled.
Dallas Cowboys
Jason Garrett was fired, Mike McCarthy hired
Carolina Panthers
Ron Rivera was fired, Matt Rhule hired
Washington Redskins
Jay Gruden fired, Ron Rivera hired
New York Giants
Pat Shurmur was fired, Joe Judge hired
Cleveland Brown
Freddie Kitchens was fired, Kevin Stefanski hired
Conference Finals ATS Picks
Last week we went the wrong way again. We have had a terrible Playoffs. But the conference finals and the Super Bowl are coming, and we have a very good record in those games, so please join me and let’s go to our Picks.
Pick of the Week: Packers +7.5
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers: San Francisco crushed the Packers 37-8 in week 12. But this time I think it will be very different. Aaron Rodgers gets better in important moments and I also believe that the 49ers players could be overconfident due to the beating that they gave them in their previous match. Another reason to like the Packers is that this spread is too high and is influenced by that week 12 result, Green Bay is a 13-3 team!! a -4.5 or -5 Spread would look more appropriate to me. I look deep in the archives and i could only find two games with Aaron Rodgers as the starter were the Packers have been Underdogs for more than 7 points… and both games they have beat the Spread.
I think San Francisco will reach the Super Bowl, but I don’t think they will win for more than 7 points.
Additional Pick: Chiefs -7
Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs: I think the Cinderella story comes to an end. The Titans have proven to be a great team. But playing against Kansas Chief in Kansas will not be easy for them. The Titans already defeated the Chiefs in week 10 with a 35-32 score, but that was in Tennessee. On that occasion the RB Derrick Henry ran for 188 yards, that is the only option for the Titans to win. If Henry can repeat his performance of week 10 and his last two Playoff games, they will have a chance. But I think the Chiefs will be better prepared for him, and QB Patrick Mahomes, who has fully recovered from his injury, should give the Chiefs and the crowd a great performance.
My prediction is that the Chiefs will win by at least 10 points.
It’s all for this week… please join me next week with my Super Bowl 54 Pick and my traditional Special Props and Odds for the Big Game.
