NBA wild-card round game picks, schedule, and guide
The 2024 NFL playoffs wild-card round is full of great games, and we have all the information you need for the weekend.
Our NFL Nation writers give us the most important information about every game and a strong prediction for each one.
Also, ESPN Stats & Information gives you a big number to know and a betting tip for every game. Our Football Power Index (FPI) goes deeper into the numbers and predicts the outcome of each game.
The writer of analytics, Seth Walder, chooses the biggest X factor for each meeting. Matt Bowen chooses a key game-planning matchup to follow in every game, and Kevin Seifert tells us what we need to know about the officials.
Last but not least, Walder or Eric Moody tell us what the end score will be for each game. Get prepared for a great weekend in NFL playoff games by reading this. It has everything you need to know.
The NFL quarterfinals are finally here, and the wild-card games couldn’t be better. There will be games of payback, and it will be below zero for six games from Sunday to Monday.
Luckily, nothing else important happened in football this week, right? The coaching wheel keeps turning, but let’s focus on these playoff games this weekend.
Two of the games have spreads smaller than a field goal, and two have spreads bigger than a touchdown.
Two of the games have over/under in the 50s, and one is in the 30s. As we’ve already said, many players and coaches are thinking about getting payback.
The football schedule for the remaining three days is shown below, along with lines, totals, and game details from SI Sportsbook. There’s something for everyone this wild card weekend.
Tyreek Hill is going back to Kansas City this weekend, but the Dolphins are used to playing in warm weather, so the really cold weather could be a problem.
Figuring out a man’s defense is Stroud’s weak spot. His QBR is 74, which is the best in the league towards zone coverage.
However, it is 39, which is the 27th best against man coverage. His QBR drop from zone coverage to man coverage was 35.1, which is the most of any player this season.
When it comes to man coverage, the Browns have the best defense in the league and run it the 10th most often (47%). This weekend, Wade will be up against them.
corners for the Browns, Denzel Ward, and Martin Emerson Jr., whenever they line up to cover Nico Collins. The Texans wide receiver had a great season. He was second only to Tyreek Hill in yards each route run.
If the Browns’ defenders can stop him on any play, Stroud doesn’t have many choices left. Both Emerson and Ward are solid players, and this clash could decide the game.
For the first time, the NFL playoffs are here, and it’s time to pick a winner. Super Wild Card Weekend has a lot of interesting games.
Tyreek Hill is going back to Kansas City, Matthew Stafford is going back to Detroit, and rookie star C.J. Stroud is trying to get his first playoff win. Which teams are going to step up, and which ones are going to fail? That’s what we want to look into.
Every week, we put together a list of all the best picks and gambling content from different sources. This time, we put together picks against the spread from the CBS Sports experts along with extra content for each game, such as serves comparison to top SportsLine experts and the Sports Line Projection Model, best bets from our staff, and more.