The Arizona Cardinals will look to bounce back from their worst loss of the season when they battle the Green Bay Packers in Saturday’s NFC Divisional Playoff matchup as seven-point home betting favorites at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
The 13-3 Cardinals capped an otherwise successful campaign with a brutal 36-6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, generating just 232 total yards and failing to cover as six-point favorites in their first straight-up defeat in 10 games.
Arizona had surrendered just 11.8 points per game over its previous five games but enters Saturday night’s Packers vs. Cardinals betting matchup at University of Phoenix Stadium with just one win against the spread in its past six home contests.
It took a while, but the Packers finally returned to playoff form in the second half of their 35-18 win over the Washington Redskins in an NFC Wild Card Game.
The victory halted a two-game SU and ATS losing streak that cost them the NFC North title, and provides a glimmer of hope for a Packers squad that has struggled on both sides of the ball while posting a 5-6 SU record in their past 11 games.
Green Bay will look to avenge a lopsided 38-8 loss to Arizona in Week 16, but it has gone 7-3 SU in the teams’ past 10 meetings and 6-4 ATS.
On Sunday afternoon, the Seahawks visit the 15-1 Carolina Panthers as 2 1/2-point betting underdogs in this weekend’s other NFC Divisional Playoff matchup.
Seattle rides a six-game SU win streak on the road into its matchup with the NFC’s top seed, going 4-2 ATS, while holding opponents to just two total touchdowns over that stretch.
A 10-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in last weekend’s NFC Wild Card Game also gave the Seahawks a boost, marking their second playoff road win in their past three outings and ending a lengthy eight-game SU losing streak in postseason contests on the road.
Carolina bounced back from its sole loss of the season by pounding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-10 in Week 17 to claim its 11th straight SU win at home, covering the spread in each of its past four outings, according to the OddsShark NFL Database.
The Panthers also picked up a 27-23 win in Seattle earlier this season but have otherwise struggled in recent home dates with the Seahawks, averaging just over nine points per game in three straight SU losses.
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