Week 16 trends and tips

Carolina at Pittsburgh

The Panthers are 4-10 vs. the spread, including 2-4 on the road. ... Carolina has covered one of its last four road games and is 0-5-1 against the number in its previous six regular-season road night contests. ... The Panthers have failed to cover the last three games following a cover and have covered one of their previous nine times prior to facing the Falcons. ... Carolina has covered four of its last five road games against AFC teams, and its previous three road contests have gone over the total. ... The Steelers are 8-6 against the spread, including 4-3 at home. ... Pittsburgh has covered its last four home games against NFC South opponents and is 11-2-1 vs. the number its previous 14 times while playing the second of consecutive home games. ... The Steelers have covered five of their last six games following a non-cover but have failed to cover their previous four contests prior to facing the Browns.

Dallas at Arizona

The Cowboys are 6-8 vs. the spread, including 3-3 on the road. ... Dallas has covered seven of its last nine games prior to facing the Eagles and has covered three of its previous four contests after hosting the Redskins. ... The Cowboys have covered their last three games against NFC West teams and have covered 10 of the previous 13 meetings (but not the last one in 2008). ... Dallas has covered two of its last seven times while playing the first of consecutive road games and has covered four of its previous 11 contests on grass. ... The Cowboys' last nine games have gone over the total. ... The Cardinals are 5-9 against the number, including 3-4 at home. ... Arizona has covered one of its last six, and two of its previous nine, games and has covered one of its last six night contests. ... The Cardinals are 4-2-1 against the spread in their previous seven home games vs. NFC east foes. ... Three of Arizona's last four contests have stayed under the total, but six of its previous eight home contests including playoffs have gone over the total.

New England at Buffalo

The Patriots are 8-5-1 vs. the number, including 5-2 on the road. ... New England has covered five of its last six road games and has covered its previous four contests following a non cover. ... The Patriots have covered six of their last seven times prior to hosting the Dolphins and are 5-1-1 vs. the spread in their previous seven road contests sandwiched between two home games. ... AFC East teams have covered 21 of their 28 road games this season, but New England is 1-3-1 against the number in its previous five road contests vs. AFC East rivals. ... The Patriots' last eight games have gone over the total. ... The Bills are 8-5-1 against the spread, including 3-3-1 at home. ... Buffalo has covered five of its previous six contests and is 7-1-1 vs. the number in its last nine games. ... The Bills have covered their previous three home contests and are 2-0-1 vs. the spread in the last three meetings. ... Buffalo has covered one of its previous 10 times after facing the Dolphins, and three of its previous four games have stayed under the total.

N.Y. Jets at Chicago

The Jets are 8-6 against the number, including 5-2 on the road. ... New York has covered eight of its last nine games on grass and has covered six of its previous seven times while playing the second of consecutive road contests. ... The Jets have covered their final road game seven of the previous nine seasons, and AFC East teams have covered 21-of-28 road contests this season. ... New York has failed to cover its last three games following a cover and has covered one of its previous four contests vs. NFC foes. ... The Jets' last eight road games, including playoffs, have gone over the total. ... The Bears are 7-6-1 against the spread, including 3-4 on the road. ... Chicago has covered eight of its last 10 games after playing the Vikings and has covered three of its previous four times following a road cover. ... The Bears have covered three of their last four games after holding their previous opponent to 14 points or fewer, and the last four meetings have stayed under the total.

Baltimore at Cleveland

The Ravens are 7-6-1 vs. the number, including 4-2-1 on the road. ... Baltimore is 7-2-1 vs. the spread in its last 10 road games sandwiched between two home contests and has covered seven of its previous nine times prior to facing the Bengals. ... The Ravens are 1-4-1 against the number in their last six games vs. AFC North rivals and have covered their road finale two of the previous six seasons. ... Baltimore's last three road games have gone over the total. ... These teams have not split against the spread since 2005 (Cleveland covered in Week Three). ... The Browns are 5-8-1 vs. the number, including 2-4 at home. ... Cleveland has covered one of its last six games and has covered one of its previous four home contests. ... The Browns have covered their last five games on grass following a contest on artificial turf and have covered their previous four times while playing the first of consecutive home contests. ... Cleveland has covered six of its last nine home games against AFC North rivals. ... The Browns' previous three contests have stayed under the total, but four of their last five home games have gone over the total.

Tennessee at Kansas City

The Titans are 7-7 vs. the spread, including 3-3 on the road. ... Tennessee has failed to cover its last three road games and has covered one of its previous four contests against AFC West opponents. ... The Titans have failed to cover their last three games after playing the Texans and have failed to cover their previous three contests prior to facing the Colts. ... Tennessee's last seven regular-season games against AFC West teams have gone over the total. ... The Chiefs are 8-6 against the number, including 4-2 at home. ... Kansas City has covered three of its last four games against AFC South foes and is 5-0-1 against the spread in its previous six contests following consecutive road games. ... Five of the Chiefs' last six games have gone over the total, and the previous three meetings have gone over the total.     

San Francisco at St. Louis

The 49ers are 5-8-1 vs. the number, including 2-5 on the road. ... San Francisco is 3-6-1 vs. the spread in its last 10 games and has failed to cover its previous four contests prior to facing the Cardinals. ... The 49ers are 0-7-1 against the number in their last eight games as a dog of three points or fewer. ... San Francisco has covered five of the previous six meetings and has covered seven of its last 10 games against NFC West rivals. ... Twelve of the 49ers' last 18 road games have stayed under the total, and 16 of their previous 20 contests on artificial turf have stayed under the total. ... The Rams are 9-5 against the spread, including 4-3 at home. ... St. Louis has covered its last five times after failing to cover a home game and has covered five of its previous six contests while playing the second of consecutive home games. ... The Rams have not covered both contests vs. the 49ers since 1999 (covered in Week 10) and have failed to cover their last three games prior to a contest at Seattle. ... Five of St. Louis' last six games against NFC West foes have stayed under the total, and five of their previous six home contests vs. NFC West rivals have stayed under the total.

Detroit at Miami

The Lions are 10-4 vs. the number, including 4-3 on the road. ... Detroit has covered its last three games and is 7-2-1 vs. the spread in its previous 10 contests on grass. ... The Lions have covered one of their last four games against AFC teams and have failed to cover the previous three meetings. ... Detroit has failed to cover its last four games following an overtime contest. ... The Dolphins are 8-6 against the number, including 2-5 at home. ... Miami has failed to cover its last three, and 15 of its previous 20, home games including playoffs and has failed to cover its previous six home contests against NFC opponents. ... The Dolphins have covered one of their last six games as a favorite and have covered one of their previous five times while playing the second of consecutive home contests. ... Miami has covered its final home game one of the last seven seasons. ... The Dolphins have covered eight of their previous 10 contests following a non-cover and have covered five of their last six games after playing the Bills. ... Four of Miami's last five contests have stayed under the total.

Seattle at Tampa Bay

The Seahawks are 6-8 against the spread, including 2-5 on the road. ... Seattle has covered two of its last eight games and has failed to cover its previous eight road contests sandwiched between two home games. ... The Seahawks have covered two of their last 10 games on grass and have covered one of their previous four contests against NFC South foes. ... Seattle has covered the last four meetings on the road, and its previous seven contests have gone over the total. ... The Buccaneers are 7-6-1 vs. the number, including 1-5-1 at home. ... Tampa Bay has failed to cover its last three games and has failed to cover its previous four times while playing the second of consecutive home contests. ... The Buccaneers are 1-6-1 vs. the spread in their last eight games as a favorite and are 2-15-1 against the number in their previous 18 home contests. ... Tampa Bay has covered its final home game one of the last nine seasons but has covered its previous five outings prior to facing the Saints.

Washington at Jacksonville

The Redskins are 7-6-1 against the spread, including 3-3-1 on the road. ... Washington has covered one of its last four times following a road cover but has covered four of its previous five contests following a game on artificial turf. ... The Redskins have covered six of their previous seven contests following a game at Dallas and are 5-1-1 vs. the number in their last seven games prior to hosting the Giants. ... The Jaguars are 9-5 vs. the spread, including 5-2 at home. ... Jacksonville has covered four of its last five home games and has covered four of its previous five contests against NFC East teams. ... The Jaguars have covered two of their last eight games following a contest at Indianapolis and have covered their final home game two of the previous nine seasons. ... Six of Jacksonville's last seven home contests have gone over the total.

Indianapolis at Oakland

The Colts are 7-6-1 against the number, including 3-3-1 on the road. ... Indy is 1-3-1 against the spread as a road favorite this season and is 1-3-1 vs. the number in its previous five contests following a cover. ... The Colts have covered one of the last four meetings and have covered their final road game one of the last seven seasons. ... Five of Indy's last six games have gone over the total, and nine of its previous 10 road contests have gone over the total. ... The Raiders are 7-6-1 vs. the spread, including 4-3 at home. ... Oakland has covered four of its last five home games and has covered four of its previous five times while playing the second of consecutive home contests. ... The Raiders have covered three of their last four games as a home dog and have covered their previous four times prior to playing the Chiefs. ... Oakland has failed to cover its last four games against AFC South opponents, and the previous three meetings have stayed under the total. ... Three of the Raiders' last four games have gone over the total, and five of their previous six home contests have gone over the total.

Houston at Denver

The Texans are 5-9 against the number, including 3-4 on the road. ... Houston has covered two of its last 10 games and has covered one of its previous five road contests. ... The Texans have failed to cover their last four games after facing the Titans but have covered their previous five times while playing the second of consecutive road contests. ... Six of Houston's last seven games have gone over the total, and seven of its previous eight road contests have gone over the total. ... The Broncos are 4-10 against the spread, including 2-4 at home. ... Denver has covered one of its last five games and has covered one of its previous five home contests. ... The Broncos have covered two of their last 10, and seven of their previous 24, games and are 23-46-1 vs. the number in their previous 70 contests. ... Denver is 1-8-1 vs. the spread in its last 10 games prior to hosting the Chargers but is 6-2-1 against the number following a game at Oakland. ... Seven of the Broncos' last eight home contests have gone over the total, and 15 of their previous 19 contests overall have gone over the total.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay

The Giants are 7-7 against the spread, including 3-2 on the road. ... New York has covered two of its last six games and has covered one of its previous five times following a straight-up loss. ... The Giants have covered five of their last seven games against NFC North foes, including playoffs, and have covered six of their previous seven times while playing the first of consecutive road contests. ... Three of the last four meetings have gone over the total. ... The Packers are 8-6 vs. the number, including 4-2 at home. ...Green Bay has covered its last three home games and has covered five of its previous six contests prior to facing the Bears. ... The Packers have covered six of the last seven games on grass following a contest on artificial turf and are 4-1-1 vs. the spread in their previous six regular-season home games against NFC East opponents. ... Green Bay is 1-4-1 against the number in its previous six contests following a cover as a dog.

San Diego at Cincinnati

The Chargers are 8-6 against the spread, including 2-4 on the road. ... San Diego has covered six of its last seven games. ... The Chargers have failed to cover their previous five contests against AFC North foes including playoffs and have failed to cover their last four times while playing the first of consecutive road games. ... San Diego's last five games have stayed under the total, and four of its previous five contests on artificial turf have stayed under the total. ... The Bengals are 5-9 vs. the number, including 3-4 at home. ... Cincinnati has covered one of its last six times following a cover and has covered one of its previous four contests against AFC West squads. ... The Bengals have failed to cover their last four games prior to a contest at Baltimore, and three of their previous four contests have stayed under the total.

Minnesota at Philadelphia

The Vikings are 4-10 vs. the spread, including 1-5 on the road. ... Minnesota has covered two of its last nine games and has failed to cover its previous seven night contests. ... The Vikings have failed to cover their previous seven games as a dog this season and have failed to cover their last four times after hosting the Bears. ... Minnesota has covered four of its last previous five road contests against NFC East opponents. ... The Eagles are 8-6 against the number, including 3-3 at home. ... Philadelphia has covered three of its last four home games and has covered its previous six regular-season contests following a game on artificial turf. ... The Eagles have covered their last eight games, including playoffs, after a road contest against the Giants. ... Philadelphia has covered four of its previous five times following a road cover but has covered two of its last seven games overall following a cover. ... The Eagles have covered one of their previous five regular-season contests against NFC North foes, and nine of their last 10, and 23 of their previous 32, games including playoffs have gone over the total.

New Orleans at Atlanta

The Saints are 6-8 against the spread, including 2-5 on the road. ... New Orleans has failed to cover its last three, and eight of its previous 10, road games. ... The Saints have failed to cover their previous three contests prior to facing the Buccaneers and are 1-7-1 vs. the number in their last nine games as a dog of three points or fewer. ... New Orleans' previous three road contests have gone over the total, and four of its previous five games overall have gone over the total. ... The Falcons are 10-4 vs. the spread, including 4-2 at home. ... Atlanta has covered its last six games and has covered 10 of its previous 14 home contests. ... The Falcons have covered four of the last five meetings and have covered five of their previous six contests against NFC South rivals. ... Atlanta has covered three of its last four times while playing the first of consecutive home games.

Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/12/22/week-16-trends-and-tips-3

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