NFL Playoffs—Divisional Round
Saturday, January 15, 2011
4:30 PM EST on CBS-TV
Baltimore Ravens (13-4-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4-0)
Vegas: Pit by 3
Totals: 37
PiRate: Pit by 1.4
Mean: Pit by 3.8
Bias: Pit by 4.7
100 Simulations: Pit 57 Bal 43
Avg. Sim Score Pit 19.3 Bal 16.7
Outlier A: Pit 31 Bal 7
Outlier B: Bal 24 Pit 6
5 PiRates Pick vs. Spread: Pit 4 Bal 1
5 PiRates Pick vs. Totals: Ovr-3 Und—2
8:00 PM EST on Fox-TV
Green Bay Packers (11-6-0) at Atlanta Falcons (13-3-0)
Vegas: Atl by 2
Totals: 45 ½
PiRate: GB by 2.2
Mean: GB by 0.2
Bias: GB by 0.7
100 Simulations: GB 61 Atl 39
Avg. Sim Score GB 27.2 Atl 20.3
Outlier A: GB 33 Atl 14
Outlier B: Atl 30 GB 13
5 PiRates Pick vs. Spread: GB—4 Atl—1
5 PiRates Pick vs. Totals: Und—3 Ovr—2
Sunday, January 16, 2011
1:00 PM EST on Fox-TV
Seattle Seahawks (8-9-0) at Chicago Bears (11-5-0)
Vegas: Chi by 10
Totals: 40
PiRate: Chi by 11.3
Mean: Chi by 11.7
Bias: Chi by 9.0
100 Simulations: Chi 91 Sea 9
Avg. Sim Score Chi 26.6 Sea 11.8
Outlier A: Chi 38 Sea 0
Outlier B: Sea 17 Chi 12
5 PiRates Pick vs. Spread: Chi—4 Sea—1
5 PiRates Pick vs. Totals: Und—3 Ovr—2
4:30 PM EST on CBS-TV
New York Jets (12-5-0) at New England Patriots (14-2-0)
Vegas: NE by 8 ½
Totals: 45 ½
PiRate: NE by 14.8
Mean: NE by 11.1
Bias: NE by 2.2
100 Simulations: NE 82 NYJ 18
Avg. Sim Score NE 26.7 NYJ 16.6
Outlier A: NE 34 NYJ 10
Outlier B: NYJ 24 NE 16
5 PiRates Pick vs. Spread: NE—3 NYJ—2
5 PiRates Pick vs. Totals: Und—4 Ovr—1
We do not have official picks during the Playoffs, but here is our Unofficial–Recommended 13-point Teaser Parlays
Parlay-1
Green Bay & Atlanta OVER 32 ½
Chicago & Seattle UNDER 53
Pittsburgh & Baltimore OVER 24
New England & New York Jets UNDER 58 ½
Parlay-2
Green Bay +15 vs. Atlanta
Chicago +3 vs. Seattle
Pittsburgh +10 vs. Baltimore
New England +4 ½ vs. New York Jets
The Pi-Rate Ratings 