NFL Wild Card Weekend locks

Staff selections for the best weekend in the football season, Wild Card Weekend. Mind you these selections are solely for gambling purposes and should not be used solely for amusement.

Coast

Seattle +10.5 vs. the Aints: The Aints lost games this season to Arizona and Cleveland. I know, they went 12-4 and are the defending champs, but I am just not sold on them this season. They have no running game without Pierre Thomas. They will have to go with the thunder and lightning combination of Julius Jones and Reggie Bush. Yikes! Seattle is a tough place to play. 5 of the Seahawk's 7 wins came in the great northwest. Did I mention that they also have Marshawn Lynch, the best running back in this league since Sanders? The Saints beat the Seahawks 34-19 earlier this season in New Orleans and the Hawks will look to avenge this loss. Not only do I think they will cover, but I think they have an outside chance at winning.

Green Bay +2.5 @ Philadelphia: Aaron Rodgers, time to emerge as a top 5 QB in the league. The Packers have a great defense...15 points per game allowed, 2nd in the NFL. Has Vick been figured out? The Giants and Vikings may have exposed him, except for 1 quarter of play. I expect more of the same Sunday, not because Vick isn't a great player, but because the Packers just have a better team. The Pack will win outright at the Link.

Kansas City +3 vs. Baltimore: This is another interesting game. The Bills played both of these teams, should have won both games, yet here we are watching them play each other in the playoffs. The Chiefs can run the football. Jamal Charles is a beast. Arrowhead is a tough place to play. I like the Ravens to win the game in a nail biter, by 3 at most, maybe on a last second field goal.

Jets +3 vs. Colts: I hate the Jets, but it seems like they are built for this time of year. They will run the football and pressure Manning. As long as they can keep the ball and control out of the game out of Mark Sanchez' hands, this game will come down to the wire.

Hawks, Packers, Chefs and Jets....take these and go make some money.

T Wreck (in order of lock"ness")

Seattle +10.5 v New Orleans
Philadelphia -2.5 v Green Bay Packers
Kansas City +3 v Baltimore
New York +3 v Indianapolis


Steve

Seattle +10.5 v New Orleans
Getting that much at home in the playoffs in a tough environment with N.O. playing outside, a place they rarely are? MONEY

Philadelphia -2.5 v Green Bay
Haha, AAron Rodgers in a big game? pssht please

Baltimore -3 @ Kansas City
Cassel is a fraud even with the minuscule number of picks (7)

Indianapolis -3 v New York
Rex is a dogs name has burned up all his FAT karma. Luckily for Sanchize the game is indoors and Indy has looked gasp average this season but it is still Manning for now.