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The Arizona Cardinals are going to be facing the New Orleans Saints this Saturday’s afternoon. Kurt Warner’s aerial performance was quite spectacular in their wild card victory over Green Bay. And the team still managed to make 156 rushing yards for that game. More then half of those carries were completed by freshman Beanie Wells. He is fast, agile and strong and could make a difference this Saturday.

The Saint’s defense now has to find a way to stop Warner from throwing like he did last week. Because the Saints are certainly going to have to get their awesome back if they plan to control Arizona’s QB, who threw 29/33 for 379-yards with no interceptions and 5 touchdowns on his last game. The Saints also need to cover Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston, a duo that meant so much trouble for Green Bay.

Although the Saints were coming super-strong from the beginning of the season, with a franchise record 12-game win steak, their recent performance has surprised many. In their last couple performances the Saints have been more righteous then perfect, and they brought down their tempo. There is one big issue here when it comes to choosing sides. New Orleans is playing at home, and its men are well rested.

Drew Brees has proved to be solid in the air attacks, and the Saint’s offensive line counts with at least 5 players with more then 45 catches per head. As of press time, Instant Action Sports is offering the following odds for the Saints: -7-110 / ML-300 with a ML+250 comeback for the Cardinals.

The Indianapolis Colts have played it safe during these last weeks. They are expected to win their game against the Baltimore Ravens. Furthermore, they are expected to win it all. Instant Actions Sports has set NFL futures lines for the Big Game. If you think the Colts are good to go all the way, well, take a look at this sports wagering line: Indianapolis Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV ML +275.

Baltimore is still a treat and cannot be taken lightly. The Ravens can run the ball. In fact, they averaged 216.5 yards in their last 5 games. Last week they flew over the Eagles with complete authority. Baltimore managed to keep New England’s Tom Brady from performing at his best. But the Ravens are now going to be facing this years MVP Peyton Manning. What’s even tougher, they are going to face a well-rested Peyton Manning. The Ravens’ defense is going to have Ray Lewis aiming his 250 lbs. at Manning to try to stop him. But it’s a rough job.

Rumor has it that quarterback Joe Flacco’s hip injury is quite more painful then he would admit. He is a tough guy, sure, and he has the motivation and stamina to ride it through, but he only completed 11 passes in his last game, so you might want add the hip into the equation. And to make things worse, Todd Heap has been suffering from back spasms, yet Head Coach John Harbaugh say they will be fine.

It’s going to be a tough road game for the Ravens’ defense. The Colts have 5 receivers with 47 or more receptions each. And if you are into statistics, the Colts have won their last 7 matches against the Ravens. Still, according to Instant Actions Sports wagering lines the Colts are the favorite by 6½ points as of press time.

Let us begin with the New York Jets. They are looking good. They took down the AFC North champion with a bit of ease. Their defense is strong. Strong enough to have kept Cincinnati Bengals’ Chad Ochocinco under control for most of the game: he only ran 28 yards for the night. Quarterback Mark Sanchez had a brilliant performance in his first ever playoffs. He completed 12 of his 15 attempts for one touchdown and 182 passing yards. And both the defense and the team’s ability to run the ball have given quite good results.

In the Jets last 7 games, the team’s defense has not allow more then 15 points per game. But now Sanchez is going to face the San Diego Chargers at home, and it’s not quite certain if he is going to play like he did last week. Even though the Jets have an impressive defense, they are facing a team that has scored more then 20 points in their last 20 games.

Now the Chargers have won 11 games in a row, and they might just keep up their momentum. Actually, they are looking so strong that they are the second most favorite team in the odds to win Super Bowl XLIV with a ML of +325 just behind the Colts. Quarterback Phillip Rivers has passed the ball along 4254-yards completing 28 touchdown passes this season.

The New York Jets have a great defense, but just take a look at these numbers by the Chargers: both Vincent Jackson and Antonio Gates have more then 1100 yards each, and if this is not enough LaDainian Tomlinson has rushed 730 yards for 72 points. Tomlinson had a rough game against Washington two weeks ago, but he has had time to recover, and there’s a big chance he could play. As of press time, the Chargers are the favorite by 7½ points on Sportsbook industry leader Instant Actions Sports.

Eight teams will have to battle for the four spots in the Divisional Playoffs

The Dallas Cowboys have had some troubles this season. Tony Romo had a fairly good season, with 4483 passing yards, and 26 touchdowns. But when it comes to playoffs his 63.1% completion average drops to 53.8%. Romo has only completed 398 yards in his 3 playoffs appearances and has not won any of his playoff’s games.

Although the Cowboys have won their last three games, the Eagles’ last couple postseason numbers are much more inviting. Just like last weekend’s game, Dallas is facing the Eagles at the Cowboys Stadium, and home sweet home, might just give them an extra edge.  They played very well for the NFC East title against the Eagles to win 24-0 last week. But it has been 13 years since Dallas won in the Playoffs.

On the other hand, under Coach Andy Reid the Philadelphia Eagles have reached five NFC title games, including last year’s run. And if it is consistency you are looking for, the Eagles have kept Reid in front of the team ever since he was hired in 1999. The Cowboys have had four different coaches in that span.

The Eagles were playing brilliantly just before this last weekend. They had a six-game win streak until their last visit to the Cowboys Stadium. And all though they have already lost twice against the Cowboys this season, they sure know how much is at stake in this game. As of press time, Instant Action Handicappers have made the Cowboys favorite by -4. That is the highest spread among the 4 Wild Card Round games.

On Sunday, at 4:30, the last spot for the Divisional Playoffs will be played.  The Arizona Cardinals are going to be facing the Green Bay Packers at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Last Sunday, the Cardinals played it easy and cautiously against the Green Bay Packers. The result: Green Bay wiped out Arizona Cardinals reserve players 33-7. Arizona’s Head Coach Ken Whisenhun sat quarterback Kurt Warner after the first quarter, and rested most of his key players. After the Cardinals saw the Minnesota Vikings team win it game against the N.Y. Giants, they decided to put their flaps down against the Packers in a meaningless game.

Aaron Rodgers, the Packers’ young quarterback didn’t get much rest. But he sure is got to be excited about his playoffs’ debut. Let’s just see if he can fill Bret Favre’s big shoes. We could suppose that Head Coach Mike McCarthy was trying to keep up the team’s momentum by keeping his starters in last week’s game.  At least we would like to believe that this is where he was going with such a risky decision. The Packers have won 7 of their last 8 games, and that is certainly going to have them fired up. .

Kurt Warner, Arizona’s QB, is 8-3 in the postseason, and he was quite brilliant in last season’s playoffs. He completed 11 touchdown passes with only 3 interceptions. But Warner is going to be trying to surpass NFC’s top defense. In general terms, the Cards have a bit more experience in playoffs. But the Packers have built great momentum from their last games.

It is going to be a close match. At least that’s what Instant Action Sports handicappers are predicting. As of press time the Cardinals are the favorite by only 1 point in the NFL playoffs wagering lines. Both the juice and the spread are going to be oscillating a bit as kick off time closes in.