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With the AFC and NFC Championship games slated for Sunday, the 2020 NFL season has reached its final two matchups before Super Bowl Sunday. It’s the second-biggest stage in the sport, and it has already generated a ton of betting activity. Bettors will be looking back at the 19 weeks that led up to this final four weekend, looking for any angles they can find against the spread, on the moneyline, or on the over/under totals.

Every week, this column provides a detailed breakdown of our favorite bets, weaving in a preview of exclusive data from BetQL. This compilation serves as a mere sneak preview of all that BetQL offers. Check us out now to reveal our full betting predictions for every game of the conference championship round, including projections and best bet ratings from our NFL Best Bet Model.

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Conference Championship Betting Picks: Spread pick of the week

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3.5) at Green Bay Packers

My favorite spread play of the week would be to buy a half-point and take the Bills +3.5 at Kansas City, but if I have to take a spread at its current position, I feel compelled to go against 65 percent of sharp bettors and go with Tom Brady and the Buccaneers getting +3.5 in Green Bay.

My longtime friend Steve has been a loyal Tampa Bay fan for 20-plus years, and he hates this pick because of the Bucs’ dismal track record. “They’re going to get beat bad this weekend,” Steve said. “That’s what they do.”

But they haven’t had the greatest and most clutch quarterback of all-time under center until this season. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve never been a huge Tom Brady fanboy despite my New England lineage, but I do recognize his contributions to the Patriots’ dynasties, and to the NFL as a whole. The man never gets flustered on the biggest stages. He competes until the very end.

The Bucs may not win Sunday, but I simply do not see them losing by more than a field goal. They forced four turnovers and held Drew Brees and the Saints to 294 total yards (190 passing) in their 30-20 divisional-round victory. They put up 507 offensive yards (365 passing) against a good Washington defense one week prior, good for a 31-23 wild card win. Brady has thrown 16 touchdowns and just one interception over the course of Tampa’s past six games.

Let’s also not forget that the Packers fell to the Bucs 38-10 in the first Battle of the Bays this season in Week 6. Brady went 17-of-27 for 166 yards and two TDs that week, finishing with a 104.9 QB rating. Tampa logged five sacks for 53 yards and forced Packers QB Aaron Rodgers to throw two interceptions. Pack running back Aaron Jones managed just 15 yards on 10 carries. Green Bay scored only one touchdown in the loss.

That game was obviously an outlier in Rodgers’ fantastic season, for which he will likely garner MVP honors. However, Rodgers has had his fair share of struggles in big moments, particularly in the postseason. Will All-Pro wideout Davante Adams once again be stymied by Tampa’s underrated secondary? Will the Bucs’ defensive line disrupt Rodgers in the pocket? Will Devin White maintain his borderline-inhuman rate of productivity? These are all distinct possibilities.

BetQL’s NFL Best Bet Model puts three stars on the Bucs covering the 3.5 points. It also points out an interesting trend: Tampa Bay has gone 7-1 against defensive units allowing over 5.6 yards per play this season. Green Bay has allowed just over 5.5 yards per play in 2020.

Ultimately, I have the Packers winning 27-24, but it will be a wild ride to the finish line and nobody will be breathing easy until the final whistle.

Conference Championship Betting Picks: Moneyline pick of the week

Kansas City Chiefs (-170) vs. Buffalo Bills

It’s so difficult to pick against the Buffalo, who I have touted as a breakout contender since before this crazy season started. Josh Allen has grown by leaps and bounds in front of all of our eyes and is on a collision-course with history in a fantastic run of prime-time conquests. But alas, he’s not Patrick Mahomes, and the Bills just do not measure up to the dominating depth chart of the defending champions.

If Mahomes clears the concussion protocol and plays Sunday, it’s simply impossible to pick against Kansas City on the moneyline. The question marks around the health of the reigning Super Bowl MVP are the only reason these odds are so good. Otherwise, we would likely be seeing KC +170 instead of -170.

Winners make winning plays, and Mahomes has proved time and time again that he’s the best in the NFL on the big stage. The Chiefs finished the regular season with the best record, somehow improving upon its 2019 offense. Kansas City also greatly benefited from the hire of Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator. The Chiefs cracked the top 10 in fewest points allowed this season and finished fifth in the NFL in interceptions.

The majestic union of Allen and star Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs has been a fantastic story this season, and they are undoubtedly going to be wreaking havoc on the league for years to come. That said, Kansas City has far too many playmakers, including the always-explosive wideout Tyreek Hill and perhaps the best pass-catching tight end ever in Travis Kelce. The Bills will soon get their time in the sun, but I just don’t think it’s this year.

Conference Championship Betting Picks: Over/under pick of the week

Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OVER 51.5

BetQL likes the Bills-Chiefs game to go UNDER 54 points, but let’s face it: It’s more fun to bet on the OVER in the playoffs. Thus, we are rooting for a barnburner in the Rodgers-Brady showdown on Sunday afternoon.

Statistics are on our side here. The Buccaneers have scored at least 30 points in their past five contests and hit 44 twice in that span. Green Bay has hit 30-plus in seven of its past eight games, while reaching 40 twice. The Bucs are the third-highest scoring team in the NFL with the seventh-most yards on the season. The Pack are the top-scoring team in the NFL and produced the fifth-most yards.

These defenses have both been good this season, but their quarterbacks have been better. This will be a battle of two cagey veterans, and it seems highly unlikely that either will let it become a defensive slugfest. There’s always a risk going with the crowd -- 79 percent of sharp money is on the OVER in this one -- but investing in the points potential of two future first-ballot Hall-of-Fame QBs seems smart to me.

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I’d been on a nice little tear with my NFL picks lately, but they came to a mild halt in week 14. Keep in mind that while I am standing by these picks, the overpowering point of my weekly column is to point out that there is a lot of uncovered betting value to be had.

More specifically, Vegas tends to prices games in a way that you could get trapped in making a bet you probably shouldn’t, or you miss a bet that might be superior.

In week 14 I only went 1-3 with my picks, but I narrowly missed the Over in the Browns vs. Panthers game (by 1.5 points) and I loved the Falcons (+205) in Green Bay. It wasn’t the best week, but the logic was there and I did score a win with the Colts not only beating the spread but ultimately snapping Houston’s crazy nine-game winning streak.

There are more victories to be had and just as important, more value to be unearthed as well. Let’s seek both as I break down some of the biggest moneyline to spread discrepancies in the NFL in week 15:

Houston Texans @ New York Jets

Sam Darnold returned last week and provided some clutch play in a big win for the Jets, but this is still a bad New York team we’re dealing with here. New York will be at home and they’re probably confident after last week, but they’re overmatched and should lose to the Texans.

Vegas makes the moneyline impossible to like for the Texans (-260), but they’re not even favored by a touchdown. Deshaun Watson and company ran into a desperate Colts team last week, but now it’s Houston that should be in must-win mode.

The Texans could lose their mystique after having a crazy nine-game run ended, but they still need to wrap up the AFC South. There is also a first-round bye in play, so the Texans would be wise to make sure there’s no doubt in this one.

Pretty much everyone would agree the Texans are the play here and most would also point out that this game shouldn’t be close.

Why bet on them to win at -260 when you can just pick the Texans by a touchdown at -113? This is a classic example of where the moneyline and point spread pricing point the bettor in the right direction.

Cleveland Browns @ Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos should have ran right through the San Francisco 49ers and stayed alive in the wild-card playoff race last week. They didn’t do that, and while they still are in the mix for that sixth and final AFC playoff spot, last week’s shaky performance was probably the last straw for them.

On the flip-side, Baker Mayfield once again helped the Browns get a big win and Cleveland is suddenly just as alive as Denver is.

The Broncos have the edge at home and are the more veteran team, but Baker Mania is taking over the league and the Browns are starting to believe they’re more than just a team that can compete.

If you’re entertaining the idea of betting on Cleveland to stay within three points at -113, why not aim high and pick them to win and eat a cool +135? Baker Mayfield has been on fire for weeks and Cleveland finally has serious momentum.

This isn’t an easy spot, but the value is there and few teams are more fun to cheer for right now.

Arizona Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons

Another game with interesting pricing is this showdown in the dome between the visiting Arizona Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons.

This one isn’t so much a huge discrepancy as it is sheer value. Arizona just upset the Packers in Green Bay two weeks ago and this Falcons team is in a bad way with five straight losses. They’re historically great at home, but they’ve fallen apart and I don’t see any reason to trust them.

I have legit interest in Arizona as a straight up road dog in this spot, as that +335 moneyline is about as enticing as it gets. You don’t always need to risk it with those big upset picks, though. The Cardinals are still being handed a thick +8.5 point spread at Sportsbetting.ag and return a nice -110 price if they can get the job done.

Arizona still has their work cut out for them to flat out win this one on the road, but Atlanta hasn’t won in forever and is literally the worst team in the NFL against the spread (3-10) in 2018. Perhaps it’ll change at home against the Cards, but their 2-5 mark ATS as home favorites isn’t very encouraging.

The Cardinals are awesome underdog plays this week and killer bets to beat a big spread.

New England Patriots @ Pittsburgh Steelers

For my last pick of the week, let’s forget about picking spreads or Lastly, I can’t pass on the Pats at -117.

Yeah, that’s too good of a price.

This is basically a pick’em game and I want to point out a few things; New England is almost never this cheap, Bill Belichick teams rarely lose two games in a row and the Steelers seem to be falling apart.

This could be (and probably needs to be) a season-saver for the Steelers. They lose here and they could slide out of first place in the AFC North, if not out of the playoff picture, altogether.

But just because you’re not supposed to free fall doesn’t mean you can’t or won’t. The Steelers are who they’ve been. They’ve dropped three games in a row and had it not been for a late rally against the Jaguars several weeks ago, they could easily be sitting on four straight losses.

Oh, and last week handed the Steelers a loss to the Raiders.

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If there isn’t a sign of serious trouble, I’m not sure what is.

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Now the Steelers host the Patriots, who only lost last week because of a miracle play by the Miami Dolphins. This game could still be close, but I can’t see an angry New England team letting a reeling Steelers squad get the best of them.