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Joe Manniello's divisional-round NFL picks

Divisional weekend is usually the best of the entire NFL season. Each conference's top two seeds welcoming wild-card winners produces drama with sights set on Championship Sunday. Home teams have dominated, going 156-62 straight up in the divisional round, according to Pat Eichner of PointsBet. They went 4-0 last season, with only one not covering.

PointsBet also gave us these nuggets: Since 2011, home teams are 25-7 but only 15-17 against the spread. Favorites of seven points or more are just 7-11 ATS, with four outright losses. Look for the trend of underdogs covering to continue.

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