The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks have punched their tickets to the championship sport of their respective conferences. On Sunday, they will discover out who they will be battling for a spot in Tremendous Bowl LX.
Denver awaits the winner of the AFC Divisional Spherical matchup between the No. 5 Houston Texans and No. 2 New England Patriots at 3 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium. Seattle will tackle the group that survives the NFC Divisional Spherical conflict between the No. 5 Los Angeles Rams and No. 2 Chicago Bears at Soldier Area at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Houston (12-5) cruised previous the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 within the Wild Card Spherical, whereas New England (14-3) defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 16-3. The Rams (12-5) squeaked previous the Carolina Panthers 34-31 and the Bears (11-6) rallied previous the Inexperienced Bay Packers 31-27.
5 video games are on Sunday night’s NBA schedule, considered one of which has the Denver Nuggets (29-13) internet hosting the Charlotte Hornets (15-27) at 8 p.m. ET at Ball Enviornment. The Nuggets are searching for their fifth consecutive victory, whereas the Hornets have break up the primary 4 contests of their five-game street journey.
The NHL has a pair of video games on its night slate, together with an Atlantic Division showdown between the Ottawa Senators (22-19-6) and Detroit Pink Wings (29-16-4) at 5 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Enviornment. The Pink Wings, who’re tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning atop the Atlantic, posted a 5-3 victory at Ottawa of their first assembly with the last-place Senators this season.
One in every of 4 faculty basketball video games happening Sunday night has Arizona State (10-7) visiting the Fertitta Middle to face No. 7 Houston (16-1) at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Solar Devils have misplaced 5 of their final six contests, whereas the Cougars enter the matchup with a 10-game profitable streak.
The Patriots are 3-point favorites in opposition to the Texans within the newest consensus NFL odds, whereas the Rams are 3.5-point favorites in opposition to the Bears. The Nuggets are 1.5-point favorites in opposition to the Hornets, the Pink Wings are -127 favorites on the cash line versus the Senators and Houston is a 17.5-point favourite in opposition to Arizona State.
Beneath is a snapshot of what to observe and guess for Sunday, Jan. 18. All instances Jap
NFL greatest bets, the place to observe
Texans at Patriots
Time: 3 p.m. | Location: Foxborough, Mass. | TV: ABC/ESPN | Stream: Fubo (Attempt totally free)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Over 40.5 (-113) | Skilled: Patriots -3 (-113, Bruce Marshall)
The Texans led the NFL in complete protection in the course of the common season with a mean of 277.2 yards allowed. They had been second in factors allowed at 17.4 per sport and restricted the Steelers to a pair of discipline targets of their Wild Card matchup. New England additionally was stingy because it allowed a mean of 18.8 factors to rank fourth within the league, and Mike Vrabel’s squad gave up only one discipline aim in opposition to the Chargers final weekend. However because the Patriots had been second in scoring at 28.8 factors per contest and the Texans had been thirteenth at 23.8, the SportsLine Projection Mannequin is leaning towards a battle by which the offenses outperform the defenses because the Over hits in 51% of its simulations. SportsLine knowledgeable Bruce Marshall (+1389 on his final 96 NFL unfold picks) believes New England will cowl the unfold as he does not think about Houston’s offense because the membership scored two defensive touchdowns in opposition to Pittsburgh and quarterback C.J. Stroud fumbled 5 instances.
Rams at Bears
Time: 6:30 p.m. | Location: Chicago | TV: NBC | Stream: Fubo (Attempt totally free)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Bears +3.5 (-104) | Skilled: Kyren Williams Over 59.5 dashing yards (-114, PropBetGuy)
The Rams misplaced three of their ultimate 4 street video games within the common season and had been lucky to get previous the Panthers in Carolina final weekend. They held their very own within the snow at Philadelphia within the Divisional Spherical final 12 months and in the end misplaced 28-22, however frigid temperatures in Chicago may forestall their offense – which led the NFL this marketing campaign with a mean of 30.5 factors scored per sport – from acting at its peak. The SportsLine Projection Mannequin sees the Bears preserving it shut as its simulations have them protecting the unfold 54% of the time. SportsLine props knowledgeable PropBetGuy (+1616 on his final 104 NFL participant prop picks) thinks Los Angeles’ Kyren Williams might be productive on the bottom as he rushed for no less than 60 yards in 14 of his 17 common season outings and fell simply three yards shy of the mark final weekend.
NBA greatest bets, the place to observe
Hornets at Nuggets
Time: 8 p.m. | Location: Denver | TV: NBA League Go | Stream: Fubo (Attempt totally free)
SportsLine decide — Mannequin: Hornets +1.5 (-113)
The Nuggets have gained six of their final seven contests, however 5 of these victories had been by fewer than seven factors. Charlotte was routed at Golden State on Saturday, however three of its earlier 4 losses had been by fewer than three factors and two had been one-point selections. The Hornets beat the Lakers in Los Angeles by 18 factors on Thursday, and the SportsLine Projection Mannequin thinks they will finish Denver’s four-game profitable streak as they defeat the Nuggets and canopy the unfold in 64% of its simulations.
NHL greatest bets, the place to observe
Senators at Pink Wings
Time: 5 p.m. | Location: Detroit | TV: ESPN+ | Stream: Fubo (Attempt totally free)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Senators +1.5 (-224) | Skilled: Pink Wings -125 (Matt Severance)
Over their final 4 video games, the Senators posted a pair of victories, misplaced a one-goal choice in opposition to the Florida Panthers in regulation and had been overwhelmed by the Montreal Canadiens in additional time. The Pink Wings doubled up the San Jose Sharks 4-2 of their final outing however had been blanked by the Boston Bruins and edged the Carolina Hurricanes in additional time of their earlier two contests. The SportsLine Projection Mannequin has taken all of that into consideration and sees the Senators preserving it shut in opposition to the Pink Wings as Ottawa covers the unfold in 69% of its simulations. SportsLine knowledgeable Matt Severance (17-8, +765.5 on his final 25 NHL cash line picks) feels Detroit will notch the victory as Ottawa had a tricky battle with Montreal at residence on Saturday.
CBB greatest bets, the place to observe
Arizona State at Houston
Time: 6:30 p.m. | Location: Houston | TV: ESPN | Stream: Fubo (Attempt totally free)
SportsLine decide — Mannequin: Houston -17.5 (-114)
After 4 consecutive single-digit victories, the Cougars posted back-to-back dominant wins, defeating Baylor by 22 factors and West Virginia by 29. In the meantime, three of the Solar Devils’ final 5 losses had been by fewer than eight factors, together with a seven-point setback in opposition to No. 1 Arizona final Wednesday. Nonetheless, the SportsLine Projection Mannequin does not see them placing up an analogous battle in opposition to Houston as its simulations have the Cougars protecting the unfold 60% of the time.
