Matt Fargo Sports Handicapper Review & Free Picks

This is a play on the WINNIPEG JETS for our NHL Sunday Breakaway. Chicago has won four straight games including a recent three-game sweep on its roadtrip but it is catching the wrong opponent at the wrong time. The Blackhawks return home where they are just 11-11-3 on the season and they are 6-15 in their last 21 when their opponent allows five goals or more in their previous game. Winnipeg is barely outside playoff position in the West and two points ahead of Chicago, but the Jets have dropped three of four, most recently a 7-1 home loss to Tampa Bay on Friday night. Winnipeg is 14-8-2 on the road as it too has struggled at home. The Jets are 10-4 in their last 14 games against teams with a losing record. 10* (5) Winnipeg Jets

This is a play on the ILLINOIS ST. REDBIRDS for our CBB Sunday Enforcer. Loyola-Chicago is off to a 4-1 start in the Missouri Valley Conference including a pair of blowout winners in its last two games. Both of those were at home however where it is 9-2 on the season and comes in just 2-2 on the road. Both conference road games were decided by three points and going back, the Ramblers are 0-5-1 ATS in their last six road games against teams with a winning home record. The Redbirds are riding a four-game losing streak both straight up and against the number. Three of those losses came on the road and the lone conference win was at home against first place Northern Iowa. Illinois St. has the sixth-best home court advantage according to KenPom, and the Redbirds are 94-26 at home under head coach Dan Muller. 10* (852) Illinois St. Redbirds

This is a play on the TENNESSEE TITANS for our AFC Championship Winner. Tennessee has shown that given the right gameplan, it can go out and do what it needed to do. This is the fourth road game in four weeks for the Titans while the Chiefs have not left Kansas City since before Christmas. Who cares? This is a tough matchup for the Chiefs as they struggle stopping the run. On offense, that means pounding away with running back Derrick Henry, just as the Titans did during a back-and-forth Week 10 win over the Chiefs. Since week Seven, the titans redzone offense has been incredible, scoring 30 touchdowns in 31 attempts. The Titans have gotten back to the stingy defense they played much of the season, including the first seven games, when they didn't allow an opponent to score more than 20 points. They've allowed only two touchdowns on seven chances inside their 20. The Titans are 6-0 ATS in their last six road games against teams with a winning home record. Here, we play against home favorites of 3.5 to 10 points with a winning percentage of .50 or better after having won 6 or 7 out of their last 8 games, in the second half of the season. This situation is 37-14 ATS (72.5 percent) over the last five seasons. 9* (313) Tennessee Titans

This is a play on the GREEN BAY PACKERS for our NFC Championship Winner. San Francisco is an overpriced favorite here as it is now favored by more points than it was against Minnesota which ended the regular season three games worse than the Packers. Green Bay is a sneaky live dog here as they are getting no credit. Matt LaFleur came in and tinkered with the offense, and they brought in key additions such as pass-rushing duo Preston Smith and Za'Darius Smith, who combined for 25.5 sacks on the season. Many will point to the first meeting where San Francisco dominated in a 37-8 win but that is a thing of the past. Aaron Rodgers had the worst day of his career, averaging 3.2 yards per attempt and getting sacked five times so do not think there is not a chip on his shoulder. The Packers are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games against teams with a winning record while the 49ers are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games following a straight up win of more than 14 points. Here, we play against favorites of 3.5 to 10 points after two consecutive covers as a favorite going up against opponent off a home win. This situation is 36-13 ATS (73.5 percent) over the last 10 seasons. 10* (311) Green Bay Packers