The 2023 NFL Conference Championship Round is this weekend. And it's an intriguing set of games, as all four teams have a legitimate chance to win the Super Bowl. Let's take a look at how this round of the NFL playoffs has gone -- from a point spread perspective -- since 1980.
Home teams: 46-38 ATS
Away teams: 38-46 ATS
Favorites: 45-38 ATS
Underdogs: 38-45 ATS
Home underdogs: 7-6 ATS
Home favorites: 39-31 ATS
Road favorites: 6-7 ATS
Road underdogs: 31-39 ATS
Double-digit underdogs 8-3 ATS
Double-digit favorites 3-8 ATS
Teams off an ATS loss (vs. teams off an ATS win): 16-12 ATS
Teams off back-to-back wins (vs. foes not off back-to-back wins): 18-10 ATS
Teams off upset wins (vs. foes not off an upset win): 18-20 ATS
Teams off back-to-back SU/ATS wins (vs. foes not off back-to-back SU/ATS wins): 18-20 ATS
Teams off back-to-back ATS losses (vs. foes not off back-to-back ATS losses): 6-6 ATS
Revenge-minded teams that lost to their opponent earlier in the season: 24-34 ATS
Teams that made playoffs the previous season (vs. foes that did not): 21-21 ATS
Teams with a better W/L record: 41-33 ATS
Teams that scored 35 (or more) points in their previous game (vs. foes that did not): 13-21 ATS
Overs: 44-37-3
Unders: 37-44-3
Good luck, as always,
Al McMordie