by Al McMordie
Monday, Jan 12, 2026The NFL Playoffs are underway, and the post-season offers great opportunities to make money. Indeed, through last night's action, I'm 12-1 my last 13 in the NFL Playoffs, dating back to last season. Although I won't be in action tonight, our NFL System of the Week does fade one of the two teams. Let's take a look.
The match-up tonight is the Houston Texans at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Houston is riding a nine-game win streak, and enters off a 38-30 win over Indianapolis to end the regular season. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, won an 'elimination game' vs. rival Baltimore, 26-24. The Texans have been installed as a 3-point road favorite for this Monday Night Football game.
Our NFL System of the Week goes against DeMeco Ryans' Texans, who scored 38 points last week. What we want to do is play against any NFL team in the Playoffs, if they are NOT playing at home, and scored 35 (or more) points in winning their previous game, provided their opponent scored LESS than 35 points in its most recent game. Since 1980, our teams that came off a high-scoring victory have fallen flat the next week, going just 30-54 ATS, including a Winner this past Saturday on the Carolina Panthers +10 over the Los Angeles Rams (who had tallied 37 in a win over Arizona last week).
Tonight's Play: Steelers +3
Good luck, as always,
Al McMordie
The match-up tonight is the Houston Texans at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Houston is riding a nine-game win streak, and enters off a 38-30 win over Indianapolis to end the regular season. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, won an 'elimination game' vs. rival Baltimore, 26-24. The Texans have been installed as a 3-point road favorite for this Monday Night Football game.
Our NFL System of the Week goes against DeMeco Ryans' Texans, who scored 38 points last week. What we want to do is play against any NFL team in the Playoffs, if they are NOT playing at home, and scored 35 (or more) points in winning their previous game, provided their opponent scored LESS than 35 points in its most recent game. Since 1980, our teams that came off a high-scoring victory have fallen flat the next week, going just 30-54 ATS, including a Winner this past Saturday on the Carolina Panthers +10 over the Los Angeles Rams (who had tallied 37 in a win over Arizona last week).
Tonight's Play: Steelers +3
Good luck, as always,
Al McMordie
