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While the quarterback matchup in the AFC will hog most of the headlines on Championship Sunday, the game to watch is in the NFC with two evenly-matched combatants battling for a trip to Super Bowl 50. Arizona and Carolina were the only teams to average over 30 points per game during the regular season and they also possess two of the stronger defenses in the NFL.... 

The 17th edition of Brady versus Manning could possibly be the last. So, how fitting a trip to Super Bowl 50 rides on the outcome.Denver handed New England its first loss of the season back in November, but the Pats will have their full complement of receivers this time around to take on the Broncos top-ranked passing defense.... 

The Super Bowl is still a couple weeks away yet, but there are only four teams who are still at work hoping to lock down the Lombardi Trophy. There are four possible matchups for Super Bowl 50, and we'll take a second to analyze what the point spreads could be for any of the four options leading into conference championship Sunday.... 

The NFL probably couldn't have asked for any more than it got for its premier doubleheader of football. The Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers were the best two teams in the NFC all season long and are deserving participants in the NFC Championship Game, while the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots give one last chance for the world to see Peyton Manning against Tom Brady in the playoffs.Prop options will surely be aplenty on Sunday, and we're here to break it all down.... 

The NFC Championship game is a rematch of last season’s Wild Card round, won by the Panthers over the short-handed Cards. Expect a different showing from Arizona, who will have their first, second and third quarterbacks this time around.... 

The obvious storyline is Manning vs. Brady for the 17th and possibly last time. Brady holds an 11-5 edge in their personal series, but Manning is 2-1 against Brady in championship games and the Broncos are seeking a record-tying eighth trip to the Super Bowl.... 

The Arizona Cardinals look like they're going to catch a break on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. They won't really have to battle the elements in what should be a nice, yet nippy night in Charlotte, but they're still going to have their work cut out for them going against the Carolina Panthers and their MVP quarterback, Cam Newton.... 

The New England Patriots might be the No. 2 seed and be on the road for the AFC Championship Game, but they're certainly the favorites of the oddsmakers and the betting public coming into Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos.Check the best odds and predictions for the AFC Championship Game here at Bookmaker.... 

Two of the best teams in the NFL will be competing in Super Bowl 50 as the top-seeded teams from both the AFC and NFC are matched up in the Conference Championship games.... 

It's interesting to think that all four road teams won in the opening round of the playoffs, but there's a big difference between being able to go on the road to beat relatively weak division winners and having to do it a second straight week against better teams who are coming off of byes. That could setup a lot of favorable spots for player props on Saturday and Sunday.... 

According to Aaron Rodgers, the Packers got their mojo back in last week’s 35-18 wild card win over Washington. They’ll need plenty more of it in a rematch with Cardinals, who smacked Green Bay by 30 points just over two weeks ago.... 

The New England Patriots are hopeful a first-round bye gives them enough time to cure their ills. The defending champs have lost four of their last six games and face the streaking Chiefs in the Divisional Round.One more defeat, and that‘s the end of the Pats quest to be the first back-to-back champions since they did it in 2003-04.... 

You only have to go back a few weeks to find the last time the Arizona Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers matched up against one another. The Cards got the best of the Pack 38-8 in a game which really wasn't that close, but live bettors should expect this to be a much different game this time around with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line.... 

When the Carolina Panthers beat the Seattle Seahawks back on October 18, it was the launching point for one of the best regular seasons in NFL history. It also had the potential to be the beginning of a disaster for the two-time defending NFC champs. Instead, Seattle has really turned on the jets, and it now has the ability to exorcize the demons of blowing a two-score lead in the final four minutes to a team which it theoretically should've beaten.... 

The streak. The dynasty. One will give in the first of four games in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday when the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of 11 games in a row, take on the New England Patriots, who have reached the AFC Championship Game in four consecutive seasons.... 

The Pittsburgh Steelers might very well be fortunate to be in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, but if they can't get their banged up offensive stars back on the field, they're going to get run off the field at Mile High on Sunday against the Denver Broncos.... 

A rematch of last season's divisional round playoff game was set up when the Seahawks received a gift from the Vikings. A missed field goal in the waning seconds on Sunday allowed Seattle to make another cross-country trip, this time to the No. 1 seed Panthers, who have won 11 straight at home and knocked off the Seahawks on the road earlier this season.... 

It might be the last playoff run for Peyton Manning, who will start for the top-seeded Broncos on Sunday.After a brutal Wild Card game, does Pittsburgh have anything left in the tank? The Steelers could be without their starting quarterback and top receiver when they go against the NFL's top defensive club.... 

The road team won all four games in the playoffs for the first time on Wild Card weekend in NFL history.Now, those four road teams are going to be back at it against clubs which had the whole week off to prepare for their foes in the divisional round of the playoffs.... 

Washington is perhaps the most shocking playoff team, not given much of a chance after winning the worst division in football.But the Skins finished on a tear with four consecutive wins and don’t have to face the Seahawks, who they lost to in each of their last three playoff games.... 

The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game in 25 years, the sixth-longest postseason drought in NFL history. They’re the only team in league history to lose an opening-round game four years in a row. And they play their longtime nemesis and AFC North rival Pittsburgh with a rookie quarterback making his fourth career start. That’s why Cincy is a 3-point home dog.... 

Sometimes the postseason brings out the best in individuals fighting to keep their teams' seasons alive, while other times, it brings out the worst. Player props are generally shaded towards higher figures this time of year, but that doesn't mean there aren't some great player props to watch out for that you can take advantage of on Saturday and Sunday.... 

Payouts for futures bets are usually better than even, or greater than +100, so the amount staked is much less than the potential payout. Of course, the inherent risk of futures betting is the unknown of the future. BookMaker posts adjusted futures odds to win Super Bowl 50 every day.... 

The Vikings ended Green Bay's run of NFC North titles at four with a victory over the Packers on Sunday. By winning the division, Minnesota locked up a first-round home game, but was a date with the Seahawks really worth the trouble? Seattle already ripped the Vikings in Minnesota 38-7 earlier this season and went 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in its last five road games.... 

Riding a 10-game winning streak into the postseason, the Chiefs look to put an end to their 22-year playoff drought. Kansas City has lost eight straight playoff games since knocking off the Houston Oilers in 1993.The Texans have never lost a Wild Card game, winning both their chances at home....