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Seahawks’ road woes make Atlanta Falcons the favorite on Saturday

The Atlanta Falcons come into Saturday’s Divisional Round playoff game as a 4.5-point favorite over the Seattle Seahawks. My guess is the line drops to about 3-3.5 by game time, but the Falcons maintain an edge either way. I would caution anyone betting on the spread to remember the Seahawks won by two points back in Week 6. Go back to 2012 and the Falcons won by two points in the exact same setting. Well, it was a Mike Smith-led team then, but you get the idea.

If this were horse racing, past performances would indicate the Falcons win the game uncontested

It’s the NFL playoffs, a top offense vs.