NFL System Pick of the Week
December 24th 2010 - by Computer            

In this article, we let our computer pick this week's football game. Our computer crunched all the betting statistics for wildcard week and made a prediction based on trends that favored a particular team. The computer analyzed several angles in this week's matchup between the Patriots and Bills.

Let's take a look at all the angles/trends:
 

›	The Patriots are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings in Buffalo
	Tom Brady has a remarkable 16-1 career record against the Buffalo Bills. A win against the Bills and the Patriots clinch home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
›	The road team is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 meetings
	The Bills covered earlier this season at New England in a shootout. However, the Patriots defense has improved significantly since then.
›	The favorite is 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 meetings.
›	The Patriots are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games in week 16.

All the trends point towards the Patriots covering against the Bills. 

New England Patriots (-8) at Buffalo Bills