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Divisional-round NFL betting takeaways

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LAS VEGAS -- Sometimes it's clear from the opening kickoff that a team is going to win and/or cover the spread. Other times it looks like one team is going to coast to victory when the other one rallies, causing bettors to wonder how they could have possibly lost that game and cry, "bad beat!" And of course, there are the back-and-forth, 50-50 games that are virtual coin flips.