NFL Final Recap: 

With another NFL season on the books, let's give you the full breakdown on a few betting trends that evolved over the course of the year.

Yesterday, we noted that straight-up (SU) winners went 209-53-5 against the spread (ATS) in every game that counted --- i.e. all the regular-season and playoff contests. Add in those preseason games, which are meaningless almost everywhere but can certainly make you some money at the betting window, and the final count jumps to 265-58-9 ATS, for a spread-covering clip of 82.04 percent.

In the 11 playoff games, the favorites went 6-5 SU, but the underdogs went 6-5 ATS, capped by the Saints' 31-17 SU and ATS upset as a 4.5-point pup against the Colts on Sunday. Through the 267 regular-season and postseason games, puppies finished with a 10-game advantage, going 136-126-5 in Vegas.

Finally, home teams went 6-4 ATS in the playoffs --- since neither team was truly at home in the Super Bowl --- but road teams carried the day for the season, finishing 138-123-5 against the oddsmakers.

Now we can all begin dealing with football withdrawal symptoms for the next six months or so. That's quite a while to wait, to be sure. Can we bet on the draft?

 College Basketball Fast Break: 

Let's head to the college hardwoods for a look at some noteworthy Super Tuesday numbers:

No. 11 Wisconsin, hosting Illinois, is on positive pointspread streaks of 8-3 at home and 5-2 following an ATS win.

The Illini are in ATS ruts of 2-8 after a spread-cover and 2-6 against winning teams.

In the Wisconsin-Illinois rivalry, the Badgers are 6-1 SU and 5-1-1 ATS in the last seven meetings, and the SU winner is 7-1-1 ATS in the last nine clashes.

No. 12 Tennessee, visiting Vanderbilt, is on ATS skids of 1-4 overall (all in the SEC) and 5-13-1 following a SU loss, but the Vols have also cashed in eight of their last 11 Tuesday starts and seven of their last 10 against winning teams.

The 22nd-ranked Commodores are also on a 1-4 ATS skid, and against Tennessee, they are on pointspread purges of 5-13-1 overall and 2-7 at home.

No. 6 Purdue is on ATS purges of 2-6 overall (all in the Big Ten), 1-4 in roadies and 1-5 against winning teams, heading into Michigan State.

Likewise, the No. 10 Spartans are on ATS slides of 1-6 overall, 2-5 in the home jerseys and 5-19-2 in Tuesday tilts. However, they've been a good bounce-back unit, going 11-3 ATS in their last 14 starts following a SU loss.

In the Purdue-Michigan State rivalry, the favorite has cashed in three straight and six of the last eight meetings.

 NBA Fast Break: 

We'll wrap things up with some notable trends from tonight's 11-game NBA docket:

The Hawks are on ATS skids of 2-5 on the highway and 2-6 against the Western Conference, but they are 6-1 SU and ATS in their last seven meetings with Memphis.

The Grizzlies are on spread-covering slides of 1-5 overall and 1-6-1 after a SU loss, but they also sport positive ATS streaks of 20-9-1 at home, 21-7-1 against the Eastern Conference and 6-1-1 against the Southeast Division.

The Nuggets, entertaining Dallas, are on ATS rolls of 16-5 against the Southwest Division and 3-0-1 against winning teams, though they've gone just 5-12-3 ATS in their last 20 conference contests.

The Mavericks are on a handful of pointspread plunges, including 9-23 overall, 2-4 on the road and 2-5 playing on the second of back-to-back nights.

Denver is 8-2 SU and ATS in its last 10 meetings with Dallas.

The Thunder, traveling to Portland, carry a bundle of positive ATS streaks, including 4-1 overall, 19-7 in roadies, 8-0 against winning teams and 7-1 after a two-day break.

The Blazers are on ATS runs of 9-4 in the Northwest Division, 7-2 after a SU loss and 5-1 after a non-cover.

Portland is 4-0 SU and ATS in its last four clashes with Oklahoma City.

• Al DeMarco, General Manager of VegasAdvisors.com and a 25-year veteran of the handicapping industry, is a featured contributor on FoxSports.com. He's also the featured handicapping expert on Comcast Sports TV in Chicago and a regular guest on the nation's top sports talk radio stations throughout the football season. Get his daily advice and betting strategies at  VegasAdvisors.com

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