The NFL playoffs get underway this weekend with a revamped postseason format featuring six games in the Wild Card Round.
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With the exception of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers, who secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC and NFC respectively, all other 12 playoffs teams are in action over Saturday and Sunday.
- NFL Playoffs Bracket 2021: Betting Lines and Odds for AFC, NFC Wild Card Round The NFL playoffs get underway this weekend with a revamped postseason format featuring six games in the Wild Card Round.
- NFL odds for wild-card playoff games. Below are the latest NFL wild-card playoff game odds, including point spreads, money lines and over-under totals for every game, according to the DraftKings.
The Buffalo Bills host a playoff game for the first time in 25 years, while the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers return to the playoffs for the first time since 2002 and 2007 respectively.
Washington, meanwhile, returns to the postseason for the first time since 2015 after becoming only the third team in NFL history to win its division with a losing record.
Here's how bookmakers expect games in the Wild Card Round to pan out.
Saturday, January 9
Indianapolis Colts @ Buffalo Bills—1:05 p.m. ET, CBS
The Bills are 6.5-point favorites with William Hill and are 9-10 to cover the spread in their first playoff game at home in 25 years, while the Colts are 5-2 underdogs.
Buffalo was a league-best 11-5 against the spread this season, covering the spread in 68.8 percent of games by an average of 5.6 points. Indianapolis, meanwhile, was 5-3 against the spread on the road but lost the only game it started as underdog on the road.
The over/under line in terms of total points scored is set at 46.5, which is somewhat conservative given both teams ranked in the top 10 in scoring offense in the NFL this season—the Bills scored a second-best 31.3 points per game, while the Colts put up a ninth-best 28.1 points per game.
Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks—4:40 p.m. ET, FOX
The Seattle Seahawks opened as 4.5-point favorite with BetMGM, but the line has since moved to 3.5 with Seattle 5-6 to cover the spread, while the Rams are 7-5 underdogs. The over/under line is set at 40.5 and if the regular-season matchups are anything to go by, points could be hard to come on Saturday afternoon. The two teams split the regular-season series with the Rams winning 23-16 at home in Week 10 and the Seahawks defeating their NFC West rivals 20-9 in Week 16.
The Rams arrive into the playoffs after allowing the fewest points and fewest yards per game in the NFL this season—18.5 and 281.9 respectively—while after a dismal start to the season, the Seahawks defense hasn't allowed more than 23 points in eight straight games since a 44-34 loss in Buffalo in Week 9.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Washington Football Team—8:15 p.m. ET, NBC
FanDuel has Tampa Bay is as 7.5-point favorite in its first playoff game since 2007, while Washington is a 3-1 underdog as it returns to the postseason for the first time since 2015 and the over/under line is set at 46.5 points.
The Bucs are 9-10 to cover the spread, which they have done on 50 percent of occasions when playing on the road this season. Washington, on the other hand, is 5-3 against the spread in eight games at FedEx Field this year.
Perhaps more than any other game in the Wild Card round, the matchup in Washington pits two diametrically opposite styles of football against each other. The Bucs' free-scoring offense averaged 30.8 points per game, the third-highest total in the NFL this season, but Tampa is 0-4 against the spread against teams that give up 21 or fewer points per game. Washington fits the bill, as the Football Team has allowed 20.5 points per game this season, the fourth-lowest total in the NFL, and is 4-0 against the spread when playing teams that score at least 28 points per game. Notably, Washington has held those teams to 17.5 points per game.
Sunday, January 10
Baltimore Ravens @ Tennessee Titans—1:05 p.m. ET, ESPN
The Ravens and the Titans cross path again in a rematch of last season's Divisional Round matchup, in which Tennessee upset Baltimore on the road. The Ravens are 3.5-point favorite and are even odds to cover the spread, while the Titans are 6-4 underdogs, despite winning in 30-24 in overtime in Baltimore in Week 11.
The Ravens are 11-5 against the spread this season, but just 3-3 against the spread when on the road as favorite, while the Titans are 7-9 against the spread this season. The over/under line in terms of points scored is set at 54.5, just marginally higher than the combined total when the two AFC rivals met in Week 11. Baltimore's offense, however, has caught fire after Lamar Jackson returned from a 10-day hiatus because of coronavirus at the beginning of December and the Ravens have averaged 37.2 points over the last five games, during which they have scored less than 27 points just once.
Only three other teams have scored more points than Tennessee this season and expect the Titans to again turn to Derrick Henry, who led the NFL in rushing with 2,027 yards and 17 touchdowns this season.
© Patrick Smith/Getty A.J. Brown #11 of the Tennessee Titans rushes against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half at M&T Bank Stadium on November 22, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. The two teams meet in Nashville, Tennessee in the Wild Card Round on Sunday. Patrick Smith/GettyChicago Bears @ New Orleans Saints—4:40 p.m. ET, CBS
New Orleans opened as 8.5-point favorite with BetMGM but the line has now moved up to 10, while Chicago is a 7-2 underdog. The Saints are 5-6 to cover the spread, which they have done 56.2 percent of times this season, while the Bears are 8-8 against the spread and 4-3 against the spread as road underdog.
The over/under line is set at 42.5 points, which seems somewhat conservative given the Saints boast the fifth-best scoring offense at an average of 30.1 points per game. The Bears, on the other hand, ranked 23rd in points scored and haven't won a playoff game on the road since 1994.
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers—8:15 p.m. ET, NBC
The Steelers opened as 4.5-point favorite but the line has since moved up to 6 and Pittsburgh is 9-10 to cover the spread, while Cleveland is a 12-5 underdog. The Browns defeated their AFC North rivals last week to clinch a first playoff spot since 2002 but the Steelers will have a very different look on Sunday, when they'll welcome back some of the starters that were rested in Week 17 including veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is 24-2-1 against the Browns.
Cleveland hasn't won in Pittsburgh since 2013 and is 3-5 against the spread on the road this season, while the Steelers have covered the spread five times when playing at Heinz Field this season.
The two regular-season meetings have produced 46 and 45 points this season and the over/under line in terms of points scored is set at 47.5.
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After an unprecedented six opening-round games, the 2020-2021 NFL Playoffs play on with this weekend’s Divisional Round. All four games offer fascinating matchups, including a battle of two of the NFL’s all-time greatest quarterbacks in the Tampa Bay-New Orleans contest.
The Cleveland Browns pulled off the biggest surprise of Super Wild Card weekend, earning a trip to Arrowhead Stadium to face the AFC No. 1 see Kansas City Chiefs.
The Baltimore Ravens-Buffalo Bills tilt produces the closest-matched teams of any Divisional Round matchup, at least as far as the bookmakers are concerned.
Five of the top sportsbooks in the US (DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, BetRivers, PointsBet, BetMGM) offer competitive lines on NFL second-round playoff games. A close look at the lines from each, however, reveals plenty of value to be had for astute line shoppers.
Here’s a glance at how five of the top online sportsbooks set the lines on this weekend’s upcoming playoff round:
Baltimore Ravens At Buffalo Bills Odds
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetRivers | PointsBet | BetMGM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | +2, -109 | +2, -110 | +2, -109 | +2.5, -115 | +2.5, -105 |
| Buffalo Bills | -2, -112 | -2, -110 | -2, -112 | -2.5, -105 | -2, -115 |
Theclosest Divisional Round matchup in the bookmakers’ eyes features the surging Baltimore Ravens against the AFC No. 2 seed Buffalo Bills. Led by potentialMVP candidate Josh Allen, the Bills won a playoff game for the first time in a quarter-century last week, downing Indianapolis 27-24.
To advance to the AFC Championship, the Bills will have to oust a Ravens team led by last year’s NFL MVP, quarterback Lamar Jackson. Baltimore rides a six-game winning streak coming into Saturday night’s date with the Bills.
The Ravens defense held Tennessee running back Derrick Henry in check in their Wild Card round win at the Titans. The BetMGM line on the Ravens (+2.5, -105) offers the best overall value among these five sportsbooks for bettors looking to back Baltimore.
FanDuel Sportsbook’s odds on the favored Bills (-2, -110) offers top value on Buffalo.
Cleveland Browns At Kansas City Chiefs Odds
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetRivers | PointsBet | BetMGM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | +10, -112 | +10, -110 | +10, -112 | +10, -115 | +10, -110 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | -10, -109 | -10, -110 | -10, -109 | -10, -105 | -10, -110 |
Is the double-digit line on the Cleveland-Kansas City matchup disrespectful to the Browns? Cleveland overcame a COVID-19 outbreak that kept head coach Kevin Stefanski and several other coaches and players out of the Browns’ Wild Card round matchup at Pittsburgh.
Despite those complications, Cleveland went on the road to Heinz Field and shocked the Steelers 48-37. The Browns could be back at full strength for Sunday’s Divisional Round game against Kansas City.
The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs looked like the strongest team in the NFL throughout the season, and that respect shows in the (-10) line offered on Kansas City at all five sportsbooks listed here.
PointsBet (-105) offers the best value on the Chiefs, while FanDuel Sportsbook and BetMGM offer the most bettor-friendly line on the underdog Browns.
Los Angeles Rams At Green Bay Packers Odds
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetRivers | PointsBet | BetMGM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | +7, -115 | +7, -118 | +7, -115 | +7, -115 | +7, -110 |
| Green Bay Packers | -7, -106 | -7, -104 | -7, -106 | -7, -105 | -7, -110 |
TheRams dominated their Wild Card round contest against the Seattle Seahawks, coming away with a 30-20 win in a battle of NFC West rivals. The defense led the way for Los Angeles, which now travels to No. 1 seed Green Bay in the Divisional round.
Los Angeles’ ongoing quarterback issues became further complicated in the first-round win. Backup-turned-starter John Wolford left the game in the first quarter after sustaining a neck injury.
That forced the Rams to plug longtime starter Jared Goff back into the game, with questionable status on the health of his recently surgically-repaired thumb.
Those QB issues carry over to Lambeau Field Saturday, with the NFC No. 1 seed Green Bay Packers awaiting. Green Bay enjoyed a bye last week and comes into this weekend with perhaps its most talented roster since winning the Super Bowl in 2010-11.
All five of our top sportsbooks listed here install Green Bay as (-7) favorites. FanDuel Sportsbook (-104) offers the best odds on the Packers, followed by DraftKings Sportsbook and BetRivers (both -106).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers At New Orleans Saints Odds
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetRivers | PointsBet | BetMGM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +3, -108 | +3, -102 | +3, -108 | +3, -105 | +3, -105 |
| New Orleans Saints | -3, -113 | -3, -120 | -3, -113 | -3, -115 | -3, -115 |
The NFL puts a Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees matchup of legendary quarterbacks in the Sunday afternoon slot. This game marks the third time these two NFC South rivals have played this year, with both regular-season games won by the Saints?
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Can New Orleans make it three in a row on Sunday? The Buccaneers enter the contest on the back of five straight wins, including last week’s 32-13 playoff victory at Washington.
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The Buccaneers’ loaded offense goes to the Superdome to try to deny Brees of an NFC Championship appearance in what could be Brees’ final active season.
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FanDuel Sportsbook offers the best payout (-102) on the Bucs, while the other four sportsbooks all offer similar odds on the favored Saints (-113 to -115).