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The NFL divisional playoff round is set.
After the Texans’ 30-6 thrashing of the Steelers on Monday night, we look ahead to what should be a phenomenal weekend of football between the best that the NFL has to offer.
A few surprising favorites have emerged, according to oddsmakers, where the Bills are now the betting favorites to win the AFC after an impressive road win over the Jaguars.
Buffalo is thus favored again this weekend, this time by 1.5 points against the Broncos — the AFC’s top seed — at Mile High.
The line has not moved since opening and, frankly, we don’t expect it to.
Below, we take a look at the lines and target some spreads that we think could move ahead of the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
NFL playoff odds: Divisional round
NFL playoffs Divisional round odds, early predictions
49ers (+7.5) at Seahawks
The 49ers officially qualify for “nobody believes in us” status. San Francisco was a big underdog coming in at six points at one point last week before facing the Eagles.
San Francisco might not beat Seattle as it did against the Eagles as a big underdog, but the 49ers should be able to accrue enough betting interest to push this line below a touchdown.
This price is available currently on Caesars Sportsbook, BetMGM, Fanatics and bet365; while other books such as FanDuel and DraftKings have moved the line to +7, at the time of writing.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) catches a snap. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectWill it get to 6.5? That’s your ideal buyback price on Seattle.
George Kittle being out certainly hurts that cause, but fullback Kyle Juszczyk was reliable on passing downs and could help pick up that lost production.
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Bears +4 vs. Rams
This is another line that the betting market is split on.
The Bears are four-point underdogs at Fanatics Sportsbook, but the betting market has begun to move to +3.5.
Bears +4 is also available at BetRivers, but that’s about it in terms of Bears +4 being available.
This line is highly unlikely to get to Rams -2.5 before kickoff, which is the ideal middle point — although that could be available live once the game goes off.
The sports betting game is to get the best of the number, and Bears +4 certainly seems like the best number we can get.
Woody Marks celebrates a touchdown Monday. APPatriots -2.5 (-110, DraftKings) vs. Texans
The Texans let the Steelers hang around way too long Monday night.
With the game tightly contested at 7-6 and hanging in the balance for much of the evening, Houston ultimately ran up the score thanks to two defensive touchdowns as the Steelers’ offensive line folded.
Aaron Rodgers took a beating Monday and Drake Maye will be the next target for the Texans’ pass rush.
For me, what stand outs is that the Texans’ offense that looked absolutely inept for large stretches of the game against the Steelers.
Maye will be significantly more difficult to get down than Rodgers, who is not the most mobile these days.
My prediction is this line will close at 3.5.
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