Three of the four divisional round matchups are set with the Bengals and Bills squaring off 3 weeks after their Monday night game was cancelled, the Eagles hosting divisional rival Giants and upstart Jacksonville heading to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. The fourth matchup will be finalized Monday night as the winner of the Cowboys-Buccaneers game goes to San Francisco. Tune in to Cowboys-Bucs on ESPN/ABC/ESPN+
Here are the opening lines and nuggets for each matchup.
NFC
Betting nuggets:
Giants are a league-best 14-4 ATS this season, including postseason. One non-cover was vs. the Eagles.
Giants are 11-2 ATS as an underdog this season
Eagles are 2-7 ATS all-time against divisional opponents in the postseason
Eagles are 9-12 outright as a favorite in their postseason history
General notes:
Daniel Jones and Jalen Hurts combined for 1,468 rushing yards during the regular season. It’s the most combined rush yards ever for a playoff QB matchup, surpassing Lamar Jackson vs Josh Allen in the 2020 Divisional Round (1,426).
This will be the first playoff matchup between QBs that rushed for 700 yards during the regular season.
AFC
Betting nuggets:
Cincinnati has covered 8 straight games as an underdog including playoffs, the longest active streak in the NFL.
Joe Burrow is 3-0 ATS as a playoff underdog, all last season.
Bills are only team to be favored in every game this season.
General notes:
Bengals led Bills 7-3 in1st quarter Week 17 when game was stopped due to Damar Hamlin injury
Betting nuggets:
Jacksonville is 8-5 outright as an underdog this season, including winning as a 2-point underdog against Los Angeles in the Wild Card round. That is tied for the most underdog wins in a single season in the Super Bowl era, including playoffs.
Kansas City is 2-10 ATS in conference games this season, the worst mark in the league.
General notes:
NFL Divisional Round lines, odds and trends
- Advertisment - 