The 2023 regular season is now in the books and just 14 teams have kept their hopes of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy alive. After a wild Week 18, the playoff picture is set and a jam-packed Super Wild-Card Weekend is on deck, starting Saturday and rolling all the way into Monday night. Of course, two teams you won’t see are the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, who are off enjoying the first-round bye as the No. 1 seeds in the AFC and NFC, respectively. As for the rest of the playoff contestants, they’ll begin duking it out in short order.
As we turn our attention to the opening weekend of the playoffs, let’s get our impression on the early lines to see if there is anything they can tell us about whom the oddsmakers initially see coming out on top (be sure to check out the entire playoff schedule here).
Super Wild Card Weekend early odds
(All lines via Caesars Sportsbook; all games on Sunday unless noted)
Notable movement, trends
Browns at Texans (Saturday)
The Texans jumped up as AFC South champions thanks to their win over Indy on Saturday and Jacksonville’s loss to the Titans on Sunday. They now host this playoff showdown against the Joe Flacco-led Browns but will be doing so as a home dog as the oddsmakers have Cleveland as a 2.5-point road favorite. The Texans are 2-2 ATS as home underdogs this season and just 4-5 ATS at NRG Stadium overall. That said, the Browns are a different team on the road than they are at home. They were among the worst bets in the league against the number away from Cleveland, finishing the regular season with a 2-5-1 ATS road record. That includes a 1-2 ATS record as a road favorite.
Dolphins at Chiefs (Saturday)
The Chiefs will effectively be coming off of a bye week as Andy Reid elected to hold out key starters like Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in Week 18, while the Dolphins needed to play their starters against Buffalo with the division still up in…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2024-01-08 13:43:40
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