NFL wild-card odds, best bets: Look for Bills, Chiefs to cover and Rams to bark

Jason McIntyre

Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst

The NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend is here, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for me. 

The last three weekends were dreadful for me as the 15-week hot streak I started the season with froze up on me like a cold day in Buffalo. 

In Week 18, I was a woeful 1-3, bringing my season record to 52-40-2.  But that is neither here nor there. 

Much like the teams playing this Wild-Card weekend, the postseason is a chance to begin anew. And when I look at this weekend’s slate of games, I see many opportunities to get back on track. 

The Los Angeles Rams squaring off against the Detroit Lions has me salivating with intrigue over the plethora of storylines. And how can I not be excited about the neophyte, C.J. Stroud, making his playoff debut against the wily veteran arm of Joe Flacco?

And cold weather is sure to play a huge factor in Kansas City and Buffalo, while America’s Team could be in for a dogfight against the Cheeseheads. 

How can you not be pumped for this?

So, without further ado, here are my best bets for Super Wild Card Weekend. 

Rams @ Lions (8:15 p.m. Sunday, NBC)

Despite the extra juice (-125), I love the Rams here getting the hook. 

The Rams are a tricky handicap this year, given no Cooper Kupp early on and no Kyren Williams in the middle of the season. But when those two — combined with Puka Nacua and Matt Stafford — are on the field, the offense has been a machine. They dropped 31 on the Ravens in Baltimore in an OT loss and shredded the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints, as well. 

Los Angeles Rams

LAR

+3.0

+139

o51.5

Detroit Lions

DET

-3.0

-165

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