After an insane Sunday full of games with playoff implications, the wild card matchups are set. The road to Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida officially runs through Kansas City and Green Bay, as both the Chiefs and Packers secured the lone first-round byes in the AFC and NFC.
But, before we get to those teams, the postseason kicks off with the Wild Card Round this upcoming weekend.
Below are the betting odds via DraftKings Sportsbook and schedule for each matchup:
Wild Card Saturday
No. 7 Indianapolis Colts at No. 2 Buffalo Bills (-6.5, 52.5)
Time: 1:05 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBS
No. 6 Los Angeles Rams at No. 3 Seattle Seahawks (-5, 43)
Time: 4:40 p.m. ET
TV Channel: FOX
No. 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-7.5, 46.5) at No. 4 Washington Football Team
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
TV Channel: NBC
Wild Card Sunday
No. 5 Baltimore Ravens (-3.5, 55) at No. 4 Tennessee Titans
Time: 1:05 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ABC/ESPN
No. 7 Chicago Bears at No. 2 New Orleans Saints (-9.5, 48)
Time: 4:40 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBS/Prime
No. 6 Cleveland Browns at No. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers (-4, 47)
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
TV Channel: NBC
Playoff Betting Trends
-- Quarterbacks making their first playoff start against a QB who isn’t are 15-31 straight up (SU) & 13-32-1 against the spread (ATS) since 2002. QBs that fit this trend for Wild Card Weekend: Baker Mayfield (Cleveland Browns) and John Wolford (Los Angeles Rams), if he starts for Jared Goff.
-- The last two teams to make the playoffs with losing records actually won their first playoff games. In 2010, the 7-9 Seahawks beat the 11-5 New Orleans Saints thanks to Marshawn Lynch’s iconic “Beast Mode” run in the fourth quarter. In 2015, the Carolina Panthers upset the 11-5 Arizona Cardinals after a big game from Cam Newton. Both Carolina and Seattle had home-field advantage in its games.
Team that currently fits this trend: The Washington Football Team, who enter the playoffs with a losing record at 7-9, host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday.
-- Since 2012, there have been eight wild-card games with spreads of at least seven points. All eight games went under the total. Games that fit: Bears at Saints and Bucs at WFT.