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NFL Wild Card Playoffs Opening Lines and Spreads

John Perrotto

by John Perrotto in NFL Football

Updated Jan 3, 2021 · 8:31 PM PST

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees warms up before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
  • The opening lines and odds have been set for the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs
  • The New Orleans Saints opened as a 7-point favorite and were quickly bet up to -8.5 over the visiting Chicago Bears
  • All the lines and some thoughts on what lines might move can be found below.

The odds have been set for five of the six wild card round games of the NFL Playoffs, which will be played next Saturday and Sunday.

In the AFC, the #2 seed Buffalo Bills (13-3) host the #7 Indianapolis Colts (11-5), the #6 Cleveland Browns (11-5) visit the #3 Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) and the #4 Tennessee Titans (11-5) will play at home against the #5 Baltimore Ravens (11-5).

In the NFC, the #2 seed New Orleans Saints (12-4) play at home against the #7 Chicago Bears (8-8), the #6 Los Angeles Rams (10-6) travel to the #3 Seahawks (12-4) and the #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5) will visit the #4 Washington Football Team (7-9).

Here is a look at the latest NFL odds:

NFL Wild Card Playoffs Opening Lines

Team Moneyline Spread Over/Under
Indianapolis Colts +260 +6.5 (-105) Over 52.5 (-106)
Buffalo Bills -320 -6.5 (-115) Under 52.5 (-114)
Team Moneyline Spread Over/Under
Cleveland Browns +166 +4.5 (-115) Over 47.0 (-110)
Pittsburgh Steelers -198 -4.5 (-105) Under 47.0 (-110)
Team Moneyline Spread Over/Under
Baltimore Ravens -174 -3 (-115) Over 54.5 (-106)
Tennessee Titans +146 +3 (-105) Under 54.5 (-114)
Team Moneyline Spread Over/Under
Chicago Bears +340 +8.5 (-105) Over 48.5 (-110)
New Orleans Saints -430 -8.5 (-115) Under 48.5 (-110)
Team Moneyline Spread Over/Under
Los Angeles Rams +188 +4.5 (-110) Over 42.5 (-110)
Seattle Seahawks -225 -4.5 (-110)  Under 42.5 (-110)
Team Moneyline Spread Over/Under
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -330 -7 (-114) Over 46.5 (-110)
Washington Football Team +265 +7 (-106) Under 46.5 (-110)

Odds taken Jan. 3 from FanDuel.

Saints Sizeable Favorites

The Saints opened as the biggest favorite on the board at seven points over the visiting Bears and were quickly bet up to 8.5.

With their fourth straight NFC West title already in hand, the Saints rolled to a 33-7 win over the Carolina Panthers on the road Sunday as 6-point favorites.

Drew Brees passed for 201 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Saints. New Orleans also intercepted quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and P.J. Walker five times.

Third-string running back Ty Montgomery rushed for 105 yards on 18 carries. He got the bulk of the attempts with Alvin Kamara and Latavius Murray on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Bears lost at home to the Green Bay Packers 35-16 as 4.5-point underdogs but still got the NFC’s last seed when the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Rams.

Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky completed 33 of 42 passes for 252 yards and an interception. Rookie wide receiver Darnell Mooney set career bests with 11 receptions and 93 receiving yards as the Bears reached the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

However, Chicago gave up four touchdown passes to Aaron Rodgers.

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Ravens Road Favorites

The Ravens are installed as three-point favorites over the Titans, even though Tennessee clinched the AFC South title Sunday for the first time since 2008. That is the smallest line on the board.

The Ravens will be looking to avenge a home playoff loss to the Titans last season as the AFC’s #1 seed.

The Ravens clinched a wild card berth by smashing the Bengals 38-3 at Cincinnati as 13.5-point favorites.

Baltimore set a franchise record with 404 rushing yards. Rookie J.K. Dobbins had 160 along with two touchdowns, one score covering 72 yards.

Lamar Jackson added 97 yards on the ground and passed for 113 before being lifted from the game in the third quarter with the Ravens safely ahead.

Sam Sloman’s 37-yard field goal at the final gun gave the Titans a 41-38 victory over the Texans in Houston, though Tennessee failed to cover the 7-point spread.

Derrick Henry rushed for a career-high 250 yards. A.J. Brown had a 52-yard reception to set up Sloman’s game-winner after the Texans kicked a tying field goal with 18 seconds remaining.

The Ravens are in the playoffs for a third straight season and the Titans for the third time in the last four years. Tennessee beat the Ravens 30-24 in overtime in Baltimore in Week 11 as 6-point dogs.

High and Lows

The Ravens-Titans game has the highest total at 54.5. That is not a surprise as the teams combined for 54 points in their regular-season matchup.

Tennessee entered Sunday third in the NFL in scoring at 30.3 points a game. Baltimore was eighth with a 28.7 average.

Henry can score from anywhere on the field.

The lowest over/under is 42.5 points for Rams-Seahawks. Both teams struggled to score Sunday as Los Angeles defeated the Cardinals 18-7 and Seattle got past the San Francisco 49ers 26-23 in Phoenix after managing just two field goals in the first half.

Line Changes?

Even though the AFC East champion Bills ended the regular season in impressive fashion with a 56-26 home thrashing of the Dolphins, ending Miami’s playoff hopes, the 6.5-point line seems a bit high over a Colts team that won 11 games.

The Seahawks at -4.5 points over the Rams also seems a touch high, even with the Rams not playing well down the stretch. Look for that spread to tighten a bit.

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