Bettors favoring Giants, Bengals in division rounds

It’s been less than 24 hours since all four of this week’s Divisional Rounds were on the NFL Playoff odds board, but the gaming community has already formed some strong opinions.

One sportsbook bettor was drawn to the two puppies following an NFL Wild Card weekend in which the underdog went 4-2 ATS with a 2-4 SU. One is NFC and the other is AFC.

And after five of the six wildcard contests have crossed the hurdles in total, it’s hardly shocking to find bettors hitting overs in a quartet of division round battles.

Four days before the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs kick off Round 2 of the 2022-23 postseason, take a look at early NFL playoff odds and action for all four contests.

Odds will be updated on January 17th at 4:30pm.

While the top-seeded Chiefs enjoyed their bye week, the Jacksonville Jaguars were busy seeking the third-biggest comeback in NFL playoff history.

In a 27-0 late second quarter win over the Los Angeles Chargers, second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence shrugged off four first-half interceptions and threw four touchdown passes to put the Jaggs at 31-0. Leading to 30 staggering last-second wins.

No. 4 seed Jacksonville is on a six-game winning streak (ATS 5-1) at Arrowhead Stadium heading into Saturday night’s showdown with the Chiefs.

This is Jaggs’ second visit to Arrowhead in just over two months. On November 13, Kansas City scored his first 20 points of the game, leading 27-10 through the fourth quarter and winning 27-17.

That win was part of the Chiefs’ 10–1 season-ending run. But it was only one of his six all season that a team led by coach Andy Reid put money in the pocket of a bettor.

It was also one of the Chiefs’ two spread covers in eight home games.

At BetMGM, early point spread action favors Kansas City in the rematch. The sportsbook reported Tuesday that his 55% of all bets and his 63% of all dollars were on the Chiefs.

Contrary to that action, KC dropped points from the current consensus line of -9.5 to -8.5.

The first meeting remained below the ending total of 51.5. But before going to Kansas City, the Jags had topped the total in their first four road games, a season that Jacksonville are his 6-3 as a visitor.

But the Under are 6-2 at Arrowhead Stadium this season, scoring 51 or more points in just one game, the Chiefs’ 30-29 victory over the Raiders in Week 5.

Still, the consensus total for the rematch was 51.5, the same as the first contest. However, heavy action on Over pushed the total up to the current consensus of 53.

At BetMGM, 72% of early tickets and 85% of early cash are over.

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Like the Chiefs, Philadelphia spent the wild card round resting and recovering with a 22-16 home win over the Giants to clinch the NFC East and No. 1 seed.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts returned to the Eagles after missing two games with a sprained throwing shoulder, but New York did not play a major starter. Still, the Giants managed to cover the closing line of 16.5 points.

As a result, Philly finished the regular season with a 0-4 ATS funk.

After giving the Eagles a fight in the Week 18 finale, New York hit the road again on Sunday as the No. 6 seed in the NFC, beating the No. 3 Vikings 31-24 as the 2.5-point wildcard underdog. bottom.

The Giants have now alternated between winning and losing SU in their last six games. This started with him on December 11, when he was the 7.5-point favorite in a 48-22 loss to Philadelphia. This was the last time they failed to cover the numbers as the Giants return to Lincoln Financial Field with his 5-0 ATS roll.

New York finished the regular season with the NFL’s best points spread mark. After Sunday’s upset in Minnesota, the team is 14-4 ATS. This includes his 11-2 ATS as an underdog and his 8-1 ATS in road/neutral sight contests.

In four non-covers, the Giants suffered a 26-point loss (vs the Eagles). 13 points (vs the Lions); 14 points (Seattle); and 7 points (vs the Cowboys).

Meanwhile, the Eagles started with a 6-1 ATS at the rink but failed to win their final two games (including losing to New Orleans in an upset in Week 17).

The Giants’ ATS dominance is one reason BetMGM’s majority of bettors are scoring points in this third meeting of their NFC East rivals. As of Tuesday morning, New York had won 71% of the tickets and his 90% of BetMGM’s funding.

That lopsided behavior aside, the book hasn’t moved from the opening number of 7.5 which remains the consensus line. All dollars in are included.

Total splits in the first two Giants vs. Eagles meetings. Week 18 clashes in Philadelphia remained low. It was one of the Eagles’ 2-under runs in his eight home games played by Hearts.

New York’s last six road games have alternated totals, with Sunday’s win in Minnesota fluttering.

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When the postseason bracket was set up, most expected second seed Buffalo and third seed Cincinnati to go head-to-head in the divisional rounds. That certainly happened, but it almost never happened.

The Bills took the field Sunday as a 14-point home favorite against a beaten Dolphins who were down to the third-string quarterback. But after he fell behind 17-0 early in the second quarter, Miami put up a fight and midway through the third quarter he actually led 24-20.

However, Buffalo woke up in time and escaped with a 34-31 victory.

About six hours later in Cincinnati, the Bengals had some survival against AFC North rival Baltimore.

Like the Bills, Cincinnati took an early lead (10-0) but had to come from behind for a 24-17 win. The winning point came on a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

When it comes to the scoreboard, both teams are straight into this competition. The Buffaloes are on his eighth straight win, and the Bengals are on his nine-game winning streak.

However, only Cincinnati regularly wins bettors. A home win streak against the Ravens just barely covered the 8-point and 11.5-point points spread (including a 27-16 win in Week 18), but the Bengals suffered upset losses in their first two games. Since then, the ATS has been 12-3. game.

As part of that 12-3 ATS run, Cincinnati finished in seven of their eight road games (5-2 SU) and were underdogs (2-1 SU) in all three.

Bills started with a 4-2 ATS, but has covered that figure only three times in his last 11 contests (3-7-1). This includes his 1-5 ATS mark for Buffalo.

The game was supposed to be a rematch of the Week 17 clash in Cincinnati. However, that game was canceled after Bills safety Dumar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field in the first quarter.

For this competition, BetMGM originally posted Buffalo as a 3.5-point choke on the odds board for the NFL divisional rounds. Since then, the bill has skyrocketed to -4.5 (some sportsbooks are up to -5.5.

Despite the line movement, 71% of tickets and 62% of handles favor Cincinnati early on BetMGM.

My total at BetMGM initially jumped from 49.5 to 50.5 points. But Sunday’s forecast in Buffalo calls for near-freezing temperatures and very strong winds, so Tuesday afternoon’s book adjusted the total to 48.

Yet, as of Tuesday morning, early betting action again put the overs in favor of 83% bet/65% money.

The Bengals played five consecutive unders before the start of the season (three away) but have since gone 7-4-1 over (3-2-1 away). Buffalo finished all-time in four straight games, going 5-3 at home.

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Last year, the San Francisco 49ers went to Dallas in the wild card round and upset the Cowboys. Some 53 weeks later, these longtime NFC rivals will once again battle it out in a win-or-go game. This time, the 49ers are the favorites in the NFL Divisional Rounds in San Francisco.

San Francisco kicked off Saturday’s wildcard action with a 41-23 paste over NFC West foe Seattle. The 49ers trailed him 17–16 at halftime, but a 9.5-point home he covered easily as a choke.

San Francisco now has an 11-game winning streak overall (ATS 9-2) and a 7-game winning streak at home (last 6 wins).

Dallas won the Wild Card Weekend with a one-sided victory over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-14. The Cowboys scored a 3-point road he dominated as a favorite — this was his week after leveling off after a 26-6 loss in Washington and finishing the season as a 7.5-point choke on him. later.

Dallas are 7-2 overall in their last 9 games, but only 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games (3-3 ATS on the road).

Way back in 1970, the Cowboys went 5-3 against San Francisco in the playoffs, 6 of which were for the NFC Championship. However, the 49ers have his last two wins. In 1994 he was 38-28 in the NFC title in the game, and last January he was 3.5 points on the road as an underdog he was 23-17.

Back in the 2011 season, the road teams are in a rivalry with a 4-1-1 ATS roll.

Shortly after finishing the Bucks late Monday night, Dallas hit BetMGM’s NFL playoff odds board as a 4.5 point underdog in Sunday night’s contest. However, early action against the Cowboys reduced that number to his 49ers -4 and then again to his 49ers -3.5.

75% of BetMGM’s early point spread tickets are in San Francisco, while 58% of early spread cash is in Dallas.

Again, bettors expect a high-scoring shootout with 83% of bets and 92% of money over. The total dropped half a point to 46 from 46.5 in the beginning, but now he’s back at 46.5.

The Cowboys continued their five-game overstretch, recording three straight unders (all halfway).

The Niners started the season with four consecutive unders, but have since gone 10-4 to overs. Most recently, San Francisco had his fourth straight overall and at home his fifth straight total.

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