NFL Wild Card Betting Preview: ATS Trends, Rankings, Best Bets & More

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Buffalo at Houston

  • Line: Houston (-3)
  • O/U: 42
  • Time: 4:30pm
  • TV: ESPN/ABC

Rankings

Buffalo:

  • Scoring Offense (23rd), Scoring Defense (2nd)
  • Yardage Offense (24th), Yardage Defense (3rd)
  • Yards/Play Offense (22nd), Yards/Play Defense (4th)

Houston:

  • Scoring Offense (14th), Scoring Defense (19th)
  • Yardage Offense (13th), Yardage Defense (28th)
  • Yards/Play Offense (12th), Yards/Play Defense (31st)

Trends

Buffalo:

  • 5-0-2 ATS in last 7 as road dog.
  • 8-1-2 ATS in last 11 road games.
  • 4-1-1 ATS in last 6 games vs. winning teams.
  • 5-1-0 ATS in last 6 games after a loss.

Houston:

  • 4-10-0 ATS in last 14 games vs. winning teams.
  • 1-4-0 ATS in last 5 playoff games.
  • 1-4-0 ATS in last 5 home games.
  • 1-6-0 ATS in last 7 games as home favorite.

Tennessee at New England

  • Line: New England (-4.5)
  • O/U: 44
  • Time: 8:15pm
  • TV: CBS

Rankings

Tennessee:

  • Scoring Offense (10th), Scoring Defense (12th)
  • Yardage Offense (12th), Yardage Defense (21st)
  • Yards/Play Offense (4th), Yards/Play Defense (16th)

New England:

  • Scoring Offense (7th), Scoring Defense (1st)
  • Yardage Offense (15th), Yardage Defense (1st)
  • Yards/Play Offense (23rd), Yards/Play Defense (1st)

Trends

Tennessee:

  • 5-2-0 ATS in last 7 games overall.
  • 5-1-1 ATS in last 7 vs. AFC.
  • 1-5-0 ATS in last 6 games vs. New England.
  • 1-4-0 ATS in last 5 road games vs. New England.

New England:

  • 6-1-0 ATS in last 7 games in January.
  • 6-2-0 ATS in last 8 home playoff games.
  • 1-4-1 ATS in last 6 games overall.
  • 0-3-1 ATS in last 4 games vs. winning teams.

Minnesota at New Orleans

Line: New Orleans (-8)
O/U: 48
Time: 1:05pm
TV: FOX

Rankings

Minnesota:

  • Scoring Offense (8th), Scoring Defense (6th)
  • Yardage Offense (16th), Yardage Defense (14th)
  • Yards/Play Offense (10th), Yards/Play Defense (10th)

New Orleans:

  • Scoring Offense (3rd), Scoring Defense (13th)
  • Yardage Offense (9th), Yardage Defense (11th)
  • Yards/Play Offense (6th), Yards/Play Defense (12th)

Trends

Minnesota:

  • 1-5-0 ATS in last 6 games vs. New Orleans.
  • 2-5-0 ATS in last 7 road playoff games.
  • 2-6-0 ATS in last 8 games as underdog.

New Orleans:

  • 4-1-0 ATS in last 5 games overall.
  • 1-4-0 ATS in last 5 home playoff games.
  • 3-8-0 ATS in last 11 games as home favorite.

Seattle at Philadelphia

Line: Seattle (-2)
O/U: 46
Time: 4:40pm
TV: NBC

Rankings

Seattle:

  • Scoring Offense (9th), Scoring Defense (22nd)
  • Yardage Offense (8th), Yardage Defense (26th)
  • Yards/Play Offense (11th), Yards/Play Defense (29th)

Philadelphia:

  • Scoring Offense (12th), Scoring Defense (15th)
  • Yardage Offense (14th), Yardage Defense (10th)
  • Yards/Play Offense (21st), Yards/Play Defense (17th)

Trends

Seattle:

  • 5-1-0 ATS in last 6 wild card games.
  • 10-3-1 ATS in last 14 road games.
  • 0-3-1 ATS in last 4 games overall.
  • 2-5-0 ATS in last 7 playoff games.

Philadelphia:

  • 6-0-0 ATS in last 6 January games.
  • 5-0-0 ATS in last 5 playoff games.
  • 10-1-0 ATS in last 11 playoff games as underdog.
  • 0-5-0 ATS in last 5 games vs. Seattle.



Best Bets

  • Tennessee/New England (U44) [icon name=”star” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] [icon name=”star” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] [icon name=”star” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]
  • Philadelphia (+2) [icon name=”star” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] [icon name=”star” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] [icon name=”star” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]
  • Minnesota (+8) [icon name=”star” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]

(ATS trends courtesy of Covers)