Opening NFL Conference Championship Odds and Betting Lines: Rams (+2.5) Have Another Tough Test

Jason Logan: Senior Betting Analyst at Covers
Jason Logan • Senior Betting Analyst +21 years betting experience
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 , 09:54 AM ET • 4 min read

The Rams survived a Bears comeback that pushed their Divisional Round matchup into overtime. Their prize? A trip to Seattle to face the Seahawks at 2.5-point underdogs. Here are the early Conference Championship odds.

Opening NFL Conference Championship Odds
Photo By - Reuters Connect. Rams QB Matthew Stafford (9) gets ready to throw in the snow.

Four teams remain in the NFL playoffs.

The New England Patriots capitalized on roughly 1,000 Texans turnovers to advance to the AFC Championship Game, where they're road favorites over the Bo Nix-less Denver Broncos (+5.5).

Meanwhile, the Seattle Seahawks annihilated the 49ers and will host the Los Angeles Rams (+2.5), who survived overtime against the Bears and Caleb Williams' magic.

Let's look at the early odds for the NFL Conference Championship Games on Sunday, January 25.

NFL odds for the AFC and NFC title games

Matchup Spread Moneyline Over/Under
Patriots Patriots
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Broncos Broncos
Broncos +5.5 Patriots -255
Broncos +215
40.5

Rams Rams
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Seahawks Seahawks

Seahawks -2.5 Rams +130
Seahawks -154
47.5

Lines as of 1-19.

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Patriots vs Broncos odds (Sunday, 3:00 p.m., CBS)

Opening line

Look-ahead lines listed the Broncos as 1.5-point home favorites against the Patriots in the AFC Championship, before starting QB Bo Nix was lost for the playoffs with an ankle injury. That look-ahead line switched to New England -4.5 and officially opened at that spot on Sunday night.
 
From there, money on the Patriots pushed this spread to -6 at some online shops, while the market consensus among mainstream operators is New England -5.5, with some places padding the Pats with juice as high as -114 on Monday morning.

As for the total, the look-ahead number was 45.5 before the Nix injury but opened as high as 41.5 before the market consensus of 40.5 settled in overnight — sitting just below the key stop of 41 O/U.

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Rams vs Seahawks odds (Sunday, 6:30 p.m., FOX)

Opening line

  • Seahawks -2.5
  • Over/Under 47.5
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The look-ahead line for this NFC Championship pairing was Seattle -1.5 before the results of this weekend’s Divisional Round. After the Seahawks squashed the 49ers and the Rams escaped snowy Chicago with a win in overtime, the official spread opened Seattle -2.5.

That spread has climbed to a field goal at some sportsbooks, with Los Angeles +3 juiced to -120. As of Monday morning, most books are asking an expensive -2.5 for the home fave just below the key number of three.

The look-ahead total was 48.5 O/U, but the official Over/Under hit the board at 47.5 and has stayed there for the most part. As of Monday morning, you can find the total as short as 47 (Over -113).

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In his 20 years with Covers, lead NFL betting analyst; has seen it all and bet it all. Through the wild west of early Internet gambling to lobbying for legalized sports betting to our brave new wagering world, Jason has been a consistent source of actionable info and entertainment for squares and sharps alike. Since joining the Covers team back in 2005, he honed his handicapping skills to provide audiences with the most thorough insights, blending traditional capping methods with advanced modelling and predictive analysis. Jason has studied the ins and outs of the sports betting business, learning from some of the most successful gamblers in the industry and the biggest sportsbook operators on the planet. He is under center for Covers during NFL season as our top NFL expert, taking the points in his infamous NFL Underdogs column and representing the Covers Community at the Super Bowl. While he lives for football season, Jason's first love is basketball and that shows in his in-depth NBA, NCAA, and WNBA betting breakdowns. On top of being a mainstay in media from coast to coast; WPIX, PHL17, Fox 5 San Diego, WGNO, TSN, SportsNet, ESPN Radio; he had his analysis featured in USA Today, MSNBC, ESPN, the Wall Street Journal, CBS, Bloomberg, the L.A. Times, the New York Times and other major publications. You can also find JLo stuffing all the top picks and predictions he can into 10 minutes as the host of Covers; flagship podcast, The Sharp 600.

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