Opening NFL Wild Card Odds and Betting Lines: Rams Are Biggest Favorite

The NFL playoffs kick off this with Super Wild Card Weekend.

NFL Wild Card odds hit the board Sunday night - even before the schedule was released - and have taken shape with early action moving spreads and totals.

Saturday sends the L.A. Rams to Carolina while Green Bay and Chicago complete a NFC North trilogy in the Windy City. Sunday's slate put Buffalo in Jacksonville, sends San Francisco to Philadelphia, has the L.A. Chargers in New England, and wraps with Pittsburgh hosting Houston

Here are the opening NFL Wild Card odds and early market movement.

NFL odds for Wild Card Weekend

Matchup	Spread	Moneyline	Over/Under
Rams @ Panthers	Panthers +10.5	Rams -620 Panthers +460	46.5
Packers @ Bears	Bears +1.5	Packers -108 Bears -108	45.5
Bills @ Jaguars	Jaguars +1.5	Bills -120 Jaguars +102	51.5
49ers @ Eagles	Eagles -4.5	49ers +188 Eagles -225	44.5
Chargers @ Patriots	Patriots -3.5	Chargers +164 Patriots -198	46.5
Texans @ Steelers	Steelers +3.5	Texans -180 Steelers +152	39.5

Lines as of 1-6

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Rams vs Panthers odds (Saturday, 4:30 p.m., FOX)

Opening line

• Panthers +10.5
• Over/Under 46.5
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The Rams opened as 10.5-point road favorites in Carolina for Saturday’s Wild Card opener, and most books have dropped to -10 with some still holding on to the half-point hook. The Over/Under hit the board at 46.5 points.

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Packers vs Bears odds (Saturday, 8 p.m., Prime Video)

Opening line

• Bears -1.5
• Over/Under 47.5
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• Read our Packers vs. Bears picks and predictions (coming soon)

Chicago opened between -1.5 and +1.5 on Sunday night, and you can find different spreads across the industry, depending on where you bet. Most books are dealing the Bears as slight favorites. The total opened as high as 47.5 and slimmed to 46.5 points.

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Bills vs Jaguars odds (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS)

Opening line

• Jaguars +1.5
• Over/Under 50.5
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Buffalo opened as a 1.5-point road favorite in Jacksonville, and we’re seeing a move toward the Jaguars with some books reducing juice on the favorite or dropping the spread to Buffalo -1. The Over/Under total opened at 50.5 points and is up to 51.5 with initial action on the Over.

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49ers vs Eagles odds (Sunday, 4:30 p.m., FOX)

Opening line

• Eagles -3.5
• Over/Under 46.5
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The Eagles opened as short as field-goal favorites on Sunday night, and the market moved to a consensus of -3.5. The vig on that spread is climbing, and some sharper sportsbooks are dealing Philadelphia -4 on Monday morning. This total opened at 46.5 points, and the price on the Over is getting a discount, which could indicate a move to 46 soon. 

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Chargers vs Patriots odds (Sunday, 8 p.m., NBC)

Opening line

• Patriots -3.5
• Over/Under 45.5
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New England opened as short as -3 on Sunday night and quickly jumped to -3.5, where most books opened this AFC Wild Card matchup. We’re seeing the vig on the favorite climb to -115, which indicates a potential move to Patriots -4 later in the week if action on the home side keeps coming in. This total opened at 45.5 points and has jumped to 46.5 O/U.

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Texans vs Steelers odds (Monday, 8 p.m., ESPN)

Opening line

• Steelers +2.5
• Over/Under 39.5
• View full Texans vs. Steelers odds and matchup
• Read our Texans vs. Steelers picks and predictions (coming soon)

Following the wild finish to the Steelers’ win on Sunday night, bookies opened Houston as short as 2.5-point road favorites and that took off with money on the Texans. As of Monday morning, that spread sits as high as Houston -3.5. The Over/Under hit the board at 39.5 points.

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