Wild Card Saturday Betting Preview

The NFL playoffs get underway on Saturday with the first game of Wild Card Weekend featuring the Cleveland Browns at the Houston Texans.

At the Bovada Sportsbook the Browns are 2.5-point road favorites. Cleveland was 11-6 straight up and 10-6-1 against the spread this season. They were 4-1 SU and ATS in their last five games, and 8-3 SU and ATS in their last 11. On the road this season the Browns weren’t the best wager at 3-5 SU and 2-5-1 ATS.

When favored the Browns have won eight straight at 7-1 ATS, but as road favorites they’re only 4-3 SU and 3-4 ATS in their last seven. In their last three playoff games the Browns were 1-2 SU and 3-0 ATS, all as the underdog.

Houston was 10-7 SU and 9-8 ATS this season. They punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 23-19 win over the Indianapolis Colts as 1.5-point favorites in Week 18. The Texans were 6-3 SU and 4-5 ATS at home this season, and as home underdogs they’re 2-8 SU and 4-6 ATS in their last 10.

At home in the playoffs the Texans are 4-2 SU and ATS in their last six and they were favored in five of those games. In the lone game in which they were listed as a home underdog they lost 30-0 as 3-point underdogs.

In Week 15 Cleveland defeated Houston 36-22 as 3-point road favorites. In this matchup the Browns have won four straight with a 2-2 ATS record.

Chiefs host Dolphins as Saturday betting favorites

In the other Saturday matchup the Kansas City Chiefs host the Miami Dolphins as 3.5-point favorites at the Bovada Sportsbook.

Kansas City was 11-6 SU and 9-7-1 ATS this season. The Chiefs were a disappointing 5-4 SU and ATS at home this season, where they’ve gone UNDER the posted total in seven straight. At home in the playoffs the Chiefs are 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS in their last 10.

Miami was 11-6 SU and 10-7 ATS this season. The Dolphins were 2-3 SU and ATS in their last five games, including a 21-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills as 2.5-point underdogs in Week 18 that cost them the AFC East. Miami was 4-4 SU and ATS on the road this season. As underdogs they’re 1-9 SU and 4-6 ATS in their last 10.

In the playoffs the Dolphins have lost five straight with a 1-4 ATS record. On the road in the playoffs they’re 1-9 SU and 3-7 ATS in their last 10.

In Week 9 Kansas City defeated Miami 21-14 as 1-point underdogs. In this matchup the Chiefs have won four straight with a 3-1 ATS record.