NFL Saturday Divisional Round Betting Odds
After delivering upset wins in the wild-card round, can the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants come up with more magic as underdogs Saturday in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs?
The early game Saturday is the Jaguars at the Kansas City Chiefs. At Bovada Sportsbook, the Chiefs are 8-point favorites.
The Jaguars advanced after rallying to get past the Los Angeles Chargers 31-30 as 2-point underdogs last weekend. Jacksonville trailed 27-0 in the second quarter in that win. The Jaguars have won six straight with a 5-1 record against the spread, and four of those wins have come as the underdog.
Jags visit Kansas City looking for another upset
On the road, the Jaguars have won three in a row both straight up and ATS. As an underdog, they’ve won four in a row SU. In the playoffs, the Jaguars are 3-1 SU in their last four games, which includes three straight wins ATS. On the road in the playoffs, they’re 2-6 SU and 3-5 ATS in their last eight.
The Chiefs were 14-3 SU and 7-10 ATS this season. They finished the regular season with five straight wins and a 2-3 ATS record. Kansas City has not posted back-to-back ATS wins this season.
At home, the Chiefs have won five straight at 3-2 ATS, and this season at home they were 7-1 SU and 3-5 ATS. When favored, they’re 11-1 SU and 5-7 ATS in their last 12.
In Week 10, the Chiefs defeated the Jaguars 27-17 as a 9.5-point home favorite. In this matchup, the Chiefs have won six straight at 5-1 ATS.
Eagles, Giants renew NFC East rivalry in Philly
In Saturday’s other matchup, the Philadelphia Eagles host the New York Giants as 7.5-point favorites. The Giants upset the Minnesota Vikings 31-24 as a 2-point underdog in the wild-card round. That was New York’s fifth straight win ATS, and the Giants are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games. On the road, they have won five straight ATS and they were 8-1 ATS on the road this season.
In the playoffs, the Giants are 5-1 SU and ATS in their last six games, and 9-2 SU and ATS in their last 11. As a playoff underdog, they’re 8-1 SU in their last nine and 10-1 ATS in their last 11.
Philadelphia has dominated New York in series
Philadelphia was 14-3 SU and 8-9 ATS this season. The Eagles head into the playoffs on a four-game ATS losing streak and they’re 3-7 ATS in their last 10. When favored, the Eagles are 6-1 SU and 3-4 ATS in their last seven, and 3-6 ATS in their last nine.
In the playoffs, the Eagles have lost three straight at 1-2 ATS. At home in the playoffs, they’re 4-7 ATS in their last 11.
This season, the Eagles won both matchups against the Giants but they were 1-1 ATS. Philadelphia is 11-2 SU and 5-8 ATS in its last 13 vs New York, and at home to the Giants, the Eagles have won nine straight at 4-5 ATS.