NFL Divisional Round Upsets & Betting Picks

Things certainly did not go to plan during the Wild Card Weekend, with upsets and blowouts the order of the day. MyBookie Sportsbook 2024 NFL Divisional Round Upset Picks

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs lived up to their billing as favorites, while the Detroit Lions moved on by the skin of their teeth. In the other 3 games, it was the underdogs that did the business, with all of them winning in surprisingly comfortable fashion. The Texans, Packers, and Buccaneers survived as underdogs and moved on to the Divisional Round. The question now is whether their outstanding performances were a one off or a sign of things to come. Let’s look at all 4 Divisional Round matchups to see if more upsets are coming.

Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens

We are going to be looking at the ESPN Matchup Predictor with all of the games, so when we talk win percentages, that is what we are referencing. The Texans made things look easy in a blowout win over the Cleveland Browns, but this matchup against another AFC North team figures to be a good deal tougher. The concern for Ravens fans has to be that they have not been great in the postseason in the Lamar Jackson era, failing to cross the 20-point mark in all 4 playoff games. If they keep that trend going, the Texans might be a live longshot.

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To be fair, though, no one really gave the Packers much of a chance in Dallas last weekend and they laid an absolute beating on the Cowboys. ESPN has them with a 21.4% chance of winning this one and they can do that if the offense continues to play at a high level, as they have been for the last month. Still, a risky bet to take Green Bay to win.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions

The Lions have, up until this point, lived up to the preseason hype piled on them. They won the division, and then back that up by winning a close one against the LA Rams in the Wild Card Round. Given the way in which the Buccaneers went into the playoffs, the feeling was that they would be very quickly done, but they laid an absolute beating on Philly. In fairness, the Eagles looked very fragile coming down the stretch, so the loss was not a total surprise. The Bucs have a 37.5% chance of winning, so they might be worth the risk.

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Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills

There have been some questions asked of both teams this season, and while the Chiefs still look questionable at times, they did win easily over a banged-up Miami Dolphins team in the Wild Card. The Bills have been rolling over the last month and a half or so and were way too strong for the Steelers last weekend. They are in as a modest favorite over the Chiefs and have a 56.6% chance of winning, according to ESPN. I think this one will be close, and the Chiefs look to be the best underdog pick this weekend.

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