The 2024 NFL common season is over and playoffs begin this weekend. Kansas Metropolis and Detroit have been the #1 seeds of their respective convention. They every have a bye this weekend and can wait to face the bottom remaining seed within the AFC and NFC. Six playoff video games will occur between Saturday and Monday to find out who will make it to the divisional spherical.
ESPN stats and data analysis producer Evan Kaplan had attention-grabbing info for the wildcard spherical this weekend. Adam Schefter tweeted info from Kaplan and it mentioned that residence underdogs are 16-14 outright all-time within the wildcard playoffs. Within the 2024 wildcard spherical, there are two residence underdogs. The Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Rams. Can both workforce make an upset this weekend?
Observe: Odds by way of BetOnline. Correct as of Jan. 9, 2025
Texans and Rams are residence underdogs within the 2024 wildcard spherical
Yet another underdog notice, per @EpKap: Dwelling underdogs are 16-14 outright all-time within the Wild Card Playoffs, and each residence underdogs received final season (Texans and Buccaneers).
The Texans and Rams are each residence underdogs this weekend.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 9, 2025
On Saturday, the Houston Texans will host the Los Angeles Chargers. The Texans completed 10-7 in 2024 and received that AFC South. That gave Houston the proper to host a playoff sport in 2024. Nevertheless, Houston didn’t finish the 2024 season on a robust notice. They misplaced 4 of their final eight video games. Three of these 4 losses have been to groups within the 2024 playoffs. All that elements into the Texans being (+136 ML) at residence this weekend vs. the Chargers. These odds are by way of BetOnline. Within the 2023 postseason, was a house underdog to the Browns and received the sport outright. Can C.J. Stroud ship within the playoffs once more for Houston vs. a troublesome Chargers workforce?
The second residence underdog within the wildcard spherical is the Los Angeles Rams. After a 1-4 begin to the season, the Rams battled again and completed the 12 months 10-7 and received the NFC West. Sean McVay and the Rams received six of their final eight video games to finish the common season. They’re enjoying their greatest soccer when it issues most. Nevertheless, Los Angeles will likely be going through a 14-3 workforce that simply missed out on having the #1 seed within the NFC. Minnesota misplaced in Week 18 to the Lions they usually’re a frightening #5 seed within the NFC playoffs. The Rams are (-102) at residence vs. Sam Darnold and the Vikings. Will a house underdog be capable of pull off the upset within the 2024 wildcard spherical?
