2025-26 NFL Playoffs Betting Online
Both No. 1 seeds in their respective conference advanced to Championship Sunday, though the patch forward for the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks became a little more treacherous. Just how much is Bo Nix worth to NFL spread bettors and oddsmakers? Roughly six points since that’s how much the line moved upon news of Nix being lost for the remainder of the playoffs due to an ankle injury. The AFC’s No. 1 seed Broncos were favored by a point on the look-ahead line and were reduced to a 5-point home underdog following the news of Nix’s injury.
It’s not an unprecedented situation for the Broncos, but a blow nonetheless. Jarrett Stidham takes the reins after appearing in one game during the regular season. However, he’s been with the club and coach Sean Payton for three seasons and is familiar with the situation. I’m not about to give up on the Broncos because of the loss of Nix.
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The passing game wasn’t a strong area for Denver during the regular season, though Nix delivered big plays when needed and has the ability to extend plays. The Broncos averaged 224 passing yards per game but were just 25th in passing yards per play, relying on short hookups and yards after catch. Eight times during the season the Broncos scored 20 points or less using their strong defense to win six of those games.
The total also dropped a few points to 41.5 following the Nix news, but we were likely to see a defensive battle anyway. The Broncos allowed 30 points for the third time this season in last week’s win over Buffalo, but ranked second during the year giving up an average of 18.3 points per game. They harassed Josh Allen into four turnovers and totaled five takeaways for the game.
The two Super Bowl favorites go at it in the NFC Championship with the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks hosting the Rams in an all NFC West affair as a 2.5-point favorite. If the regular season series is any indication we should get another close game. The Rams won the first meeting in LA in Week 11, 21-19, intercepting Sam Darnold four times. In Week 16 Seattle stormed back from a 16-point fourth quarter deficit to win 38-37 in overtime.
The last five meetings between division foes have been decided by six points or less with two of them going into overtime. Darnold may have silenced some of his critics with last week’s 41-6 decision over San Francisco. Last season Darnold led the Vikings to the postseason where they were beating by the Rams 27-9 in a Wild Card game. In his last three starts against LA Darnold has thrown seven interceptions.
The Rams had answers for Seattle’s relentless defense in their Week 16 matchup. Matthew Stafford threw for 457 yards and three TDs and LA amassed 581 total yards totaling the most points by an opponent this season against Seattle. Stafford had a pair of scoring strikes in the first meeting.
The Rams were the only team to average more than 30 points during the season, but the group was held in check by a Bears struggling defense last week. Stafford was 20 of 42 for 258 yards and failed to throw a TD pass for the first time this season. LA had the fifth-most takeaways during the regular season and used three to turn back the Bears. The Rams forced seven turnovers in their two games with Seattle.
2025-26 NFL Playoff Schedule (ET)
Conference Championships
Sunday, January 25, 2026
AFC Championship Game
Patriots (-5, 41.5) at Broncos, 3:00 PM ET (CBS)
Moneyline: Patriots -245 / Broncos +203
NFC Championship Game
Rams at Seahawks (-2.5, 47), 6:30 PM ET (FOX)
Moneyline: Rams +128 / Seahawks -151
Super Bowl LX
Sunday, February 8, 2026 - Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
The power of the NFL continues to be verified by the increased TV ratings, increased streaming in the regular and postseason, and increased revenue for the teams. Where it all ends has many fans concerned, but it's safe to assume more costs are being passed on to fans. Predictions of NFL TV games becoming oversaturated have been made dating back to the 1970s, yet the public seems to have an insatiable appetite for NFL football.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gave the media and fans a peak into the future with his dream of the Super Bowl being played on Presidents Day weekend (mid-February) to take advantage of a three-day holiday weekend in the United States, thus allowing fans to recover from their Super Bowl revelry on the Monday after the game. With that is the eventual potential to eventually charge fans pay-per-view rates for playoff and Super Bowl games. Taking boxing off of regular TV and on pay-per-view has done much to damage the popularity of the sport with casual fans. Thus, if the NFL does cross that Rubicon, it will be fascinating to see if the public will respond. One thing we do know is that it is not a good idea to bet against the NFL.
Divisional Round Scores
Denver Broncos 33, Buffalo Bills 30 (OT)
Seattle Seahawks 41, San Francisco 49ers 6
New England Patriots 28, Houston Texans 16
Los Angeles Rams 20, Chicago Bears 17 (OT)
Wild Card Round Scores
Los Angeles Rams 34, Carolina Panthers 31
Chicago Bears 31, Green Bay Packers 27
Buffalo Bills 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 24
San Francisco 49ers 23, Philadelphia Eagles 19
New England Patriots 16, Los Angeles Chargers 3
Houston Texans 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 6
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