Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers Favored For Wild Card Bets

• The Cleveland Browns have +180 odds as the team most likely to get the AFC wild card.
• The San Francisco 49ers also have odds of +180 as the betting favorites to secure a wild card spot in the NFC.

CLEVELAND – The NFL annually sends three wild card teams to the playoffs from each conference aside from the four division winners. With betting odds released for which teams will win the wild card race, the lines are closer than some sports bettors may expect.

AFC Wild Card Odds: Browns, Ravens, Chargers Favored

The interesting part about this bet is that if a team is too good and wins their division, the bet will ultimately lose. The odds offered by online sportsbooks have every team listed with plus-money odds.

AFC Conference 2021-2022 - Team to Clinch a Wild Card Spot

• Cleveland Browns +180
• Baltimore Ravens +200
• Los Angeles Chargers +220
• Denver Broncos +225
• New England Patriots +250
• Buffalo Bills +320
• Miami Dolphins +320
• Pittsburgh Steelers +320
• Indianapolis Colts +350
• Kansas City Chiefs +350
• Las Vegas Raiders +450
• Cincinnati Bengals +550

The most expected NFL teams find themselves among the favorites.

Cleveland Browns (+180)

The Cleveland Browns are the second choice in the AFC North with +150 odds to win the division. With -130 odds on having OVER 10.5 wins for the season, Cleveland could easily slide into a wild card spot. However, if they were to win the division it would eliminate them from this wager.

Baltimore Ravens (+200)

NFL betting sites seemingly feel confident in the AFC North getting at least two teams into the playoffs, as whoever finishes second is expected to qualify for the wild card. Baltimore has +170 odds to finish second in the division, giving this bet a little more value.

Los Angeles Chargers (+220)

The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to control the AFC West, which leaves teams like the Los Angeles Chargers searching for a wild card berth. Interestingly enough, the Denver Broncos are favored to finish this season second in the division, but the Chargers have shorter odds to make the wild card.

NFC Wild Card Odds: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks Favored

The NFC wild card spots are no different than the AFC’s in that winning the division would disqualify a team from clinching the wild card.

NFC Conference 2021-2022 - Team to Clinch a Wild Card Spot

• San Francisco 49ers +180
• Los Angeles Rams +200
• Seattle Seahawks +220
• New Orleans Saints +290
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers +290
• Minnesota Vikings +300
• Arizona Cardinals +320
• Atlanta Falcons +400
• Carolina Panthers +400
• Dallas Cowboys +400
• Washington Football Team +450
• Chicago Bears +500

A trio of NFC West teams holds the shortest odds.

San Francisco 49ers (+180)

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback competition has been closely monitored, but sportsbooks seem to think the 49ers will see success regardless of the QB. What’s weird about this wager is that San Francisco is +175 favorites to win the NFC West. Bettors could take both bets and secure at least a 0.75 unit profit on the 49ers to come in first or second, essentially.

Los Angeles Rams (+200)

The Los Angeles Rams are the second option in the NFC West division odds, but also second in wild card odds. Betting both sides to get a much better price on the Rams to make the playoffs than what would normally be offered would be the way to go.

Seattle Seahawks (+220)

In case it isn’t clear by now, the NFC West is among the toughest divisions in football. It’s a real possibility that three teams will make the playoffs from this division and there is a fair case to be made for betting on all three of them to become a wild card team this season.