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Predictions for the NFL Wild Card Weekend: Picks and Odds for Every Game

Evans Santiago

Updated on January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM EST. Read time: 1 minute and 29 seconds. Find more information on Twitter and Google News.

Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts during the fourth quarter as we round up our NFL predictions for Wild Card Weekend
Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts during the fourth quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on January 07, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images via AFP.

The 2026 NFL playoffs kick off with just six games, but the high quality of matchups promises to make up for the limited quantity. Here are our top predictions for Wild Card Weekend, based on the odds from our top NFL betting sites.

The NFL playoffs kick off with Wild Card Weekend featuring 12 teams in action, as the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens secure first-round byes. Both teams, who earned the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences, are favored to win the Super Bowl as the rest of the teams battle to advance this weekend.

This weekend kicked off with the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs both securing impressive wins on Saturday. Now, the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, and Detroit Lions are all aiming to continue the trend with their games on Sunday.

The Sunday afternoon game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills was rescheduled to Monday due to weather conditions. It will now be part of a doubleheader along with the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers game.

Here, we summarize our NFL predictions for Wild Card Weekend using the NFL Wild Card Weekend odds.

Predictions and picks for the NFL’s Wild Card Weekend.

Predictions for the NFL Wild Card Weekend will be released on Monday.

Pick: Chris Godwin to have more than 4.5 receptions in Eagles vs. Buccaneers game at -152 odds on BetRivers with a 3-star rating.

King Orson predicts that the Eagles will defeat the Buccaneers in their upcoming matchup.

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Evans Santiago
Esten is the Senior Publishing Editor for UnderscoregReview.com. He has been in the sports betting industry since the legalization of mobile sports betting in New Jersey, and with UnderscoregReview prior to the launch of sports betting in Ontario. Esten’s previous stops include the USA TODAY network, including GolfWeek. He previously worked in the fantasy sports industry, with FNTSY Sports Network, theScore, and USA TODAY. Esten graduated from the College of Sports Media with a diploma in Radio and Television Sports Broadcasting after acquiring a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Guelph. He has appeared on FNTSY Sports Network, VSiN, and VSiN’s Long Shots podcast, where he correctly called Will Zalatoris as the winner of the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Esten is a big proponent of the entertainment side of sports betting and loves to dip his toes into the novelty and alt-markets while chasing long shots with reduced wagers on golf outrights and futures markets. He’s also been known to sprinkle some lunch money on touchdown-scorer parlays with two notable hits still funding his bankroll. Esten looks at sports betting much like golf and advises beginner bettors to compete against themselves rather than being concerned with what others may or may not be doing based on social media claims.