The AFC South champion Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Buffalo Bills this Sunday, the first time that the Bills will be headed on the road in the playoffs since 2020.<\/p>\n
Josh Allen has a road to a Super Bowl appearance in the AFC that doesn’t include Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow or Patrick Mahomes for the first time in his career. Is this finally the season that the Bills break through?<\/p>\n
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Ben Fawkes gathers quotes from oddsmakers for all the games and our team of NFL handicappers provides their favorite wagers on the game.<\/p>\n
Odds courtesy of BetMGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other playoff games<\/p>\n 49ers-Eagles<\/a> | Chargers-Patriots<\/a> | Texans-Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n What oddsmakers are saying<\/p>\n “Not much movement on the spread on this one. Bills opened -1.5, still sitting -1. Advance wagering has been relatively split. We\u2019ve seen most of the money come in on the over, as we opened 51.5, and it’s now 52.5. Jaguars first half taking the half-point, we\u2019ve seen some respected money come in there.\u201d \u2014 Thomas Gable, sportsbook director at The Borgata<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n “Jaguars are one of the most surprising teams this year. We\u2019re going to see one-way traffic on this one on the Bills. Expectations are high for Buffalo. This is the highest total on the board. Pretty much two-way action on the total, public on the over and sharps on under. No weather implications in this one. I don\u2019t see the Bills support changing.” \u2014 Joey Feazel, head of NFL trading at Caesars Sportsbook<\/p>\n Best bets<\/p>\n Jacob: The Bills finished the regular season 12-5 on the field, 8-9 at the betting window and had the NFL\u2019s 28th-ranked rushing defense.<\/p>\n The Jaguars finished 13-4 straight-up, 12-5 against the spread (tied for best in the league) and fielded the NFL\u2019s top-ranked rushing defense.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, the Jaguars come into wild-card weekend riding an eight-game SU and ATS winning streak. They went 7-1 SU and ATS in Jacksonville (while Buffalo went 5-3 SU and 4-4 ATS on the road). And quarterback Trevor Lawrence put up better raw passing numbers (4,007 yards, 29 touchdowns) than reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen (3,668 yards, 25 touchdowns).<\/p>\n Given all these facts, one can\u2019t help but ask: Why is Jacksonville a home underdog against the Bills on Saturday? Answer: perception.<\/p>\n