NFL Playoffs 2017 Lines: Point Spreads, Totals And Complete Las Vegas Betting Odds For First Round

Four games kick off Wild-Card Weekend in the 2017 NFL playoffs. While teams playing Saturday or Sunday will have to win three games in order to reach Super Bowl LI, a few stand out as legitimate championship contenders.

The NFC’s two hottest teams will face off in the weekend’s final contest. The Green Bay Packers host the New York Giants Sunday afternoon, and the winner won’t be easy to eliminate in the next few rounds of the postseason.

New York ended the regular season with nine wins in 11 games, doing so with arguably the league’s best defense. They didn’t win their division because the No. 1 seed Dallas Cowboys claimed the NFC East title, but no other team in the conference finished with more wins than the Giants. Green Bay, however, is favored in the upcoming contest, playing at home on a six-game winning streak.

Sunday’s early afternoon game features the weekend’s biggest betting line. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 10-point favorites over the visiting Miami Dolphins, who are making their first playoff appearance in eight years.

It’s unknown if Ryan Tannehill will start for Miami. The quarterback missed the final three weeks of the regular season with a left knee injury. Tannehill helped the Dolphins beat the Steelers by two touchdowns earlier this year, and Miami enters the playoffs with four wins in their last five road games.

Just like the Dolphins, the Oakland Raiders are underdogs against a team they beat in the regular season. Oakland defeated Houston 27-20 in Week 11, but they’ll visit the Texans without their starting quarterback. Derek Carr, who was considered an MVP candidate for most of the season, is out for the year with a leg injury. Either Connor Cook or Matt McGloin will start under center for the Raiders.

Saturday night’s contest between the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks is the only first-round playoff game that isn’t a rematch from the regular season. Entering the postseason with three straight losses, the Lions are eight-point underdogs in Seattle.

Below are the complete betting lines for all the first-round playoff games, including the point spreads and totals. These are the consensus odds from multiple sportsbooks in Las Vegas, via OddsShark.

Oakland Raiders (+3.5) at Houston Texans, 36.5

Detroit Lions (+8) at Seattle Seahawks, 42.5

Miami Dolphins (+10) at Pittsburgh Steelers, 47

New York Giants (+4.5) at Green Bay Packers, 44.5