Road dogs
The Washington Commanders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild card round and they already know who their next opponent will be. Washington was the #6 seed in the NFC, and they are now the lowest seed in the playoffs after the 7th seed Green Bay Packers lost to the 2nd seed Philadelphia Eagles. The Lions are the #1 seed in the conference and they had the only bye week. Detroit’s last game was a pretty important one, even if Minnesota didn’t think so, The Lions dominated the Vikings, and won the division. Detroit finished the season with a 14-3 record, but they’ve been dealing with a lot of injuries.
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Opening odds for the Commanders have them as 8.5-point underdogs against the best team in the NFC. The O/U opens at 55.5 which is easily the highest of the three available matchups for the divisional round. This should be a high scoring game inside Ford Field, and the Commanders are big underdogs to make the conference championship game.
Point spread: Commanders +8.5
Point total: 55.5
Moneyline: Commanders -168, Lions +142