The pro football season postseason has reached the championship round and game lines are now available. Compare NFL Playoff odds for the game below.
NFL Playoffs odds
Below are NFL Playoff odds for Super Bowl 59.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles (+1.5)
Super Bowl 59 has the Kansas City Chiefs playing the Philadelphia Eagles making a return trip to Caesars Superdome. Kansas City opened as a -1.5 favorite, while the game total was 49.5. The Eagles were +112 on the moneyline. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 9 (Fox).
NFL Playoff Schedule
Here is a look at the NFL Playoffs schedule for January and February of 2025.
- Wild Card Weekend: Saturday, Jan. 11 – Monday, Jan. 13
- Divisional Round: Saturday, Jan. 18 – Sunday, Jan. 19
- AFC Conference Championship Game: Sunday, Jan. 26 (CBS)
- NFC Conference Championship Game: Sunday, Jan. 26 (FOX)
- Super Bowl 59: Sunday, Feb. 9 (FOX)
Best NFL Playoffs betting sites
Below is a look at the top NFL Playoffs betting sites available. Find Super Bowl odds and more on these betting apps.
Betting on the NFL Playoffs is easy with the following sites. To Make The NFL Playoffs odds are available throughout the off-season and well into the regular season. Once the pro football postseason begins, NFL Playoffs odds for every game in January will be made available.
DraftKings
DraftKings Sportsbook has plenty of bonuses for NFL bettors throughout the playoffs. Users will often see Profit Boosts from DK on select games.
Bet365
Bet365 Sportsbook is another great book when it comes to betting on the NFL Playoffs. One great feature of Bet365 is its daily “Bet Boosts.” Once January football rolls around, Bet365 will have plenty of Bet Boosts centered around the NFL.
BetMGM
BetMGM Sportsbook will be dishing out SGP boost tokens throughout the NFL Playoffs. Bettors will be able to score a 50% bigger payout on Same Game Parlay bets.
FanDuel
FanDuel Sportsbook will also have great Same Game Parlay betting options for all of NFL Playoff games this coming January. FD will also have novelty props for the Big Game in February.
How the NFL Playoffs work
The NFL postseason field will once again feature 14 teams in total.
Prior to the 2020 season, under the traditional format, six teams made the postseason from each conference each year. Of those six teams from both the AFC and NFC, two teams from each conference were given a first round bye. The other four teams squared off in Wild Card games for the right to advance to the Divisional Round.
Different, now, is that an extra team is added to the field in both conferences.
- Now, only one team from each conference will receive a first-round bye. This will give a massive advantage to the two teams that will not have to play Wild Card weekend.
- The remaining six teams from each conference will play in Wild Card games, giving Wild Card weekend two extra games each year (six games in total).
- Wild Card weekend will feature two games on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, three games on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, and one game on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
- The No. 1 seed in each conference will play the lowest remaining seed in each conference in the Divisional Round. The Divisional Round will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19.
- The winners of the Divisional Round matchups will advance to their respective conference’s Championship Game. The NFC and AFC title games will be played on Sunday, Jan. 26.
- The winners of the title games will then play in Super Bowl LIX, which is scheduled for Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Prior to the changes from four seasons ago, the NFL last tinkered with the postseason 34 years ago as in 1990, the playoffs expanded from 10 to 12 teams.
17-game regular season
Under the old NFL regular season format with 16 games and 12 total playoff slots available, 10 or 11 wins was usually good enough to land a postseason berth – regardless of whether or not that team won their division. Once in a while, a 9-7 team would squeak in as well.
This past season, Tampa Bay squeaked into the postseason (thanks to a division title) with an 8-9 record. The Dolphins made the playoffs in the AFC with a 9-8 record and the Giants made the cut in the NFC with a 9-7-1 record.
How to bet on the NFL Playoffs
When the postseason arrives, top sportsbooks will post NFL Playoffs odds. Here is a recent example.
- Spread: Washington Commanders +8.5 at Detroit Lions -8.5
- Moneyline: Commanders +385 at Lions -500
- Over Under: 55.5
Playoff futures can usually be found at online sportsbooks in the Team Futures section under a tab labeled “To Make Playoffs.” This indicates the bettor is offered a Yes/No proposition on which teams will make the postseason.
Perennial pro football powers such as the Eagles or Chiefs are usually listed with negative odds at the start of the season because they’re expected to make the playoffs every year. For example, the Chiefs are listed with -500 odds to make the playoffs at FanDuel Sportsbook to start the season. On a $10 bet at those odds, you would net only $2 if Kansas City was to make the postseason cut.
Teams in stronger divisions tend to get longer odds, whereas teams that dominate their divisions get better odds because of their clear path to a playoff berth.
Most teams have NFL Playoffs odds somewhere between -200 and +300 at the start of the season. There are some true long shots such as the Arizona Cardinals, who have +1100 odds to make the playoffs at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 25.
NFL Playoffs betting strategy
The important thing to consider when betting NFL Playoffs futures is public perception. These lines are set almost entirely based on the esteem each team has earned in the public eye. The Packers had -500 odds to make the playoffs entering the 2022 season because of their reputation as a star-studded team. But going against the grain by taking a +350 bet on Green Bay to miss the playoffs would have paid off.
Also consider the division landscape when betting on NFL Playoffs futures. Not only does a weak division provide a path to the postseason, it provides six relatively easy, or six very difficult games depending on the division. It makes sense to analyze the entire season schedule before placing a significant wager on a team.
Note that if you’re interested in trying to predict the exact pecking order in a division, DraftKings Sportsbook offers odds on the finishing position for each team within their division prior to each season.
Odds are also different at different sportsbooks, so shop around and see where you can find the best price on each team to make or miss the playoffs.
What happened last year?
Most pre-season predictions came home to roost last year. Here is a look at last year’s four finalists, as well as their pre-season odds to make the playoffs.
- Kansas City Chiefs -225
- Cincinnati Bengals -144
- San Francisco 49ers -225
- Philadelphia Eagles -178