Rams -9.5 among four road teams favored in the wild card round
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Key Points:
- In the NFL wild card round, road teams are favored in four out of six games, suggesting home-field advantage may be less significant in the first playoff round.
- The Rams are the biggest favorites, favored by 9.5 points over the Panthers in Carolina, despite losing to them as 10-point favorites earlier in the season.
- The Packers, Bills, and Texans are all slight road favorites, with recent regular-season matchups indicating competitive rematches.
- Home favorites Eagles and Patriots face challenges, as both teams lost multiple home games during the regular season despite being favored in the playoffs.
- Betting lines imply that only two division winners, the No. 2 seed Eagles and Patriots, are expected to advance to the
