Overview
- DraftKings lists Buffalo -1.5 with a total of 46.5 points, and SportsLine’s 10,000-simulation model projects roughly 47 points and leans to the over.
- Kickoff is Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET at Empower Field at Mile High, with Denver taking the field after a 13-day layoff.
- Denver went 14-3 to secure the AFC’s top seed and a bye, while Buffalo is 12-5 after a 27-24 Wild Card win at Jacksonville.
- Commentators, including ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, call the pricing disrespectful to Denver, highlighting the Broncos’ 68 sacks this season.
- Historical context from The Sporting News notes only three bye teams have entered the divisional round as underdogs in the last 40 years, and all three won.