The street to Super Bowl LVII begins now. The opening spherical of the NFL playoffs has kicked off, and it will now be a mad sprint to Glendale, Arizona in February. As we have a look at the Super Wild Card Weekend slate, every of those groups goes to be fairly conversant in each other. Each sport incorporates a rematch from the common season, marking simply the fifth time this has occurred because the 1970 merger. That ought to add much more spice to an already thrilling weekend. 

As we do each week, we have collected all the finest picks and playing content material from CBSSports.com and SportsLine and put them in a single place, so you will get picks towards the unfold from our CBS Sports specialists in addition to extra characteristic content material for every sport, together with performs from prime SportsLine specialists and the SportsLine Projection Model, finest bets from our employees, survivor picks and extra. Ready? Let’s leap in.

All NFL odds by way of Caesars Sportsbook.

Time/TV: Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC), stream on fuboTV (try for free) 
Open: Chargers -1.5

Featured Game | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Los Angeles Chargers

SportsLine’s Mike Tierney entered the 2022 NFL season 232-204-10 against-the-spread because the begin of 2018. On prime of that, he’s an astounding 33-14 on his final 47 picks in video games involving the Jaguars, returning practically $1,800. Anyone who has been following his picks is means up! For this playoff matchup, we are able to inform you Tierney is leaning Under the full, however he has additionally discovered a key X-factor that makes one aspect of the unfold a must-bet. To see what that’s, head over the SportsLine.

“This is a sport that includes two of one of the best younger quarterback within the league. Justin Herbert and Trevor Lawrence will both be playing in their first playoff game, but I don’t think that will matter. The Jaguars dominated the Chargers in blowing them out in Week 3, but this will be a lot closer. Both passing games should have big days, so it should be a shootout. Look for the Jaguars to make one more big play to win it as Lawrence wins the first of his battles with Herbert.” — CBS Sports Senior NFL Analyst Pete Prisco on why he’s selecting the Jaguars to take down the Chargers, 34-31. To see the remainder of his picks, click here. 

Which picks are you able to make with confidence throughout Super Wild Card Weekend? And which Super Bowl contender goes down laborious? Visit SportsLine, as its unimaginable mannequin simulates each NFL sport 10,000 occasions and is up virtually $7,000 for $100 gamers on top-rated NFL picks since its inception.

Time/TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ (click here)
Open: Bills -11

Featured Game | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins

SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein entered the 2022 NFL season 427-344 all-time on NFL aspect picks (plus $3,764 for $100 gamers), together with 394-330 towards the unfold. He additionally went 68-50 ATS and 8-3 on moneyline performs final season for a revenue of $1,552. If that does not make you need to again him, Hartstein can also be 26-14-1 (+1044) on final 41 picks involving the Dolphins, which means he is uniquely certified to make this choose. We can inform you that Hartstein is leaning Under the full, however there is a key X-factor that he discovered, and it makes one aspect of the unfold a should guess! To see what that’s, head on over to SportsLine. 

“Tua Tagovailoa will not play in this playoff opener as Mike McDaniel announced on Wednesday that the quarterback has still not been cleared by doctors after suffering another concussion a few weeks ago. That means, it’ll either be Teddy Bridgewater — who is dealing with a dislocated finger in his throwing hand — or rookie Skyler Thompson. No matter who is ultimately under center, the scoring ceiling for Miami has fallen dramatically and Buffalo should win this game rather easily. 

“With this line nonetheless sitting underneath two touchdowns, I’ll lean within the Bills’ route and lay the 13 factors. … Meanwhile, Josh Allen has by no means misplaced to the Dolphins at residence (5-0) in his profession and the Bills are averaging 32.6 factors per sport towards Miami with him because the starter. Buffalo has additionally been a robust guess at residence within the postseason, traditionally. Since the 1970 merger, the Bills are 12-1 ATS at residence and personal a +13.6 level per sport differential.” — CBS Sports NFL writer Tyler Sullivan explaining why he is laying the 13 points and rolling with Buffalo. To see his picks for the weekend, click here.

Time/TV: Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fuboTV (try for free) 
Open: Vikings -3

Featured Game | Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants

R.J. White, a Fantasy and playing editor for CBS Sports, is routinely among the many sharpest that SportsLine has to supply. He went 445-378-24 on his ATS picks from 2017-21, which returned $2,542 to $100 gamers. White’s additionally an unimaginable 38-19 on his final 57 picks involving the Giants, returning $1,679 for $100 bettors. For this playoff matchup, White is leaning Over the full, however has additionally uncovered a key angle for this sport that makes one aspect of the unfold a must-back. To see what that’s, go check out SportsLine.

“The Giants and Vikings gave us an entertaining sport in Week 16, with Greg Joseph hitting a 61-yard game-winning area aim late within the fourth quarter. Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson exploded, combining for 242 receiving yards and three touchdowns. However, it’s noteworthy that Adoree’ Jackson and Xavier McKinney missed that sport.

“The Giants are my upset pick this week. I predict the Minnesota defense will make the New York offense look better than it is, as the Vikings defense ranks bottom five in points per game (25.1), yards per game (388.7) and yards per play (5.9) allowed this season. I also believe the Giants pass rush will have more success this time around. This will be a close matchup, but the Giants were the best NFL team to bet on in the regular season, as they posted a 13-4 ATS record.” — CBS Sports NFL author Jordan Dajani on why he’s rolling with the Giatns to not solely cowl the sector aim, however pull off the upset. To see all of his picks, click here.

Time/TV: Sunday, 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC), stream on fuboTV (try for free) 
Open: Bengals -6.5

Featured Game | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens

“Lamar Jackson will not play on Sunday and Tyler Huntley isn’t 100 percent, so the Bengals will win this game. They have momentum, while the Ravens do not. Cincinnati just defeated Baltimore 27-16 last week, and I like that this game is again in the Queen City. Another reason you should consider laying the points with the Bengals is because they went 4-0 ATS in the postseason last year — even covering the number in the Super Bowl loss. The Bengals are actually 20-4 ATS in their past 24 games, including playoffs. That’s tied for the best ATS record by any team in a 24-game span.” — CBS Sports NFL author Jordan Dajani on why he’s laying the factors with the Bengals over Baltimore. To see all of his picks, click here.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates each NFL sport 10,000 occasions and is up properly over $7,000 for $100 gamers on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. It additionally enters Super Wild Card Weekend on an unimaginable 161-113 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates again to the 2017 season. For this sport, we are able to inform you the mannequin is leaning Over the full, however it additionally has one aspect of the unfold that cashes in over 50% of simulations. To see which aspect that’s, go check out SportsLine. 

Time/TV: Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN), stream on fuboTV (try for free) 
Open: Cowboys -3

Featured Game | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys

If you are seeking to wager in Cowboys-Bucs, you are finest served seeing what SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein thinks of the matchup. On prime of coming into the 2022 NFL season 427-344 all-time on NFL aspect picks (plus $3,764 for $100 gamers), Hartstein is 15-3 (+1170) on his final 18 picks involving the Cowboys, which means he is uniquely certified to make this choose. We can inform you he is leaning Over on the full, however to see his choose towards the unfold you’ll have to go to SportsLine.

“The Cowboys usually wait until the postseason to fall apart, but this year, it seems they’ve started things a little bit early. Dallas lost two of its final four regular-season games and big reason that happened is because Dak Prescott has apparently forgotten how to play football. 

“Since coming back from his proper thumb harm in Week 7, Prescott simply hasn’t been the identical quarterback and though you’d assume he could be slowly bettering every week, that merely hasn’t been the case. Since Week 12, Prescott has thrown 11 interceptions, which is greater than every other QB within the NFL over that span. 

“Thanks to those 11 interceptions, Prescott finished tied for the NFL lead with 15 picks on the season, which I’m only pointing out because it makes him the FIRST QB IN NFL HISTORY to miss at least five games and STILL lead the league interceptions. That’s up there with “who can eat essentially the most tubs of butter in 90 seconds” on the listing of data you do not ever need to break. 

“Basically, on one side of this game, you have a quarterback who can’t stop throwing interceptions and on the other side, you have the most successful NFL quarterback of all-time: Tom Brady. If Brady could have hand-picked his opponent for the wild-card round, I’m guessing he would have picked the Cowboys and that’s mainly because if there’s one team the Bucs will be extremely confident in beating, it’s Dallas. For one, the Buccaneers already beat the Cowboys this season, and two, Brady has NEVER LOST TO THE COWBOYS IN HIS CAREER (7-0). 

“Also, this sport is being performed in Tampa Bay, which is notable, as a result of they’ve a grass area in Tampa and Dallas tends to wrestle on grass for some cause. The Cowboys have performed 5 video games on grass this season and so they’ve gone 1-4 in these video games. They misplaced to the Eagles, Commanders, Jaguars and Packers, and their solely win got here towards a Titans crew that was pressured to begin a quarterback (Josh Dobbs) who had solely been on the roster for 9 days. Even then, the Cowboys nonetheless had bother placing Tennessee away (The sport was 17-13 within the fourth quarter). From a defensive standpoint, the Cowboys surrendered a mean of 27.2 factors of their 5 video games performed on grass. In the 12 video games that weren’t performed on grass, the Cowboys surrendered simply 17.1 factors per sport, which is a large 10.1-point distinction. 

“On paper, this game feels like a mismatch, but Tom Brady doesn’t believe in paper so I’m going to ignore the talent disparity and just go with the team that I trust more right now and that’s the Buccaneers.” — CBS Sports NFL author John Breech on why he likes the Bucs to upset the Cowboys, 20-17. To see all of his picks for Super Wild Card Weekend, click here.