The Wild Card round has wrapped up and we’re on to what might be the best weekend of NFL football this month. The Divisional round opens next week, and the second-seeded Green Bay Packers will host the Wild Card Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional round. The game is scheduled for Sunday, January 12th, with kickoff set for 6:40 p.m. ET. The game will air on FOX. The winner will advance to the NFC Championship Game to face the winner of the 49ers-Vikings Divisional round matchup.
The Packers earned a first round bye with a 13-3 record and clinching the NFC North. They clinched the bye with a comeback win over the Detroit Lions in Week 17. Meanwhile, the Seahawks claimed the top Wild Card berth with an 11-5 record after losing out on the NFC West with a Week 17 loss to the 49ers. Seattle went into Philadelphia to beat the Eagles 17-9 in the Wild Card round.
Green Bay opened as a four-point favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook, with the point total set at 46. The Packers finished the regular season 10-6 against the spread and went over the point total six times times. The Seahawks finished the regular season 7-8-1 ATS and went over the point total eight times. They covered vs. the Eagles in the Wild Card round and the point total came in under.