From a betting perspective, the NFL’s wild-card weekend was very good for the underdogs.
Over the course of the six games, four underdogs managed to cover the spread and two won outright. That included all three games on Saturday and was capped off by the Cleveland Browns’ triumph over the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.
The Browns, who closed as 5.5-point underdogs at BetMGM, jumped out to a shocking 35-7 first-half lead and withstood a Steelers comeback to emerge with a 48-37 victory. It marked the franchise’s first playoff win since 1994.