NFL Playoffs 2025: Vegas Odds, Top Fantasy Picks for Saturday's Divisional Bracket

Zach Buckley@@ZachBuckleyNBAX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVJanuary 18, 2025

NFL Playoffs 2025: Vegas Odds, Top Fantasy Picks for Saturday's Divisional Bracket

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    The Divisional Round of the 2024-25 NFL playoffs kicks off with a two-game slate on Saturday.

    For fantasy football enthusiasts, this is your chance to get back in on the action.

    With oddsmakers calling for a combined point total of nearly triple digits from the two tilts, there is plenty of production to go around. We're here to help you find said production by spotlighting a pair of fantasy elites worth paying a premium to get and a pair of undervalued sleepers who could push your roster into the win column. First, though, we'll lay out the latest wagering lines from DraftKings Sportsbook.

Saturday's Schedule, Latest Odds

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    PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 25:  Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 25, 2024 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
    Justin K. Aller/Getty Images

    Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs

    Time: 4:30 p.m. ET

    TV: ABC/ESPN

    Spread: Chiefs -8.5

    Over/under: 41.5

    Moneyline: Houston (+350; bet $100 to win $350); Kansas City (-455; bet $455 to win $100)

    Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions

    Time: 8 p.m. ET

    TV: Fox

    Spread: Lions -8.5

    Over/under: 55.5

    Moneyline: Washington (+360); Detroit (-470)

Fantasy Stars Worth the Splurge

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    TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 12: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders scrambles out of the pocket during an NFL football wild card playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on January 12, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
    Perry Knotts/Getty Images

    Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington Commanders

    The postseason stage has been known to rattle more than a few rookie quarterbacks, but Daniels savored his first taste of playoff action. On the road against a feisty Tampa Bay Buccaneers team, the 2024 draft's No. 2 pick stayed cool, calm and collected while completing 24-of-35 passes for 268 yards and a pair of touchdowns (with no interceptions, mind you) and gaining another 36 yards on 13 carries.

    A truly special type of talent, Daniels is a fantasy threat to produce with his arm, his legs or often all of the above. The Lions are a big step up in competition, but their injury-riddled defense had trouble covering all of its holes down the stretch. Before quieting Sam Darnold in the season finale, Detroit had allowed three consecutive quarterbacks—Josh Allen, Brock Purdy and Caleb Williams—to throw for better than 330 yards and multiple touchdowns.

    Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans

    While the full-strength Texans offered a plethora of passing targets for quarterback C.J. Stroud, they no longer have that luxury. With both Tank Dell and Stefon Diggs sidelined by season-ending knee injuries, Houston's passing game has basically boiled down to Collins-or-bust.

    That's bad news for the Texans, but it's potentially hugely helpful for fantasy footballers. Collins could be as involved in his team's offensive game plan as any receiver who suits up this weekend, and that volume should elevate his floor way beyond the potential bust level. As for his ceiling, it's as high as a skyscraper. And he just showed as much, snaring seven of his eight targets during Wild Card Weekend for 122 yards and a score.

Fantasy Sleepers to Target

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    DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 15: Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (5) runs upfield during the Detroit Lions versus the Buffalo Bills game on Sunday December 15, 2024 at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
    Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

    David Montgomery, RB, Detroit Lions

    Theoretically, the Lions could ease Montgomery back into action after he missed the last month-plus with an MCL injury. Jahmyr Gibbs is more than capable of handling a featured role, and oddsmakers expect Detroit to handle Washington with relative ease.

    Having said that, it sure sounds like the Lions are ready to unleash Montgomery as if the injury never happened. Coach Dan Campbell called Montgomery "a tone-setter" and "a catalyst" before simply stating, "there'll be a place for him in this game." Even if Montgomery doesn't handle his normal workload, his chances of finding the end zone are better than most. Over his first two regular seasons in Detroit, Montgomery has tallied 25 rushing touchdowns in 28 games.

    Xavier Worthy, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

    Kansas City's receiving room got a little crowded down the stretch with a healthy Hollywood Brown joining midseason acquisition DeAndre Hopkins. That didn't result in Worthy getting lost in the shuffle, though. In fact, the Chiefs utilized their rookie first-rounder as often as ever, tasking him 31 targets and eight carries between Weeks 15 and 17. And he maximized that involvement by converting those opportunities into 21 receptions, 240 scrimmage yards and three scores.

    The Chiefs might have the luxury of being able to spread the ball around, but Worthy remains the best home-run hitter in this offense. His blink-and-you-missed-him burst makes him a scoring threat every time he touches the ball, and with the kind of volume he's been seeing of late, there's a non-zero chance he puts some silly numbers on the stat sheet.


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