Betting Highest and Lowest Scoring Divisional Round Games

• Bovada is offering betting odds on the highest and lowest-scoring games and teams for the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
• The best bet for the lowest-scoring game is the Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers matchup with +150 odds based on elite defenses.
• The New York Giants are likely to be the lowest-scoring team of the Divisional Round with +350 odds based on a relatively mediocre offense.
• Middling scoring defenses and strong offenses make the Jacksonville Jaguars vs Kansas City Chiefs game the best bet to lead the weekend in scoring (+100).
• The NFL’s leading scoring offense takes on the third-worst remaining defense according to PPG, making the Chiefs a strong bet to score the most points of any team (+225).

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Division Round of the NFL Playoffs kicks off on Saturday, with Bovada offering Divisional Round-specific betting odds that encompass all four matchups.

Some of the NFL Divisional Round Specials at Bovada include the highest-scoring game, highest-scoring team, lowest-scoring game, and lowest-scoring team.

Totals for each game give players an idea of how legal sportsbooks set the odds for each of those bets:

• Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs 53.0
• New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles 48.5
• Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills 48.0
• Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers 46.0

Betting on the Lowest Scoring Divisional Game

With plus odds as the favorite, the best Divisional Round bet at Bovada is likely on the Cowboys vs 49ers game to be the lowest-scoring game of the weekend.

Lowest Scoring Game Odds at Bovada

• Cowboys Vs 49ers +150
• Bengals Vs Bills +185
• Giants Vs Eagles +250
• Jaguars Vs Chiefs +750

NFL betting sites have set the Cowboys and 49ers game with the lowest total of the week, largely because of the defenses:

• San Francisco’s defense has allowed only 16.3 points per game (1st in the NFL)
• Dallas’s defense has given up only 20.1 points per game (T-5th in the NFL)

Both offenses have been very good this season, but based on the scoring averages around the NFL each offense is relatively mediocre:

• Of the eight teams remaining in the playoffs, the Cowboys (27.5 PPG) and 49ers (26.5 PPG) offenses ranked a mediocre 4th and 5th in points per game this season.
• Every other game features at least one team that ranked in the top three (Chiefs 29.2 PPG, Bills 28.4 PPG, and Eagles 28.1 PPG).

With +150 odds, betting on the defenses to outshine the offense in San Francisco makes the 49ers vs Cowboys game the best bet to be the lowest-scoring matchup of the Divisional Round.

Betting on the Lowest Scoring Team

Despite the low game total of the Cowboys/49ers game, the best team to bet on to score the fewest points at Bovada is the New York Giants.

Lowest Scoring Divisional Team Odds

• Jacksonville Jaguars +275
• New York Giants +350
• Dallas Cowboys +450
• Cincinnati Bengals +475
• San Francisco 49ers +575
• Buffalo Bills +675
• Kansas City Chiefs +1000
• Philadelphia Eagles +1000

The New York Giants have the second shortest odds of being the lowest-scoring team in the Divisional Round, with bettors likely getting extra juice based on the Daniel Jones-led offensive outburst against the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card Round (31-24).

Many different trends suggest that the Giants will not score nearly that many points against the Eagles on Saturday:

• Minnesota had the 30th-ranked scoring defense in the league (25.1 PPG), while Philadelphia ranks 7th (20.2 PPG).
• Every remaining playoff team averaged at least 2.3 points per game more than the Giants this season.
• The Giants averaged 19 points per game in their two games against Philadelphia this season.

The New York Giants have not been an offensive powerhouse all season, with the lowest points per game average of all teams in the playoffs. Betting on that trend to continue against a top-seven scoring defense with +350 odds, makes the Giants the best bet to score the fewest points in the Divisional Round.

Betting on the Highest Scoring Game

With the Cowboys and 49ers game tabbed as the lowest scoring game and the Giants total likely to bring down their game total, players can narrow down their choices for the highest scoring game to be either the Jaguars vs Chiefs or Bengals vs Bills.

Highest Scoring Game of the Divisional Round Odds

• Jaguars Vs Chiefs +100
• Giants Vs Eagles +300
• Bengals Vs Bills +350
• Cowboys Vs 49ers +450

Despite the relatively limited payout, the Jaguars vs Chiefs game with even odds is likely a better bet than the Bills vs Bengals to shootout:

• The Jaguars (20.6 PPG Allowed; 12th in the NFL) and Chiefs (21.7 PPG Allowed; 16th in the NFL) have the second and third-worst scoring defenses remaining in the playoffs.
• Buffalo (17.9 PPG Allowed; 2nd) and Cincinnati (20.1 PPG Allowed; 5th) both ranked in the top five scoring defenses in the entire NFL this season.

With Buffalo and Cincinnati both fielding great scoring defenses and Jacksonville and Kansas City fielding mediocre defensive units, the Jaguars/Chiefs to lead the weekend in scoring is a great bet.

Betting on the Highest Scoring Team

A large part of the reason that the Jaguars and Chiefs game is likely to be the highest combined total in the Divisional Round is because of the Chiefs’ offense.

With plus odds, betting on Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and company to score the most points of any team is a great value.

Divisional Round Highest Scoring Team Odds

• Kansas City Chiefs +225
• Philadelphia Eagles +350
• Buffalo Bills +450
• San Francisco 49ers +550
• Cincinnati Bengals +650
• Dallas Cowboys +700
• Jacksonville Jaguars +1000
• New York Giants +1000

With the highest-scoring offense in the league this season going up against a mediocre scoring defense, betting on the Kansas City Chiefs to be the leading scoring team in the Divisional Round at Bovada is likely the best bet of the weekend.

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