NFL Conference Championship Round Betting: Best early bet before lines move
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The 2025 NFL divisional round is a wrap, and betting lines are now available for the divisional round. Here are our favorite early spread picks for the slate.
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Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks (-2.5) [Total: 47.5]
Best Bet: Seahawks -2.5
Following the Rams-Bears overtime thriller in the divisional round, the spread for the NFC Championship game opened at 1.5 points — before being quickly bet out to 2.5. Money has already started to pour in on the Seahawks after their dominant 35-point victory in the divisional round, adding to their NFL-leading 12.6-point average victory margin. Getting on this spread early, before it pushes out further to a key number at 3 points, is a shrewd move.
As the No.1 seed in the NFC, the Seahawks came out firing on all cylinders in the divisional round. The team’s defense set the table, as it has all season, limiting one of the league’s most effective offenses to just 3.9 yards per play on average. Seattle cemented its status as the strong defensive unit left standing this postseason.
Conversely, the Rams have been taken to the brink in both of their road playoff games to this point, needing late rallies to advance. While Matthew Stafford and company still profile as a formidable group, they’ve come back down to earth this postseason. Their 31.8% successful play rate on offense ranks 10th among the 14 playoff teams, with those marks coming against two defenses in the Panthers and Bears that ranked below the league average in EPA per play allowed during the regular season. Mike Macdonald’s defense is another beast entirely.
