Wild Card Weekend Blazin’ 5: Can underdogs rule as postseason begins?

Wild card weekend is always super. 

Colin Cowherd checked in Friday with his best bets ahead of the opening weekend of the NFL postseason. 

Let’s dive in.

Browns (-2.5) @ Texans
4:30 p.m. ET Saturday, NBC

Colin’s pick, score prediction: Texans +2.5 (Texans win 28-27) 

Colin’s thoughts: “The Texans offense just doesn’t make any mistakes — 14 giveaways is the fewest in the NFL. C.J. Stroud throwing the ball down field? Forget ‘for a rookie.’ Nine touchdowns, no picks and a 123 passer rating. It’s like the Matrix. … And Cleveland’s defense, weirdly, is bad on the road. I don’t know why, but they allow 29.5 points a game on the road.”

Cleveland Browns

CLE

-2.5

-140

o44.5

Houston Texans

HOU

+2.5

+118

u44.5

Dolphins @ Chiefs (-4.5)
8:10 p.m. ET Saturday, Peacock

Colin’s pick, score prediction: Dolphins +4.5 (Chiefs win 24-21) 

Colin’s thoughts: “I think it’s a 16-13 feeling game. The Dolphins got more first downs and outplayed the Chiefs when they played earlier in the year in Germany, and now the weather is bad. So forget Kansas City throwing the ball all over the yard. Miami can run the ball — No. 6 rushing offense. And the Chiefs this season? Mahomes has a losing record since Week 8.”

Miami Dolphins

MIA

+4.5

+194

o43.5

Kansas City Chiefs

KC

-4.5

-239

u43.5

Packers @ Cowboys (-7)
4:30 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX and the FOX Sports app

Colin’s pick, score prediction: Packers…

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