Wager on the NFL this weekend with these Wild Card betting picks. Pick your sportsbook app and place these best bets for all six games in this opening weekend of the football postseason.

Houston won the last meeting, 30-6, on Oct. 1, 2023. SportsLine AI rates the Steelers as a B money line pick and also predicts a 22-21 Texans win on average. See its other 2026 Wild Card Weekend football predictions and football picks at SportsLine, and bet the Steelers at DraftKings here:

The NFL postseason is divided into four rounds, starting with wild-card weekend and culminating in the Super Bowl. After wild-card weekend, divisional rounds will begin with two games on Saturday and two on Sunday. Saturday, Jan. 17: Two games - 4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.

The NFL's playoff qualifiers are made up of division champions and wild cards. The wild card teams are those that don't win their division and have the remaining best records in their conferences. They're "wild cards" because it doesn't matter which division they come from.

From Packers-Bears to 49ers-Eagles to Chargers-Patriots, NFL Playoff picks for every game on Wild Card Weekend with predictions straight-up and against the spread.

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