Sharp or Square - NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Bets: Bills-Broncos, Niners-Seahawks, Texans-Patriots, Rams-Bears
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
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🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
The 2026 NFL Playoffs moves to the Divisional Round, and betting expert Chad Millman is joined by professional sports gambler Simon Hunter to discuss every game for this second weekend of playoff action. Together the duo provide initial betting picks and predictions for the Wild Card games, covering both spreads and totals as their free SHARP OR SQUARE PRO FOOTBALL PICK 'EM CONTEST continues throughout the playoffs at https://sharporsquare.thevolume.com/
Today's betting coverage starts with two huge Saturday matchups, as Josh Allen and the resurgent Buffalo Bills look to stay hot in Mile High against Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos. On Saturday night, fans and gamblers alike are treated to an NFC West showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. Will Brock Purdy and coach Kyle Shanahan fall flat as road underdogs against quarterback Sam Darnold's top-seeded squad? Or will Darnold "see ghosts" again in a high-stakes matchup?
Moving on to betting picks and predictions on the Sunday slate, we hear our duo's opinions on struggling quarterback C.J. Stroud and his Houston Texans, who visit Foxboro to take on Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. But first we hear an exciting recap of the Texans' defensive demolition of Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. And finally, today's episode wraps up with a breakdown of Sunday night's game between likely NFL MVP Matt Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams, who travel to frigid Soldier Field for a showdown with magician quarterback Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. Does coach Ben Johnson have more tricks up his sleeve to delight gamblers and the Windy City faithful one more time?
Plus, as a special bonus, loyal alumnus Chad Millman is being dispatched to Florida to cover his Indiana Hoosiers as they take on the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. So our audience is sure to receive plenty of inside access and coverage in the days ahead. #Volume
0:03:00 - START
0:03:45 - HOUSTON TEXANS VS. PITTSBURGH STEELERS RECAP
0:07:30 - BUFFALO BILLS VS. DENVER BRONCOS
0:20:48 - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
0:28:30 - HOUSTON TEXANS VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
0:38:50 - LOS ANGELES RAMS VS. CHICAGO BEARS
0:47:00 - INDIANA HOOSIERS VS. MIAMI HURRICANES
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.9 | Welcome to Sharper Square presented by Hard Rock Bat. |
| 0:09.3 | We are part of the volume podcast network. |
| 0:12.7 | This is the show that makes Square Sharper. |
| 0:15.0 | Makes the wise guys. |
| 0:16.4 | Pay attention. |
| 0:17.4 | I am Chad Milman. |
| 0:18.5 | I am joined, as always, by my co-host, my companion, my compadre, |
| 0:24.3 | my BFF, professional better, Simon Hunter. Hello, Simon. Chad, how we doing? |
| 0:33.8 | Listen, I feel like we ended the weekend the way we started the weekend, being on the wrong |
| 0:41.4 | side of a game that included missed fourth and goal opportunities, momentum swings. |
| 0:49.2 | We had the Steelers plus three and a half. |
| 0:51.1 | We fell the one and four in the contest for the opening weekend of the playoffs. |
| 0:55.7 | I got to tell you, Simon, things were going so badly for us this weekend that in the final |
| 1:03.1 | two minutes and 35 seconds after the Texans scored to that pick six to make it 30 to six. |
| 1:12.1 | And at this point, I think they had scored something like 21 points or 14 points, |
| 1:17.5 | whatever it was off of defensive touchdowns in the fourth quarter. |
| 1:22.3 | The plus three and a half is out of reach. |
| 1:24.4 | But you and I had both bet the under 39 and a half and the under 38 and a half. We've been telling people to take the under 38 and a half is out of reach. But you and I had both bet the under 39 and a half and the under |
| 1:27.5 | 38 and a half. We've been telling people to take the under 38 and a half. I just assumed that |
| 1:34.0 | 36 points with two and a half minutes left, there was enough time that the Steelers were going to have to |
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