The Miami Dolphins'(9-8) battle the Buffalo Bills'(13-3) on Saturday on Wild Card Weekend. Kickoff from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., is set for 1 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s'lines around the Dolphins vs. Bills'odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
Miami beat the New York Jets 11-6 last Sunday covering as 3.5-point home favorites in 1 one of the biggest bad beats of the season — scoring a safety on the final play of the game due to a fumbled Jets lateral. The Dolphins have covered the spread in 3 of their last 4 games and 6 of their last 10. This season, they are 9-8 against the spread (ATS). Miami has the 6th ranked offense this season, averaging 364.5 yards per game (ypg).
The Bills took down the Patriots 35-23 last week, covering as 8-point home favorites. They are currently on a 7-game winning streak, excluding the Cincinnati game which was wiped from the schedule. This season, Buffalo is 8-7-1 ATS. Buffalo’s defense ranked 6th in the league this season, allowing only 319.1 ypg while its offense is ranked 2nd with 397.6 ypg.
The AFC East rivals split the season series with Miami winning at home 21-19 in Week 3 and Buffalo winning at' home 32-29 in Week 15.