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[Jan 9, 2026 at 9:12 am ET · Inside the Lines Team]

Here is the projected score for every NFL Wild Card game, as well as, top 5 most likely TD scores along with their odds:

LAR 30, CAR 17

• Davante Adams (64%) -130
• Kyren Williams (62%) -140
• Puka Nacua (48%) +100
• Rico Dowdle (37%) +155
• Tetairoa McMillan (27%) +200

CHI 24, GB 23

• Josh Jacobs 56% -105
• Rome Odunze 37% +225
• D'Andre Swift 34% +150
• Christian Watson 34% +180
• Colston Loveland 34% +220

JAC 26, BUF 25

• Travis Etienne 53% -150
• James Cook 44% -135
• Josh Allen 42%-120
• Bhayshul Tuten 40% +270
• Dalton Kincaid 20% +280

PHI 25, SF 21

• Christian McCaffrey 62% -134
• Saquon Barkley 49% -118
• Dallas Goedert 48% +220
• AJ Brown 42% +160
• George Kittle 34% +190

NE 27, LAC 21

• Omarian Hampton 51% +125
• TreVeyon Henderson 48% +140
• Rhamondre Stevenson 40% +145
• Quentin Johnston 35% +250
• Hunter Henry 31% +185

PIT 20, HOU 21

• Nico Collins 34% +150
• Woody Marks 34% +180
• Jayden Higgins 32% +395
• Jaylen Warren 31% +230
• DK Metcalf 29% +220

[Jan 9, 2026 at 12:27 pm ET · Inside the Lines Team]

The Wisconsin Badgers heads to Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon to take on the No. 2-ranked Michigan Wolverines on CBS. Here's how CBS Sports Bracketology projects the matchup to go, what it could mean for each team's NCAA Tournament seeding, and where both resumes currently stand.