AFC Championship Game: Betting Line History
AFC Championship Betting
The AFC Championship is one of two title games played on an annual basis in the National Football League (NFL), which is America’s top professional football league. The top two teams from American Football Conference (AFC) will meet in late January at the venue of the highest seed.
The NFL Playoffs begin with 12 teams, six from the AFC and six from the National Football Conference (NFC). The winner of those AFC and NFC Championship games will meet in the Super Bowl, which is played a neutral venue every season. The 2020 finale will take place at Hard Rock Stadium from Miami Gardens, Florida on Feb. 2, 2020.
Homefield Edge in AFC Championship
Since the AFC Championship began in 1970, home teams have posted a 35-15 record in the title game.
In the last 10 years, hosts have gone 8-2 (80%) in the AFC Championship. During this span, bettors have seen their fair share of close calls and blowouts as five games were decided by double digits and the other five by six points or less.
Of the 16 AFC franchises, the New England Patriots have won the most titles with 11. They've gone 7-1 at home while also producing a 4-3 mark in title games played on the road. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos have both captured eight AFC Championships apiece. Since this format began in 1970, five current teams from the AFC have not been able to win the title and earn a trip to the Super Bowl.
New York Jets
Jacksonville Jaguars
Cleveland Browns
Kansas City Chiefs
Houston Texans
AFC Championship Betting Results
In the first 50 games of the AFC Championship, favorites have gone 36-14 straight up and 29-20-1 against the spread.
There have been seven games where the favorite has won but it did not win by enough points to cover the spread.
2018 - New England (-7.5) 24 Jacksonville 20
2012 - New England (-7) 23 Baltimore 20
2008 - New England (-14) 21 San Diego 12
1996 - Pittsburgh (-12) 20 Indianapolis 16
1992 - Buffalo (-11) 10 Denver 7
1978 - Denver (-3.5) 20 Oakland 17
1976 - Pittsburgh (-6) 16 Oakland 10
AFC Championship Over/Under Results
Since the 1986-87 AFC Championship game, the 'over/under' results have gone 17-17 in the title game. Over the last nine seasons, the 'under' is on a 6-3 run in this conference title game but Kansas City has helped the 'over' go 2-0 the past two years.
There have been six totals in AFC Championship betting history that have closed at 50 points or higher and we've seen a stalemate (3-3) with the total results. That includes the 2019 installment as Kansas City defeated Tennessee 35-24 from Arrowhead Stadium.
AFC Championship Line History
The AFC Championship betting history covers the first 50 matchups of the conference finale, focusing on the two teams, the betting lines, the final score and the sports betting result which lists the favorite-underdog outcome and the ‘over-under’ result for the majority of the games.
