
Geoff Ulrich is joined by Fantasy Life staff members to discuss best futures bets for the 2025 NFL Playoffs in five words or less.

Geoff Ulrich is joined by Fantasy Life staff members to discuss best futures bets for the 2025 NFL Playoffs in five words or less.
Welcome to the Futures. The Playoff Futures that is!
At Fantasy Life we’re all about staying in the action until the last drop of football has been completed—OK, we’ll skip the Pro Bowl, but that’s it. And now that it’s playoff time, it’s also time to get serious about which teams we’re interested in backing for the long haul.
That’s why we’ve assembled our own veritable group of Avengers to give us the lowdown on how they see this playoff run shaping out.
Matt LaMarca, Matthew Freedman, Jonathan Fuller, Chris Allen, Mark Drumheller, and myself will all be giving you our darkest and deepest thoughts below, and providing you with some of our favorite bets and hot takes as the playoffs draw near.
We’ve got tons of other analyses on the site already so this article is for you “just the picks” people, as all answers will be in Five words (or less).
On top of getting the answers from our squad, you can also follow along with our betting team all playoffs long in the FREE NFL Bet Tracker.
We’ll be dropping bets for every game and trying to deliver some good Closing Line Value (and wins) as we go.
Now let’s get to the good stuff.
Ulrich: Better than Ravens +600 imo.
LaMarca: Pass. Too tough a road.
Fuller: Not at that value.
Drumheller: Not beating Josh and Pat.
Freedman: +850 equals 10.5% … so, no.
Allen: Heart says, yes. Wallet? No.
Ulrich: Jameson Williams +12500. Lions exposure.
LaMarca: Stafford +6600. NFC wide open.
Fuller: Justin Jefferson +8000. Best player in the NFC.
Drumheller: Xavier Worthy +15000
Freedman: Eagles SB +700 → Barkley +2200
Allen: Kelce +10000. One last ride.
Ulrich: Herbert and Chargers. Why not?
LaMarca: Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes is inevitable.
Fuller: Josh Allen, Superman postseason run.
Drumheller: Big Red owns the AFC.
Freedman: No … but if yes, Bills.
Allen: Chiefs. Thanos. Handshake emoji. Inevitable.
Ulrich: Super Bowl goes through Detroit
LaMarca: Like the value with LA (+1700).
Fuller: Eagles realistic. Vikings for value (+700).
Drumheller: Eagles. I saw Playoff Dan.
Freedman: No … but if yes, Eagles
Allen: MIN, maybe? But Darnold…
Ulrich: Nix/Payton. Like Denver’s upside.
LaMarca: Josh Allen with literally anyone.
Fuller: Has to be Josh Allen.
Drumheller: Allen/McDermott. Bills Mafia parades >>>>
Freedman: #Hottaek … Stefanski with J.J. McCarthy.
Allen: Sigh … Allen. Daniels is interesting.
Ulrich: Lions over Bills (+1400). Points!
LaMarca: Chiefs over Eagles (+2000). 2023 rematch!
Fuller: Bills over Lions (+1200)
Drumheller: Eagles over Chiefs and refs (+2000)
Freedman: The Bills over Eagles (+3000).
Allen: Eagles over Bills (+3000)
Ulrich: Rams, Packers, Chargers, Buccaneers, Commanders
LaMarca: Rams, Packers, Buccaneers, Chargers, Commanders
Fuller: Rams, Packers, Chargers, Commanders, Buccaneers
Drumheller: Rams, Buccaneers, Packers, Chargers, Commanders
Freedman: Packers, Rams, Chargers, Commanders, Buccaneers
Allen: Packers, Chargers, Rams, Commanders, Buccaneers
Ulrich: Green Bay stuns Philly.
LaMarca: Texans Over Chargers. C.J. Stroud redemption.
Fuller: Packers beat the Eagles.
Drumheller: Rams over Vikings. Sam down.
Freedman: Commanders beat Buccaneers by TD.
Allen: Daniels to the Divisional Round.
Ulrich: Khalil Shakir season in Buffalo
LaMarca: Rashod Bateman. Props show GOAT.
Fuller: Bucky Irving overs and print.
Drumheller: Xavier Worthy
Freedman: Jayden Daniels, rushing yardage propapalooza.
Allen: Doubs without Watson? Rocket emoji.
Ulrich:
Start: Allen
Sit: Hurts
Cut: Lamar
LaMarca
Start: Allen
Sit: Lamar
Cut: Hurts
Fuller
Start: Allen
Sit: Lamar
Cut: Hurts
Drumheller
Start: Allen
Sit: Hurts
Cut: Lamar
Freedman
Start: Allen
Sit: Hurts
Cut: Lamar
Allen
Start: Allen
Sit: Lamar
Cut: Hurts
Ulrich: Snow Games rock. Yes!
LaMarca: Absolutely not. Nothing to do.
Fuller: Recipe for disaster.
Drumheller: Better than Jacksonville.
Freedman: Yes—drive down ticket prices.
Allen: Cold weather SB? No thanks.
Ulrich: Rams +4500 best value imo.
LaMarca: Mahomes MVP (+450). Boring but effective.
Fuller: Steelers lowest-scoring team (+250).
Drumheller: A.J. Brown MVP +5000
Freedman: Packers +2400. Better than appreciated.
Allen: Jahmyr Gibbs MVP (+1700). RBs Matter.