AFC Championship Betting Line History

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 14 teams, seven from the NFC and seven from the American Football Conference (AFC). The winner of those NFC and AFC Championship games will meet in the Super Bowl, which is played a neutral venue every season.

HOMEFIELD EDGE IN AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Since the AFC Championship began in 1970, home teams have posted a 37-15 record in the title game.

In the last 10 years, hosts have gone 8-2 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
• Houston Texans

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING RESULTS

In the first 53 games of the AFC Championship, favorites have gone 39-14 straight up and 31-21-1 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' has gone 19-17 in the title game. Over the last 10 seasons, the 'under' is on a 6-4 run in this conference title game but Kansas City has helped the 'over' go 3-1 the past four years.

There have been seven totals in AFC Championship betting history that have closed at 50 points or higher and the 'over' has gone 4-3 in those games.

OVERALL AFC CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING RESULTS

• Favorite-Underdog (F-D)
• Home-Away (H-A)
• Straight Up (SU)
• Against the Spread (ATS)
• Over-Under (OU)

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING HISTORY

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP LINE HISTORY

The AFC Championship betting history covers the first 53 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.

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (1970-2022)

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