NFL Week 18 picks straight up and against spread
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NFL playoff picks, predictions for wild-card games: Bears win Packers grudge match, Bills hold off Jaguars
Three road teams are favored this year. The Rams are double-digit favorites at Carolina – the game that will open the NFL playoffs on Saturday. Buffalo is favored at Jacksonville on Sunday, and the Texans are favored at Pittsburgh on Monday. Which home team – if any – will pull the so-called upset there?
Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)
Week 17 in the NFL already has five games in the books from three Christmas Day games and two on Saturday. The Sunday schedule starts with seven games kicking off at 1 p.m. ET. That gives you seven shots at making a little money on the outcome of those contests.