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Continue reading →: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
San Francisco 49ers (12-3) at Seattle Seahawks (11-4) The Seahawks have been overrated for most of the season, as 10 of their 11 wins have come by 8 points or fewer. Last week, they got embarrassed at home in a 27-13 loss to the last place Cardinals, pushing their record…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Philadelphia Eagles (8-7) at New York Giants (4-11) The Eagles put themselves in the driver’s seat in the NFC East with a win over the Cowboys last week, but they haven’t locked the division up just yet. It would take a loss and a Cowboys win for the Eagles to…
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Continue reading →: Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Oakland Raiders (7-8) at Denver Broncos (6-9) The Raiders are just 7-8, but are actually still alive for a wild card spot in the AFC. They’ll need to win this game and have several other things break their way (the Steelers and Titans both losing and the Colts winning to…
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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Indianapolis Colts (7-8) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10) The Jaguars don’t have the worst record in the NFL, but they’re arguably the worst team in the league. They rank dead last in the NFL in first down rate differential at -7.39% and have been even worse since trading away cornerback Jalen…
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Continue reading →: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Washington Redskins (3-12) at Dallas Cowboys (7-8) The Cowboys are just 7-8 and their playoff hopes are hanging by a thread, needing a win and a Philadelphia loss to win the historically bad NFC East. Despite that, they rank 7th in the NFL with a +82 point differential. Their average…
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Continue reading →: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Cleveland Browns (6-9) at Cincinnati Bengals (1-14) The Bengals have just one win this season, but they’ve been much more competitive than their record suggests. Of their losses, 8 of them have come by one score or less and they rank 26th in the NFL in first down rate differential…
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Continue reading →: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Los Angeles Chargers (5-10) at Kansas City Chiefs (11-4) The Chargers lost at home to the Raiders last week in a game that was embarrassing for multiple reasons. Not only did they lose to a team that entered the game 29th in first down rate differential, with 6 losses by…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Tennessee Titans (8-7) at Houston Texans (10-5) The Titans lost last week at home to the Saints, but because it was a non-conference game and division and conference records are tiebreakers for playoff qualification, that was a completely meaningless game for them in the standings. As a result, they rested…
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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
Green Bay Packers (12-3) at Detroit Lions (3-11-1) It’s hard to believe there was a time when the Lions were 2-0-1. In fact, when the Lions and Packers met the first time back in week 6, the Lions could have taken over the division lead had they prevailed in a…
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Continue reading →: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers: 2019 Week 17 NFL Pick
New Orleans Saints (12-3) at Carolina Panthers (5-10) The Panthers have had a wild ride at quarterback this season and are now on their third quarterback of the season. Cam Newton limped through the first two games of the season with a foot injury that was worse than he let…