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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Minnesota Vikings (7-8) at Green Bay Packers (12-3) The Vikings need to win this game in Green Bay to keep their playoff hopes alive and unfortunately their slim playoff odds might have effectively already fallen to zero before this game even kicks off, with the Vikings losing quarterback Kirk Cousins…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Miami Dolphins (8-7) at Tennessee Titans (10-5) The Dolphins started the season 1-7, but have since won seven straight games and have become a trendy sleeper pick. It’s understandable why, as the Dolphins seem to have a knack for getting better as the season goes under third-year head coach Brian…
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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13) at New England Patriots (9-6) The Patriots have lost back-to-back games and are favored by a lot of points in this game (16.5-point favorites), but the Patriots’ schedule over the past two games has been tough, as they have faced the teams who rank 1st and 6th…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Houston Texans (4-11) at San Francisco 49ers (8-7) The Texans have won four games, but are still arguably the worst team in the league. In three of their four wins, they have lost the first down rate battle and in two they have lost the yards per play battle, with…
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Continue reading →: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Arizona Cardinals (10-5) at Dallas Cowboys (11-4) The Cardinals started the season 7-0, but have since fallen back to earth, going just 3-5 in their past 8 games. The +8 turnover margin they had in their first seven games was always going to be unsustainable (+2 in eight games since),…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Detroit Lions (2-12-1) at Seattle Seahawks (5-10) The Seahawks are just 5-10, but they are a lot better than their record. Their point differential is just -1, as they have gone 2-5 in one score games, and that is despite the fact that Russell Wilson missed three games and was…
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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Denver Broncos (7-8) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-7) The Chargers lost on the road in Houston in embarrassing fashion to one of the worst teams in the league, with a final score of 41-29 as 12.5-point road favorites. There are plenty of reasons to expect the Chargers to bounce back…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Football Team: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Philadelphia Eagles (8-7) at Washington Football Team (6-9) Many wrote the Eagles off when they started 3-6, but they were a lot better than their record suggested, having faced one of the toughest schedules in the league, while dealing with key injuries on the offensive line and still managing a…
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Continue reading →: Atlanta Falcons at Buffalo Bills: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Atlanta Falcons (7-8) at Buffalo Bills (9-6) The Bills are just 9-6, but they lead the NFL in both point differential (+163) and schedule adjusted mixed efficiency (10.5 points above average) and they could easily have a few more wins, as they have gone 0-5 in one-score games, while all…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals: 2021 Week 17 NFL Pick
Kansas City Chiefs (11-4) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-6) The Bengals are in the driver’s seat in the AFC North right now, only needing to win one of their next two games to clinch the division, but they’re going to find it very difficult to get that win this week, with…