Bettor’s Guide: NFL Week 17 Picks, Point Spreads, and Over-Under Odds

Week 16 did not quite reach the heights of my stellar Week 15 picks when I went 11-4, but I’ll take a 9-7 for my second straight plus-.500 week. For the season I now sit at 124-96-8.

And now I must make a series of picks that I dread. Week 17 is always tricky because not every team has something to play for, and some teams may end up resting their starters. Oh well, luckily my picks process involves not overthinking it and just going based on gut feel. Hopefully that serves me well here, where it’s especially hard to predict the outcomes in a league that is already especially hard to predict.

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NFL Week 13 Picks, Point Spreads, TV Schedule, and Announcers

Update: The NFL Week 17 TV schedule, point spreads, and picks post is up.

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As you know if you’ve been following these posts, I’ve been on a hot streak lately after having a couple of down weeks. a 22-9 record over the last two weeks put the .500 mark well in my rearview mirror.

Week 12 has been solid so far (posting this before SNF game starts), picking eight of the 14 games right with the Baltimore-Pittsburgh and Patriots-Saints games still to go.

Update: I went 1-1 in the PrimeTime games, finishing 9-7 for the week. Cumulative record is now 97-71.

As we look ahead to Week 13, a couple of key games jump out at me right off the bat.

First, surging Tennessee travels to Indianapolis to take on the 11-0 Colts. This should be a fascinating game between two QBs who are playing superbly right now, but whose styles could not be more different.

Second, the Giants and the Cowboys clash in what is essentially an elimination game for New York. Should Dallas win, the Giants’ playoff hopes are basically dashed. However, Eli and Co. can reassert themselves with a win, as they would then be one game back of Dallas and hold the tiebreaker.

Let’s go game-by-game and look at the the TV info, spreads, and picks for each.

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