NFL Picks and Predictions Week 17: The Ultimate Bettor’s Guide

January 1, 2016   ·   Justis Mosqueda   ·   Jump to comments

Well, we survived the weirdest week of the NFL season yet. When the Pittsburgh Steelers blow a must-win game against a freshly awakened Ryan Mallett and Bill Belichick's Patriots seemingly make a horrible decision at an overtime coin toss, you have to throw out the entire slate.
We went through an uncharacteristic gambling slump in Week 16, but we have plenty of room to bounce back in the last week of the regular season. After going 5-7-1 in the overall slate, we'll survive with a 53.7 percent hit-rate against the spread for the season. Remember, anything above 52.5 percent is cash money.
Unfortunately, our formerly 60-plus percent Lock of the Week picks dipped down to 58.6 percent after a 1-4 effort from some of the most consistent teams in the NFL.
We'll break down point-spread selections for every single game in Week 17, including the opening line, current line and what each team still has to play for as motivation. The final week of the regular season is bittersweet....

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