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Week 17 NFL Odds & Predictions

Written by Jimmy Boyd

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Pick more straight up winners in your office pool this week with the help of Jimmy Boyd’s NFL odds and predictions article. He uses the point spread and the total to arrive at the score that odds makers have expected to occur in each matchup. This handicapping tool can also be of benefit to your NFL betting against the spread and the total as it provides you with a clearer view of the line. Before you make any final wagers this week, check out Jimmy Boyd’s Sunday NFL picks. He has cashed in each of the last four Sundays and is not about to be denied this week. If you’re looking for a reliable online sportsbook with great incentives, try out BetUS and receive up to 145% in sign up bonuses.

Sunday December 28, 2008

Oakland Raiders 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 – The Bucs are 13-point favorites with the total set at 39. There is little doubt that the Bucs will avoid losing a 4th straight according the odds makers.

Detroit Lions 17 Green Bay Packers 26 – The Packers are 9.5-point favorites with the total set at 43. Odds makers are confident that the Lions will male NFL history as the only team ever to go 0-16 in the regular season.

Dallas Cowboys 20 Philadelphia Eagles 22 – The Eagles are 1.5-point favorites with the total set at 42.5. Tampa Bay fans may catch a break as they need the Cowboys to lose to make the playoffs and odds makers have given Philly the slight edge.

New York Giants 18 Minnesota Vikings 24 – The Vikings are 6.5-point favorites with the total set at 42. With Minnesota needing the win and with the Giants having already clinched home field, odds makers like the Vikes at home.

Chicago Bears 22 Houston Texans 25 – The Texans are 3-point favorites with the total set at 47. The odds makers like the Texans to rebound from a loss against lowly Oakland at home this week where it is 5-2 this season. That would mean all she wrote for the Bears playoff hopes/

Carolina Panthers 28 New Orleans Saints 25 – The Panthers are 3-point favorites with the total set at 53. The books like the Panthers to bounce back from last week’s overtime defeat to the Giants to enter the playoffs on a high note.

St. Louis Rams 15 Atlanta Falcons 29 – The Falcons are 14-point favorites with the total set at 44.5. What a turnaround for the Atlanta Falcons behind a rookie QB. Odds makers have them improving to 11-5 on the season.

Kansas City Chiefs 17 Cincinnati Bengals 20 – The Bengals are 3-point favorites with the total set at 38. Two of the NFL’s worst teams meet in this one, but odds makers give the edge to the home Bengals which have won two straight.

Jacksonville Jaguars 12 Baltimore Ravens 24 – The Ravens are 12.5-point favorites with the total set at 36. After blowing a fourth quarter lead to lose to division rival Indy, the books don’t see the Jags getting back up this week.

Tennessee Titans 20 Indianapolis Colts 17 – The Titans are 3-point favorites with the total set at 38. The books are not giving the edge to the Colts in the rematch. They expect the Titans to pull off the season sweep to take go into the postseason riding high.

Cleveland Browns 11 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 – The Steelers are 10.5-point favorites with the total set at 32. Odds makers expect the Steelers to rebound at home against a Browns team that is losing by an average of 6.3 ppg on the road this season.

Miami Dolphins 20 New York Jets 22 – The Jets are 1.5-point favorites with the total set at 41.5. The AFC East is shaping up to be an interesting battle. If the Jets win, as the books have predicted, either New England or Baltimore would have to lose for New York to make the playoffs as a division champ or wild card.

New England Patriots 24 Buffalo Bills 18 – The Patriots are 6.5-point favorites with the total set at 42.5. If the Pats win and the Dolphins lose, they are in as the AFC East champs. According to the odds, that’s how things will shake out.

Seattle Seahawks 20 Arizona Cardinals 26 – The Cardinals are 6-point favorites with the total set at 45.5. After getting blown out each of the last two weeks, the books like the Cards to win to avoid being an 8-8 division winner.

Washington Redskins 17 San Francisco 49ers 20 – The 49ers are 3-point favorites with the total set at 37. Washington has lost two straight on the road and that does not instill much confidence in the Skins by odds makers against a Niners team that has won 3 of 4.

Denver Broncos 21 San Diego Chargers 29 – The Chargers are 8-point favorites with the total set at 50. The Chargers and Broncos meet on NBC’s Sunday Night Football and odds makers have the Bolts completing their miraculous comeback to claw their way into the postseason.

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