The late-afternoon window on Sunday brings us a relatively serene three games, but the drama will likely still be high with playoff spots on the line. How do our NFL betting experts see the games in the late window going as they make their Week 17 NFL predictions and picks based on the current betting lines and odds for the week ahead?
NFL Week 17 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks Odds
- Spread
Seahawks -3.5 - Moneyline
Steelers +155, Seahawks -185 - Total
41.5
Rolfe: Last week, Mason Rudolph made me look very stupid, or at least the Cincinnati Bengals allowed Rudolph to make me look stupid. I am not sold Rudolph can go on the road and put together the same level of performance in back-to-back weeks.
The Seattle Seahawks are putting together a tough run right now, and with their crowd at their back and Geno Smith fully healthy, this should be their game.
Pick: Seahawks -3.5
Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos Odds
- Spread
Broncos -3.5 - Moneyline
Chargers +165, Broncos -195 - Total
36.5
Rolfe: The news that Jarrett Stidham will start in this game tells me all I need to know about the Broncos’ attitude toward Week 17. The Denver Broncos made a “business decision” to sit Russell Wilson, and for all intents and purposes, it feels like they have quit on the season. That news moved the line 2.5 points toward the Los Angeles Chargers, and it doesn’t feel like enough.
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There is no way I am taking the Chargers, even after their flurry of excitement last week.
Then again, you will not convince me to bet on Stidham here unless the Chargers end up favored before kickoff.
Pick: Pass
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs Odds
- Spread
Chiefs -6.5 - Moneyline
Bengals +240, Chiefs -290 - Total
43.5
Bearman: The Kansas City Chiefs are not a good football team right now. They were outplayed in every phase of the game on Monday by the visiting Las Vegas Raiders, making more mistakes than one can count.
The Bengals need to win both remaining games to have a chance at the playoffs, and if the Chiefs play anywhere near as bad as they did in Week 16, this could be a close one.
Pick: Bengals +7 (-120 at ESPN BET)
Rolfe: That might have been the single ugliest game the Chiefs have played under the Andy Reid regime on Christmas Day. The only stat you need to know is that they lost a game where the opposing starting QB did not complete a pass in the final three quarters. Yeah, you read that right — Aidan O’Connell was zero for 10 in the final three quarters, and the Chiefs still lost.
The question is whether the Bengals can play mistake-free football after four turnovers in the last two weeks and seven in the last five. If they can, then their defense should be able to cause the Chiefs some issues. I like the Bengals getting the points because, right now, they seem like the better all-around team. Picking against Mahomes and Reid feels wrong, but this Chiefs team is in crisis after four losses in six weeks.
Pick: Bengals +7
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