NFL Week 17 odds, picks: Rams continue playoff surge in New York; Panthers, Cardinals cover on the road

We’re closing in on the final two weeks of the 2023 NFL regular season and also putting the finishing touches on the year as a whole this week, and we’ll look to do so on a high note. Coming out of the Christmas holiday, I enjoyed the strongest weekend of any CBS Sports expert, rolling to a 10-6 ATS record which included a 3-2 ATS mark on my five locks of the week. While that’s just creeping above .500 for the locks, you’re in the money if you sprinkled some of your cash from your stocking on the Steelers moneyline as I suggested. 

This week, we’re going to lean on a trio of playoff hopefuls within my locks, and also look at two teams with a couple of the worst records in the league to cover against two division leaders. Happy New Year! 

2023 record

Regular season
Locks of the Week ATS
: 40-40-1
ATS: 123-106-11
ML: 150-90

All NFL odds via SportsLine consensus odds.

Featured Game | New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)  

The Giants are making the switch from Tommy DeVito to Tyrod Taylor for this matchup, so this line could move a bit, but I like the Rams to win this game handily. Sean McVay’s team has been a road favorite twice already this year and has covered in both instances with an average margin of victory sitting at 14.5 points. L.A. is currently the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoff picture and needs this game to keep pace, so the motivation is there to make this cross-country trip a success. The Rams have also been one of the hottest offenses in the league to close out the year, averaging 6.2 yards per play over the last three weeks (second best in the NFL). The…


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Author : Tyler Sullivan

Publish date : 2023-12-27 17:38:09

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