The NFL regular season comes to an end in Week 18 and several NFL matchups have major playoff implications. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings will meet in an NFC North battle that will determine the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket. The Lions recorded a 31-29 victory over Minnesota on the road in October and are favored by three points in the latest Week 18 NFL odds, with an over-under of 56. Detroit has won four straight against the Vikings, but should you include the Lions in your Week 18 NFL betting picks?
Other notable Week 18 NFL spreads include Chiefs vs. Broncos (-10.5, 40), and Saints vs. Buccaneers (-14, 43.5). Making Week 18 NFL score predictions can help form not only NFL spread picks, but also NFL over-under picks, NFL parlays, and even Week 18 NFL survivor strategy. Which Week 18 NFL games will be lopsided, and which ones will play out closer to their spreads? Before you make any Week 18 NFL picks, make sure you see what SportsLine’s advanced computer model has to say.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 30-14 betting hot streak on top-rated NFL picks this year — a stunning 68% success rate. Longer term, it is on a 210-142 roll on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season and a 64-35 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns at their best sports betting app.
Now, the model has simulated every Week 18 game 10,000 times. You can only see the model’s Week 18 NFL exact score predictions at…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2025-01-04 13:31:00
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