NFL Week 18 early picks against spread
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Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for the final week of the NFL regular season, with the 49ers beat the Seahawks and the Steelers prevailing.
While head coach Aaron Glenn is trying to push a winning mentality on the field, many in New York will already be looking toward the 2026 offseason... and upcoming draft, specifically. The Jets hold some extra interest there since the team have two first-round picks after their trade deadline moves.
NFL Week 18 could very well get crazy. There's no other way to say that as we look at both the NFL Playoff picture and the potential effects on the NFL Draft or
Picking the entire NFL slate in the final two weeks of the season is really challenging. Who is playing? Where's the motivation? Which players have their minds on Cancun and Aruba? Those are my excuses for having a terrible Week 17.
Florio's pick: 49ers 27, Seahawks 24. Simms's pick: Seahawks 28, 49ers 24. A meaningless game will have plenty of meaning, if Tampa wins on Saturday. Florio's pick: Saints 23, Falcons 20. Simms's pick: Falcons 24, Saints 17.
All three SI panelists who submitted an upset pick for Week 17 cashed in. Matt Verderame correctly predicted the Houston Texans to take down the Los Angeles Cha
The final week of the 2025 NFL regular season is here, and there is plenty to be figured out. While there is just one playoff spot in each conference yet to be clinched, virtually all seeding is up for grabs. The Green Bay Packers in the NFC are the only team that is locked into their current seed.
Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)
If the Panthers can beat Tampa Bay on the road at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, they will clinch their first NFL playoff berth since 2017. If
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