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Week 17 is always the toughest week to handicap. There are teams playing for their postseason lives, there are teams that are likely to rest players, and there are teams that have completely mailed it in, and that’s what makes things difficult to predict. There’s a huge variance in each team’s performance in the final week of the season.

Most people often make the mistake of blindly betting on the teams that need to win in Week 17. Frankly, that’s a dumb strategy. Oddsmakers aren’t stupid and they’ve ensured that you’ll have to pay a steep price for teams that need to win, inflating the lines by at least a couple of points. I’m not saying that some of these teams aren’t a good bet, but be aware that you’ll be paying a premium to wager on them. In Week 17 last year, the Raiders, Titans, and Broncos all needed to win their games—none of them covered due to inflated lines.

With that being said, it’s still extremely important that you’re aware of all of the playoff scenarios. For instance, the 49ers and Seahawks are battling for the NFC West crown and they both play at 4:25pm ET this week. Seattle is laying 11-points against the Rams but unless you have a strong feel on the 49ers-Cardinals game, the Seahawks-Rams game isn’t worth a wager. Why? Well, Seattle could head into the locker room at half-time and see the 49ers laying a beatdown on the Cardinals. They’d then be wise to rest their starters in the second half. Conversely, the Seahawks may head to the locker room and see that the Cardinals are giving the 49ers a run for their money. Seattle would then likely pour it on in the second half. That’s just one of the many scenarios that we’re faced with this week.

All in all, this isn’t the best week to be placing a lot of wagers. I’ll do my best to provide my outcomes using all of the information that’s currently available to me, but there’s always the risk that teams go out and do something completely different on Sunday. Head coaches frequently lie about their Week 17 strategies and that’s bound to happen in at least one game this week.

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My Week 15 plays were as average as it gets. I finished the week with a 7-7 overall ATS record, and went 3-3 for a small loss on my recommended wagers. Hopefully things improve this weekend.

I find it particularly difficult to cap games late in the year. A lot of lines are inflated because oddsmakers know that the public will be looking to bet on teams that “need to win”. However, it’s hard to make a case for a lot of the underdogs because they have nothing to play for. It looks as though some teams have already mailed it in, and while it’s tempting to snatch the points with a bunch of them, it’s really difficult to pull the trigger.

Anyways, without further ado, here are my Week 16 selections.

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If you look up the word “mediocrity” in a dictionary, you’ll find my Week 15 picks. I finished Sunday with an overall record of 7-7 ATS, going 3-3 ATS with my wagers. The three wagers that I won (Broncos, Cardinals, and Panthers) all won with ease, while the three wagers that I whiffed on (Rams, Bucs, and Jaguars) never really stood a chance. It was just one of those days.

Anyways, without further ado, here’s my recap from each game in Week 15.

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While my Week 14 record of 6-7-1 ATS wasn’t very impressive overall, I was able to connect on four of my five recommended wagers. I also nailed a play on the Patriots on Monday Night Football and the over on Thursday Night Football to increase my run to 6-1 ATS in the past week. Hopefully the trend continues.

I really like the board this week. I had to be extremely selective to narrow down my picks to a respectable amount of games, but I could have easily bet on a dozen games with confidence. Without further ado, here are my Week 15 selections.

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Consensus line: Bengals -4, total 44.5
Current betting percentage: 74% on the Bengals, 58% on the OVER

Individual Team Trends:

• Bengals are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.
• Bengals are 9-4-2 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
• Bengals are 1-7-3 ATS in their last 11 games following a S.U. loss. (Streaky team)
• Eagles are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 home games.
• Under is 5-0 in Bengals last 5 games overall.
• Over is 9-3 in Bengals last 12 games following a S.U. loss.
• Over is 4-0 in Eagles last 4 home games.

Head-to-Head Trends:

• Bengals are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

Well, the good news is that the Thursday Nighter this week can’t possibly be any worse than the Broncos-Raiders matchup from last Thursday. The bad news is that it’ll still probably suck. But at least we can still wager on it to make things interesting.

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I finished Sunday with a mediocre 6-7-1 ATS record (using ScoresandOdds.com closing lines), but yesterday actually proved to be one of my most profitable days of the football season, as my recommended wagers went 4-1 ATS. I completely whiffed on my Cardinals pick, but nailed all four of my 1:00 wagers for a solid 11.6-unit profit.

It’s no surprise that I fared so poorly with the rest of my selections. Other than the five games that I picked (+1 more missed wager on the Giants), I didn’t really feel too confident in any other games. For a second straight week, though, a lot of games were decided late in the fourth quarter, and a number of spreads were affected.

Anyways, without further ado, here’s my recap from each game in Week 14.

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After a terrible 3-9 ATS record in Week 12, I rebounded nicely in Week 13, finishing the week 7-5-2 ATS and going 3-2-1 ATS with my recommended wagers. I’m not particularly in love with the board this week. I entered this week with a number of games that I was looking to bet heavily, but oddsmakers have done a good job adjusting the lines and ensuring that I lose all line value.

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