Four division titles, plus the No. 1 seeds in both conferences, are still up for grabs heading into NFL Week 18.
The league announced the times for regular-season finales late Sunday after the 49ers’ 42-38 victory over the Bears (+4.5):
Saturday
>Panthers (+3) at Bucs, 4:30 ET (likely for NFC South title and playoff spot)
>Seahawks (-1.5) at 49ers, 8 ET (for NFC West title and NFC’s No. 1 seed)
Sunday (1 ET window)
>Packers (+6.5) at Vikings (Green Bay locked in at No. 7 seed)
>Titans (+10.5) at Jaguars (Jacksonville wins AFC South with win)
>Colts (+10) at Texans (Houston needs Jax loss to win division)
>Cowboys (-5.5) at Giants
>Browns (+7) at Bengals
Sunday (4:25 ET)
>Jets (+11.5) at Bills
>Chargers (+7.5) at Broncos (Denver gets AFC No. 1 seed with win)
>Dolphins (+10) at Patriots
>Commanders (+7.5) at Eagles
>Lions (+2.5) at Bears
>Chiefs (-6) at Raiders
>Cardinals (+8.5) at Rams
Sunday (8:20 ET)
>Ravens (-3.5) at Steelers (for AFC North title and playoff spot)
Adam Burke does a great job of summing up all the playoff scenarios and takes an early look at the Week 18 lines.
That includes a wrinkle in the NFC South whereby the Bucs could beat the Panthers and still not win the division. But that requires the Falcons to beat the Rams tonight, which brings us to our next topic . . .
MNF Best Bets
Of course, we have one more game for Week 17.
Zach Cohen previews Rams (-7.5 / Circa) Falcons (8:15 ET, ESPN):
Kirk Cousins is really playing some good football right now, as he’s 12th in the NFL in Pro Football Focus’ quarterback rankings (78.0). Well, if he can perform at a high level here, the Falcons should find a way to hang around. Atlanta just needs to be ready to defend the run.
👉 Zach’s Best Bets for the game.
Josh Appelbaum will post his MNF Sharp Report this morning.
Other MNF resources
>Fantasy Points WR/CB Matchup Tool
>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to the plays from hosts and guests on our NFL picks page.
Survivor down to 6
Although the strategy of picking the lowly Giants was questioned, “Kick Up Your Knees” advanced to the final week of Circa Survivor along with 5 others.
The Bucs’ loss knocked out three entries while three advanced on the Patriots’ win and two on the Bengals’ victory.
>Circa Million: The top 5 consensus picks went 2-3 with Bills PK (L), 49ers -3.5 (W), Packers -3 (L), Panthers +7 (L) and Texans +1.5 (W).
Check out our contest hub for complete consensus picks and individual selections.
Bowl Best Bets
Adam Burke and Zach Cohen offer their picks for upcoming bowl games:
Today
Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. App State, 2 p.m. ET
Tuesday
Independence Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech, 2 ET
Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Illinois, 5:30 ET
Alamo Bowl: USC vs. TCU, 9 ET
Everything we do during bowl season is posted here.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets and Steve Makinen‘s Analytics Report will hit around mid-morning on our NBA page. Our Opta AI NBA player props projections are here.
College Basketball: Greg “Hoops” Peterson has his Best Bet for today’s menu. Look for picks from Adam Burke and Tyler Shoemaker mid-morning on our college hoops page.
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NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will post his Best Bets around mid-day.
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