Paramountsports.com handicapper Lee Sterling analyzes every NFL Week 17 game, with odds, trends and projected final scores.
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Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz leads the contest with a 50-28-2 ATS record (64.1 percent), and VSiN host Brent Musburger is in second at 47-33.
Houston beat Jacksonville 13-6 in Week 5 and has dominated the series with the Jaguars, winning the last nine meetings and 15 of 17. Plus four more picks for Week 17.
There was a huge adjustment in the line on the Raiders-49ers game after it was reported that Derek Carr would be benched and replaced by Jarrett Stidham.
The San Francisco 49ers are on an eight-game winning streak and have covered six straight games and seven of their last eight.
The Dallas Cowboys are 13½-point favorites over the host Tennessee Titans for “Thursday Night Football.” The total ranges from 39½ to 40½.
In a span of less than 17 hours starting Christmas Eve, the bettor went from the cusp of being the sole Circa Survivor contest winner to being eliminated.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz leads the contest with a 47-26-1 ATS record (64.4 percent), and VSiN host Brent Musburger is in second at 45-30 (60 percent).
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Will the Raiders make the playoffs? Yes is a 16-1 long shot at Circa Sports, while no is a prohibitive -2,800 favorite.
The Cincinnati Bengals have won and covered six straight. They’ve covered 11 of their last 12 and are riding a 19-3 ATS run overall.
The New York Jets are 2½-point favorites over the Jacksonville Jaguars on “Thursday Night Football.” The total is 36½.
The Raiders are riding an 8-3 under run away from home, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are on an 8-2 under uptick at home.
Only 14 entrants remain alive from a field of 6,133 in the elusive quest for the $6,133,000 Circa Survivor contest prize. And they must pick two winners this week.
Marco Piemonte of Illinois posted pictures on social media of the winning five-team NFL parlay, which needed the Raiders money line to cash.