Minnesota, which simply needed to beat Chicago at home to make the playoffs, closed as a 5½-point favorite but played dead in a 24-10 loss.
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Cleveland has covered seven of its 11 games this season. The Browns are 6-point underdogs Sunday at the Houston Texans, who have won eight consecutive games.
The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
The state’s 190 sports books won a record $44.3 million on college and pro football.
Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the New England Patriots’ season in the 25th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.
The Patriots have the league’s highest win total, at 11, after closing at 12½ last season, when they went 13-3.
Handicapper Ted Sevransky (Sportsmemo.com, @teddy_covers) breaks down Week 17 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Hank “The Hammer” Goldberg (47-27-6 ATS) tries to hold off VSiN.com handicapper Matt Youmans (45-32-3 ATS) in Week 17.
The Eagles are an NFL-leading 9-2 against the spread and the Vikings are 8-3 ATS.
Best bets from Todd Dewey, Brian Blessing, Bernie Fratto and Mitch Moss.