NFL Football Picks

The Carolina Panthers travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints in a meaningless game for both clubs. The Saints wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NFC with last week’s late victory over the Steelers and the Panthers come into Week 17 on a seven-game losing streak. New Orleans is likely to rest a lot of players and Carolina is forced to go with third-string rookie Kyle Allen making this a tough game to handicap. The Saints have hit -9 on some boards with the total line offered at 44 to 44.5. NFL prognosticator Jay Horne has broken down the statistical data and sees a few betting angles to back up a side play on the CAR/NO game.

Despite the lack of confidence from Elway in Denver coaching, online sportsbook have made the Broncos -3. Vance Joseph is a dead man walking as the head coach. There were reports last week that John Elway was trying to get Mike Shanahan to return to coach the team and if Shanahan had been in the stadium when Joseph opted to kick a field goal from deep in Cleveland territory while down by 4 late in the 4th quarter, Elway might have made the switch on the spot.

This is Predictm’s second pick on the Raiders vs Broncos game, and this time we have a play on the total. Check out Loot Levinson’s angle on this week 16 total pick.

Loot Levinson has brings the second Predictem pick on the New Orleans Saints versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. LL is on the under of this week 16 matchup. See why.

The Chiefs have been slipping some in recent weeks, with personnel losses and setbacks on the field. The season began with nary a hiccup, as they won 9 of their first ten, covering almost every spread. They haven’t covered a spread now in any of their last five games and people are looking at them as something less than a conference contender. LL gives his prediction on Chiefs vs Seahawks.

There are few teams that could lose a Pro Bowl level running back and actually improve their offensive output but the Steelers have not only survived the Le’Veon Bell absence but found their future bellcow in the process. James Conner has rushed for 909 yards and 12 touchdowns while adding 52 receptions but he is questionable for Sunday with a high ankle sprain. Whether he goes or not, will the Steelers have the offense to stay within 5.

At this point in the season, who cares what happened in week two? At the same time, a 34-0 Rams wipeout over the Cardinals does stand out. And with the Rams looking to get the ship righted, this very well could be the ideal spot. Arizona managed just five first downs in that game and if not for some defensive playmaking, that score could have been even uglier. Do the Rams have the Cards number? Sportsbooks think so with their number at -13.5.

The Chicago Bears come into the Bay Area to take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in NFC action. Granted, only one team has a real future this season, but that doesn’t mean this won’t be a good game at Levi’s Stadium. The Bears are riding high at 10-4, coming off a 24-17 win over the Packers, which clinched them the division. Will they get up for the Niners and cover the bookmaker’s spread of -4?

The Dallas Cowboys had their 5 game winning streak snapped last week, in an embarrassing way, with a 23-0 loss on the road in Indianapolis. Before the loss, the Cowboys were among the hottest teams in the NFL and will have a chance to rebound this week in an important home stand against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium. Betting sites have the Cowboys as 7.5 favorites.