We close out the 2016/2017 NFL regular season on New Year’s Day with 16 divisional games with two of the division titles still up for grabs in Week 17. That gives us a decent menu of games that can be handicapped this week Here are the teams that should have the motivation to put out their best effort.
In the AFC there are three key games with the Miami Dolphins hosting the New England Patriots with the Pats needing a win to wrap up the No. 1 seed in the conference. The Raiders without David Carr still have a shot at the top seed in the AFC if New England falters and they can get a win over Denver. Kansas City can jump up to the No. 2 seed with a Raiders loss and a win over the Chargers.
The NFC has a handful of games where the result may have an impact on the playoff seedings. The Falcons, Lions, Seahawks, Giants, Packers, Redskins and Bucs may all have an interest in winning in Week 17.
Below we have included the Week 17 betting lines including point spreads and total lines for every game plus links to the matchup pages for those that like to handicap. We also have picks from some of best cappers on the web that you can get to by clicking on the “Teams” column.
Also, remember that we offer free suggested bets by our handicapping crew which is basically consensus picks on who you should bet. You can get the consensus plays each week by visiting our NFL picks page and locating the pages on the right side to our teams against the spread predictions.
Here are the NFL Week 17 spreads and over/under lines plus our free football picks and game matchup pages.
| Date | Teams | Spread | O/U Total | Time | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan | Bears at Vikings Free Pick | MIN -5 | 41 | 1:00PM | CHI at MIN |
| 01-Jan | Texans at Titans | TEN -3 | 40 | 1:00PM | HOU at TEN |
| 01-Jan | Panthers at Buccaneers Free Pick | TB -6 | 46 | 1:00PM | CAR at TB |
| 01-Jan | Cowboys at Eagles | PHI -4 | 43 | 1:00PM | DAL at PHI |
| 01-Jan | Bills at Jets | BUF -3.5 | 42 | 1:00PM | BUF at NYJ |
| 01-Jan | Patriots at Dolphins | NE -9.5 | 4.5 | 1:00PM | NE at MIA |
| 01-Jan | Ravens at Bengals | CIN -1 | 41.5 | 1:00PM | BAL at CIN |
| 01-Jan | Browns at Steelers | PIT -6 | 43 | 1:00PM | CLE at PIT |
| 01-Jan | Jaguars at Colts | IND -4.5 | 47 | 1:00PM | JAX at INDY |
| 01-Jan | Giants at Redskins Free Pick | WAS -7.5 | 44.5 | 1:00PM | NYG at WAS |
| 01-Jan | Saints at Falcons | ATL -7 | 56.5 | 4:25PM | NO at ATL |
| 01-Jan | Seahawks at 49ers | SEA -10 | 43 | 4:25PM | SEA at LA |
| 01-Jan | Chiefs at Chargers | KC -4.5 | 44.5 | 4:25PM | KC at SD |
| 01-Jan | Cardinals at Rams Free Pick | ARZ -6.5 | 40.5 | 4:25PM | ARZ at LA |
| 01-Jan | Raiders at Broncos Free Pick | DEN -1.5 | 40 | 4:25PM | OAK at DEN |
| 01-Jan | Packers at Lions Free Pick | GB-3 | 49.5 | 8:30PM | GB at DET |