At the beginning of September, 32 teams prepared to battle for a Super Bowl title. By the end of Sunday, we'll know which 12 teams will remain alive for the postseason. It's Week 17 in the NFL, and that means we have plenty of matchups with playoff ramifications to monitor. In the early slate, the Chiefs, Patriots, Saints and Packers are all jockeying for playoff seeding in their conferences, with the NFC pair having a shot at home-field advantage if they get help. In the late afternoon slate, the Eagles and Cowboys will battle NFC East rivals as both look to lock up the division title, while the Titans, Steelers and even the Raiders take the field hoping to land the final playoff spot in the AFC. On Sunday night, the 49ers and Seahawks battle with the NFC West title on the line. Each week, we'll collect all of the best picks and gambling content from CBSSports.com and SportsLine in one place, so you can get picks against the spread from our CBS Sports experts as well as additional feature content for each game, including plays from top SportsLine experts and the SportsLine Projection Model, best bets from our staff, survivor picks and more. Enjoy our run-through of Week 17, and good luck in your games! Bengals at Browns Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Browns -3, O/U 46 Current:Browns -2.5, O/U 43.5"For a minute, it looked like history was going to repeat itself last week with the Browns being able to beat the Ravens. Then, Lamar Jackson and company woke up and dropped 31 points on Cleveland's defense. Both of these clubs are eliminated from playoff contention, but there's still plenty of motivation on either side to win. Freddie Kitchens is trying to solidify his job status in Cleveland, while Andy Dalton will likely be using this as an audition for a new gig with Cincy locked in with the No. 1 overall pick and having their sights set on LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. In the end, I think Dalton is more succe sful in his efforts, taking down the Browns. In turn, this lo s will ramp up the talk about Kitchens being the right fit in Cleveland." -- Tyler Sullivan on why the Bengals will beat the Browns 24-16Sullivan is 149-90-1 straight up over the season and looking for a strong finish. You can in his Wednesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson La'Darius Hamilton Jersey John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Browns (-3) at Bengals Bears at Vikings Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Vikings -1, O/U 37 Current:Bears -3, O/U 36"With the Vikings locked into the sixth seed, expect them to rest key players on the offensive side. This line is saying as much, as the Vikings were -7 on the lookahead, but I still think there's value on the Chicago side. The Vikings offense hasn't been able to move the ball on the Bears the last two seasons even when playing all-out, averaging 218 yards in their last three matchups. This is a key game for Chicago to avoid a losing record in what has been a disappointing year. I expect them to come out fired up in this spot, and they'll get the win when it's all said and done." -- R.J. White on why the Bears are one of his SuperContest picks I've cashed in two of the last four years in the Westgate SuperContest, widely considered the toughest sports gambling competition in the world. I've also hit on just over 58% of my picks over the last four years combined. You can by heading to SportsLine, and use promo code WHITE to sign up for $1 for your first month of acce s to all SportsLine's picks and analysis. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Bears at Vikings (-1) Falcons at Buccaneers Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Pick 'em, O/U 50 Current:Bucs -1, O/U 47.5"After a 1-7 start, the Falcons have won three straight games entering Sunday's season finale against a Buccaneers team that had their four-game winning streak come to an end this past Sunday at home against the Texans. While the Falcons are hot, I'm going with the Buccaneers on the strength of their sixth-ranked red zone offense and 11th-ranked red zone defense." -- Bryan DeArdo on why the Bucs will win a close gameDeArdo is also projecting the Titans to get upset and open the door for another team to sneak into the playoffs in the AFC. in his Tuesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Falcons at Bucs (PK) Saints at Panthers Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Saints -13, O/U 48 Current:Saints -13, O/U 45"Week 17 is a difficult week to gauge because there's just no way to know if the teams who have nothing to play for will show up. The good news here is that we know the Saints have everything to play for as they attempt to secure home-field advantage and a first-round bye for the playoffs. We also know the Panthers have nothing to play for and they'll be starting rookie Will Grier, who did his best Kyle Allen impre sion in his debut with three interceptions. This is just a colo sal mismatch between a superior team with everything to play for and a terrible team with nothing to play for. The Panthers are 0-3 since they fired Ron Rivera and they've lost those three games by an average margin of 19.3 points. Meanwhile, the Saints are 10-5 against the spread this season. Give me the better team with something play for over the bad team with nothing to play for." -- Sean Wagner-McGough on why the Saints are one of his best betsWagner-McGough is close to wiping out a 1-9 start to the year, sitting one game back of .500. in his Thursday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Saints (-13) at Panthers Jets at Bills Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Bills -1, O/U 37 Current:Bills -1, O/U 36.5"The Bills are a substantially better team, but because they're so much better, Buffalo is locked into the No. 5 seed as a playoff team. The Jets are not a playoff team, but they are trying to close the season strong for Adam Gase and Sam Darnold. If they end up 7-9 after starting 1-7, it's a pretty easy sell to ownership and to the fanbase that this Jets team is prepped for big things in 2020, regardle s of whether or not it's true. As such, you should expect the Jets to give it their all in this game. The Bills, meanwhile, are coached by Sean McDermott. We've never seen how he might handle resting his starters, but he comes from the Andy Reid coaching tree and Reid isn't afraid to sit guys down in spots like these. The Bills have a huge road matchup coming on Wild Card Weekend, so it makes a ton of sense to ensure guys like Josh Allen, John Brown, etc. don't get injured. I would suggest getting this one in now before the Bills announce any plans to sit players." - Corey Bojorquez Jersey - Will Brinson on why the Jets are one of his best bets Brinson is coming off a rare bad week with his picks, but he still holds a 52-41-5 record on his best bets overall. in his Friday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Jets at Bills (-1.5) Dolphins at Patriots Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Patriots -16, O/U 43.5 Current:Patriots -16.5, O/U 44.5"Hunting for a first-round bye, Bill Belichick will absolutely not overlook this game. Fresh off his best game in weeks, Tom Brady should have a heck of a time carving up Miami's secondary, too. New England will roll into the postseason feeling pretty good." -- Cody Benjamin on why he's projecting the Pats to win 31-17Benjamin has an upset on his card that has playoff implications as well. in his Wednesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Dolphins at Patriots (-15.5) Packers at Lions Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Packers -13, O/U 43 Current:Packers -12.5, O/U 43.5"The Lions are down to their third-string quarterback in David Blough, and since he took over as starter in Week 13, things have been kind of ugly. In four games with Blough: The Lions haven't scored more than two touchdowns in any game, they're averaging under 300 yards of offense and they've lost all four of his starts by an average of 12 points. And just when the Lions probably thought things couldn't get any worse, now they have to face a Packers team that will be absolutely desperate for a win on Sunday. A win for the Packers would clinch a first-round bye and at least the No. 2 seed in the NFC, which could potentially turn into the No. 1 seed if the Seahawks were to beat the 49ers. Basically, we have a desperate Packers team going up against a team quarterbacked by David Blough and let me just tell you that I don't think there is any circumstance that would make me pick the Lions. Well, maybe if they fired Matt Patricia this week, I would at least think about picking Detroit, but the Lions have already made it clear they won't be firing him this year." -- John Breech on why the Packers are his lock of the weekBreech is 151-88-1 straight up this year but is coming off an awful ATS week. in his Tuesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Packers (-13) at Lions Chargers at Chiefs Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Chiefs -7.5, O/U 47 Current:Chiefs -9, O/U 45.5"It was back in Week 15 that I told you about a trend involving Chiefs home games under Andy Reid. Since Reid had taken over in Kansas City, the Chiefs had been favored at home 52 times. The Under was 35-16-1 in those games. Well, it's now 36-16-1 after hitting in that game against the Broncos, and I like it in this situation again. Unders tend to be stronger plays in divisional matchups where the teams are familiar with one another, as is the case here. Also, the current weather forecast for Kansas City on Sunday afternoon is calling for windy conditions, which will impact the offenses. Finally, the Chiefs have plenty to play for here. A win could earn them a first-round bye if the Patriots lose to Miami. That's not likely to happen, but the Chiefs won't approach it that way." -- Tom Fornelli on why the Under is one of his best bets Fornelli also thinks the Chiefs cover the spread but sees the total as the stronger pick. in his Thursday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Chargers at Chiefs (-8.5) Juwann Winfree Jersey Titans at Texans Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Titans -5.5, O/U 47 Current:Titans -5.5, O/U 44.5"I love the Titans here. Deshaun Watson isn't playing all that great, he's bothered by an ankle injury, and he's going to be mi sing Will Fuller. The Texans are 2-6 ATS in their past eight home games." -- Hammerin' Hank Goldberg on why the Titans are one of his best betsA Vegas legend, Goldberg has put together an 11-4 run in his best bets column in the past five weeks, part of an impre sive 38-24 stretch dating back to last year. over at SportsLine. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Titans (-4) at Texans Colts at Jaguars Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Colts -3.5, O/U 43 Current:Colts -3.5, O/U 42.5"The Jaguars are a lost outfit right now. They've lost seven of their last eight games getting outscored 214 to 89. They haven't managed over 20 points in a game since October. They haven't shown much life on either side of the ball and have been falling behind quickly and games. The Colts want to go out on a high note they are the much more complete and well-coached team -- they don't succumb to the kind of critical errors and lack of discipline that has been hurting the Jaguars for years. I don't think this is particularly close while the Jaguars wait and see if their head coach and GM get fired next week. -- Jason La Canfora on why the Colts are one of his best betsLa Canfora came close to a 3-0 week last week, but he'll take a winning week anytime. in his Friday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Colts (-3.5) at Jaguars Redskins at Cowboys Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Cowboys -11, O/U 44.5 Current:Cowboys -11, O/U 45.5"The Cowboys suffered a devastating lo s to the Eagles that took them out of first place in the NFC East for the first time all year. This game feels like one Dallas would lose, but the Redskins have the worst record in the NFC for a reason (even though they have been playing better of late). Case Keenum will provide a spark to their pa sing game, but the Redskins run defense allows 4.6 yards per carry (25th in NFL) and 141.1 yards per game (29th) -- a problem against a strong Cowboys rushing attack." -- Jeff Kerr on why the Cowboys will win but not cover Kerr also has the Eagles winning their game, shutting the Cowboys out of the playoffs. in his Wednesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Vikings (-2.5) at Chargers Eagles at Giants Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Eagles -4.5, O/U 45.5 Current:Eagles -4, O/U 45"If the Eagles win, they are in the playoffs. But it won't be easy. The Giants impre sed on offense in beating the Redskins last week, but this will be a tougher test. The Giants will hang around here, but the Eagles will win it with a late field goal." -- Pete Prisco on why he has the Eagles winning but not coveringPrisco likes the Giants as one of his best bets this week, which he revealed on Friday's Pick Six Podcast (which you can listen to later in this column) Amari Rodgers Jersey . in his Tuesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Eagles (-4.5) at Giants Steelers at Ravens Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Ravens -1, O/U 40 Current:Steelers -2, O/U 37"The Steelers need help to make the playoffs. In addition to beating the Ravens on Sunday, they need the Texans to beat the Titans. The Ravens have already announced that stars like Lamar Jackson and Mark Ingram will not play this week, and I'm sure that most of their starters will not play. Still, I'm going to take Robert Griffin III and the backups to beat the Steelers. Pittsburgh knew it needed to beat the lowly Jets last week, and still couldn't do it. Devlin Hodges was benched for Mason Rudolph, who injured his shoulder and had to be placed on injured reserve. The Steelers are going to have to score much more than 10 points to beat the Ravens, and I think that they will fall flat again on Sunday." -- Jordan Dajani on why the Ravens will win a surprisingly high scoring gameDajani continued his recent hot stretch by going 4-1 last week. in his Friday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Steelers (-2) at Ravens Cardinals at Rams Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:Rams -6, O/U 45.5 Current:Rams -6, O/U 45.5 Trying to figure out who might be available for each person left standing in survivor pools is nearly impo sible at this point, but with 16 weeks in the books, you're probably going to have to get your hands dirty with an ugly team. That's why I'm suggesting you consider using the Cardinals this week. No one else is going to want to use them with Kyler Murray questionable on the injury report, but I'm more concerned about Sean McVay saying he could rest some players in this meaningle s game. That news helped the betting line steam down from Rams -8.5 to Rams -3.5 earlier in the week at Circa. If you're willing to take a chance, I think the Cardinals can pay off.Want another opinion before locking in your pick Aaron Jones Jersey . Head over to SportsLine to see which team the SportsLine Projection Model is tapping for in Week 17. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Cardinals at Rams (-7.5) Raiders at Broncos Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Broncos -3.5, O/U 41 Current:Broncos -3.5, O/U 41 Pete Prisco: "I think the Broncos have played good football lately. Back-to-back road games for the Raiders, and they celebrated like they won the Super Bowl back in L.A. I think the Broncos are playing much better on offense with Drew Lock, and I still am not a believer in the Raiders defense. I'm just gonna lay the three points -- I don't believe in the Oakland Raiders. Now, everything else happens, they might look up at the scoreboard and get a little extra juice there, but I don't see it." R.J. White: "The SuperContest put out +3, my lean would be to Denver on that line, based on what you're saying. Oakland's overachieved on their record all year. They have a -105 point differential, and Denver's is -35. Now, to let you know how bad -105 is on a point differential, it's worse than the Detroit Lions, who have the No. 3 overall pick. Pretty remarkable that this team is in play for a playoff spot when that's the case. So yeah, I agree with you -- Broncos playing well, I think they'll close out the season strong. I like them to get the win here, but it's just a lean because motivation obviously favors the Raiders."Will Brinson: "I like the Broncos as a best bet, and you know why? Because Derek Carr ruined my Raiders Under by beating the Chargers ... he stinks in cold weather. Jack Del Rio called him out the other day on it. 0-3 straight up, 1-2 against the spread in sub-40 degree weather since 2016. The Under by the way is 3-0 in those games, and the Raiders totaled 32 points in those games. They can't score!"That's from the Pick Six Podcast, where I join Pete Prisco and Will Brinson every Friday to break down all the games from a gambling perspective and give out best bets. Give it a listen below and in your feed daily. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Raiders at Broncos (-3.5) 49ers at SeahawksTime:Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC), stream on (Try for free) Open:49ers -3, O/U 47 Current:49ers -3.5, O/U 46.5Tom Fornelli is on a roll when it comes to picking 49ers games. He's hit 12 straight picks that involve the 49ers, including 10 in a row against the spread, over at SportsLine.Fornelli is leaning Over in the big NFC West showdown on Sunday night, but in order to , you'll have to head over to SportsLine. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg 49ers (-3) at Seahawks Thanks for checking us out, and good luck with your picks!
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