This is it. The final week of the 2020 NFL season is upon us. It’s also one more opportunity to cash in on some great teaser picks.
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With a number of teams playing for their playoff lives and others playing to secure a seed, Week 17 should be an exciting one. It should also be one that offers bettors a chance to cash in. Here’s a look at this week’s best teaser picks.
Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans Picks
Spread: Titans -7.5 / Tease: Titans -1.5
The Titans can win the AFC South and earn a playoff berth with a win over Houston. The Texans lost badly last week and sit at 4-11 for the season. After last week’s loss, former three-time NFL Defensive Player of the year J.J. Watt called his entire team out. Will it have an effect?
Whether it does or not, Tennessee is a potential fade for bettors this week. In Week 17 games where one team must win and the other has essentially nothing to play for, the favorite is 15-23 ATS. The underdog actually won 13 of those games.
Breaking it down even further, favorites laying more than three points are just 9-19 ATS. If Watt’s speech fires up the Texans, Tennessee could be in for a much bigger fight than anticipated.
There’s no question the Titans are better, but must win teams in this situation do struggle. Teasing the Titans to -1.5 covers the key numbers of 7 and 3 which should ensure a win.
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New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers Picks
Spread: Saints -6.5 / Tease: Saints -0.5
The Saints are almost in the same boat as Tennessee albeit a different one. New Orleans has won the NFC South and locked up a playoff berth. The Saints can still get the No. 1 seed in the conference with a win over Carolina and a Green Bay loss.
While not a real must-win, New Orleans would love a shot at the top seed and the bye that comes with it. The thing is playing against Teddy Bridgewater when he is an underdog is brutal for opponents. Bridgewater is 20-2 ATS as an underdog starter.
Bridgewater was an underdog against Washington just two weeks ago. Not only did Carolina cover, they beat the Football Team.
Just like Tennessee, there is no question New Orleans is the better team. Expect Carolina to play well though. The tease down to -0.5 passes all of the key numbers and guarantees a cover for the Saints.
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Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Picks
Spread: Giants +3 / Tease: Giants +9
The winner of the Cowboys-Giants game at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday still has a chance to win the NFC East Division and earn a playoff berth. They will have to wait until Washington and Philadelphia conclude their game Sunday night, but one of these two teams might be going to the playoffs.
The Giants offense is sketchy, but the defense is what has given New York a chance. Early in the season, the Giants were 6-1 ATS just before they played Dallas the first time. The Giants lost that game, of course, but then went on to win five of their next seven games.
New York has lost its last three straight while Dallas has won three in a row to give Cowboy fans hope. The Giants are just 1-4 ATS in their last five games and 2-6 ATS in their last eight division games, but they covered as 7.5-point underdogs in the first game against the Cowboys.
With the tease, they will do the same on Sunday.
