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NFL Odds for this weeks football schedule. Maddux's NFL Lines feed is unique as it offers live and up to date point spreads and NFL odds for sides, totals, 1st halfs, and even quarter by quarter football betting. Baltimore Ravens. Thanks to the Browns’ shocking upset of the Steelers in the Wild Card Round, not only do the Ravens move to the opposite side of the bracket to avoid the Chiefs in the Divisional Round, but they do so to face an overvalued Bills team that just gave up 472 total yards on 6.2 yards per play to the Colts.
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Sep 29, 2019; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) is sacked by New England Patriots middle linebacker Kyle Van Noy (53) during the second quarter at New Era Field.
After winning Super Bowl 54 and signing Patrick Mahomes to a massive contract extension during the offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs have met expectations in 2020 by winning 13 of their first 14 games. Now, they'll have a chance to clinch a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the AFC playoff bracket with a win or a Steelers loss or tie. The Chiefs are favored by 10.5 over the Falcons in the latest Week 16 NFL odds from William Hill Sportsbook.
Meanwhile, the Steelers are two-point favorites against the Colts in the Week 16 NFL spreads. Where can you find value as you make your NFL bets, and which teams will fall flat? All of the Week 16 NFL lines are listed below, and SportsLine's advanced computer model has all the NFL betting advice and predictions you need to make the best Week 16 NFL picks now.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NFL game 10,000 times and is up nearly $7,900 for $100 players on its top-rated NFL picks since its inception five-plus years ago.
It's a sizzling 22-11 on top-rated NFL picks this season, already returning over $800. The model enters Week 16 on an incredible 118-76 roll on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. Additionally, the model also ranked in the Top 10 on NFLPickWatch in three of the past four years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 95 percent of CBS Sports office pool players three times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, it has examined the latest Week 16 NFL odds and NFL betting lines from William Hill, simulated every snap, and its predictions are in. Head to SportsLine now to see them all.
Top NFL predictions for Week 16
One of the top Week 16 NFL picks the model recommends: The Texans cover as seven-point favorites at home against the Bengals. Both teams have had difficult seasons, with Houston entering Week 16 at 4-10 overall and the Bengals at 3-10-1. However, this line would likely be close to double-digits if Cincinnati had not shocked Pittsburgh in Week 15.
Despite the thrilling win, Cincinnati is still in a precarious situation at quarterback and will have a difficult time keeping pace with a Houston offense that ranks third in passing yardage. Deshaun Watson has had a stellar year with 4,134 yards and 27 touchdowns against just six interceptions while rushing for another 394 yards and three more scores.
Watson has thrown for at least 300 yards in eight of his last 11 starts, while Cincinnati ranks 25th in net yards per pass attempt allowed (6.8). That's why the model predicts that Watson produces nearly 350 yards of total offense overall and scores multiple touchdowns. Meanwhile, Houston's defense records three sacks and forces a pair of turnovers in the model's simulations, helping the Texans cover well over 50 percent of the time.
Another one of the top Week 16 NFL predictions from the model: The Los Angeles Chargers (-3) cover at home against the Denver Broncos. The Chargers have won each of their last two games, while Denver limps into Sunday's AFC West rivalry having lost five of its last seven.
Los Angeles is averaging 384.4 yards per game this season, which ranks seventh in the NFL. Quarterback Justin Herbert has been sensational in his rookie season and enters Sunday's showdown with 27 touchdown passes, which is tied with Baker Mayfield for the most passing touchdowns by a rookie in NFL history. Herbert also had a ton of success against the Broncos earlier this season, throwing for 278 yards and three touchdowns.
The line opened at Los Angeles -2.5, but has moved up half-a-point. The model is calling for Herbert to throw for over 270 yards and two scores, while running back Austin Ekeler racks up over 90 yards from scrimmage. Los Angeles covers the spread in well over 50 percent of simulations, while the over (48) has all the value.
How to make Week 16 NFL picks
The model has also made the call on every other game on the Week 16 NFL schedule and identified a Super Bowl contender that goes down hard. You can only get every pick for every game here.
What NFL picks can you make with confidence in Week 16? And which Super Bowl contender goes down hard? Check out the latest NFL odds from William Hill below and then visit SportsLine to see which NFL teams are covering in more than 50 percent of simulations, all from the model that is up nearly $7,900 on its top-rated NFL picks.
NFL odds, matchups for Week 16
Sunday, Dec. 27
Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets (+6.5, 43.5)
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans (-7, 44.5)
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Indianapolis Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (-2, 43)
Chicago Bears vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (+8, 46.5)
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Carolina Panthers vs. Washington Football Team (-1, 41.5)
New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens (-10, 44)
Atlanta Falcons vs. Kansas City Chiefs (-10.5, 52.5)
Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Chargers (-3, 48)
Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks (-1, 47.5)
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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys (+3, 50)
Tennessee Titans vs. Green Bay Packers (-3, 54)
Monday, Dec. 28
Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots (+7, 46)
NFL Games & Records
Handicapping and betting the NFL preseason, regular season and playoff games is far from easy but the VegasInsider.com NFL Matchups certainly helps you with your homework. The NFL Matchups are divided into three different segments for bettors that take place over a six-month period.
Preseason (49 Games)
Regular Season (256 Games)
Playoffs (11 Games)
The NFL Games played in the preseason are 49 exhibition matchups spread out over five weeks and are conducted in August. The regular season usually begins in the first or second week of September and lasts until the end of December or early January. There are 256 total games played and they are divided into a 17-week period. The NFL Playoffs always has 11 games on tap, which includes the Super Bowl and that’s always plays on the first Sunday in February.
The NFL Matchups page lists all the Games in order of Rotation, which are numbers generated and produced by the sportsbooks. Every NFL matchup has a designated Home and Away team and both are given a rotation number. The games are not necessarily listed in order of time, since some matchups are shifted around for television viewing purposes. All matchup times are listed in Eastern Standard Time Zone (ET) on this matchup page.
The NFL Matchups Records section provides the Wins and Losses for each team, showing the Overall Record and the Away or Home Record for each particular matchup. Every NFL team will play 16 regular season games and the Streak feature tells you how hot or cold a team is and is measured by Wins (W) and Losses (L). If a team wins three straight games, the Streak would read W-3. And if a team is slumping, losers in six straight, then you’ll see a L-6 in their streak column.
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NFL Betting Trends
If you like to follow or fade the betting public, then the Betting Trends on the NFL Matchups will be your best source for that information. Similar to other point-spread sports covered on VegasInsider.com, the Betting Trends for the NFL Matchups show percentages (%) up to 100 for three categories.
The NFL Betting Trends on the Matchups page are directly related to the Current Line and note the Open Line. Those are the betting odds for each matchup, which shows the favorite and ‘over/under’ odds. After a game finalizes, the Current Line is changed to the Closing Line.
- Spread (Point-Spread Bets)
- Money (Money-Line Bets)
- O/U (Total Bets)
The Spread percentage is for the point-spread while the Money is for money-line wagers and while other sports may see a heavy lean to the favorites in that category, the NFL has been known to see its fair share of upsets, even the spread is listed in the double-digit range. The O/U is the total and the Over is always listed on top of the Under in the last Betting Trend column.
The NFL Betting Trends are a great feature to use for Online Super Bowl Betting since it allows users to see who's wagering on the pro football finale every season.
Line Movement in the Super Bowl
As betting trends move strongly in one direction, there may be line movement to balance out the money on each side of the bet. Betting trends can be swayed by many factors, including injuries, weather, suspensions, or any other new information that could potentially impact the result. Also, as lines are released, the public could see one side as a great value and place heavy bets on that side. Sportsbooks will need to adjust to encourage more people to bet the other side or risk taking a big loss.
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The Super Bowl has not seen much line movement so far, as most people see it as an evenly matched game and there have been no notable injuries to monitor. The game is taking place in Miami, so snow or heavy wind is unlikely to impact the high-powered offense of the Kansas City Chiefs and give an advantage to San Francisco's strong running game and defensive line.
NFL Matchup History
What’s great about the NFL Matchups is that VegasInsider.com shows all the data from previous games throughout the season. Plus, the Matchups page shows betting history on ATS results. In the sports betting world ATS stands for Against the Spread, which measures the profitability of a team for bettors in terms of the point-spread.
Since the majority of NFL wagers are on the point-spread, the ATS outcome is important for bettors. The ATS column shows which team earned the Cover, plus it posts the Over or Under result as well. The Total result (Over-Under) shows the combined points scored in the game while the Cover result shows how many points the team exceeded the spread by. Along with Cover, you could see the word Push and that means that neither team won against the spread, rather they tied. The same result could occur if the combined total points landed on the exact closing ‘over/under’ betting odds.
Along with the ATS history on the NFL matchups, you can also view Line Movements and Betting Trend movements for each game. Plus, you can get an informative Recap too. If you are in a state where sports betting is legal, please check out our online sportsbook directory to find the best and most secure places to make football bets.