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Week 16
Friday 4:30 p.m. ET
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Line: Saints -7
Total: 51 points
Dunk’s pick: SAINTS. Sean Payton’s group markedly better on both sides of the ball.
Hodge’s pick: SAINTS. I have a gut feeling that Alvin Kamara will score six touchdowns.
Saturday 1 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Line: Bucs -9.5
Total: 54 points
Dunk’s pick: BUCS. The Lions are a complete mess.
Hodge’s pick: BUCS. Even at home, I’m not trusting the Lions to cover.
Saturday 4:30 p.m. ET
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Line: Cardinals -5.5
Total: 48.5 points
Dunk’s pick: 49ERS. George Kittle changes San Fran’s offence.
Hodge’s pick: CARDS. It’s time for Arizona to establish themselves as a playoff-calibre team.
Saturday 8:15 p.m. ET
Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders
Line: Dolphins -3
Total: 48 points
Dunk’s pick: RAIDERS. LV plays up and down to their competition.
Hodge’s pick: DOLPHINS. Las Vegas has started to show their true colours.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET
Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs
Line: Chiefs -10.5
Total: 53.5 points
Dunk’s pick: FALCONS. Atlanta has been improving since an 0-5 start.
Hodge’s pick: FALCONS. The Chiefs are winning every week but not by much.
Chicago Bears at Jacksonville Jaguars
Line: Bears -7.5
Total: 47 points
Dunk’s pick: BEARS. The Jags can sense Trevor Lawrence.
Hodge’s pick: BEARS. Chicago can beat up on bad teams.
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Line: Texans -7
Total: 46 points
Dunk’s pick: BENGALS. Texans can’t be trusted as touchdown favourites.
Hodge’s pick: TEXANS. When in doubt, take the better QB.
Cleveland Browns at New York Jets
Line: Browns -10
Total: 47.5 points
Dunk’s pick: BROWNS. Nick Chubb and the Brownies defence win with margin.
Hodge’s pick: JETS. New York’s riding high on a one-game winning streak.
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
Line: Colts -2
Total: 44.5 points
Dunk’s pick: COLTS. Indy simply playing better ball right now.
Hodge’s pick: STEELERS. Pittsburgh has to bounce back sometime, right?
New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens
Line: Ravens -10
Total: 44 points
Dunk’s pick: GIANTS. Joe Judge has the G-Men playing tough ball.
Hodge’s pick: RAVENS. Lamar Jackson and company are starting to flex.
Sunday 4:05 p.m. ET
Carolina Panthers at Washington Football Team
Line: Washington -1
Total: 42 points
Dunk’s pick: WASHINGTON. NFC East title is within view.
Hodge’s pick: WASHINGTON. The Football Team still have something to play for.
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers
Line: Chargers -3.5
Total: 3.5 points
Dunk’s pick: BRONCOS. Division game with two unpredictable teams, take the points.
Hodge’s pick: BRONCOS. Los Angeles should win — but only by a field goal.
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Line: Seattle -1
Total: 47.5 points
Dunk’s pick: SEAHAWKS. Russ starts cookin’ again.
Hodge’s pick: RAMS. LA bounces after (stifles laughter) losing to the Jets.
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
Line: Eagles -2.5
Total: 49.5 points
Dunk’s pick: EAGLES. Because Jalen Hurts and Alex Singleton.
Hodge’s pick: COWBOYS. Dallas will get the run game going.
Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers
Line: Packers -3
Total: 55.5 points
Dunk’s pick: PACKERS. Aaron Rodgers dominates at home on the cold.
Hodge’s pick: TITANS. Derrick Henry rolls in the cold.
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Line: Bills -7
Total: 46 points
Dunk’s pick: BILLS. Josh Allen continues making late charge for NFL MVP.
Hodge’s pick: BILLS. The AFC East has a new king and his name is Josh Allen.
Against the spread picks to date:
Dunk: 73-77-3
Hodge: 72-78-3
