Incentive Week Players to Watch πŸ’°

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We've reached Week 18. It feels like September was just yesterday and I was doing beer bongs in shorts and a t-shirt with the entire season ahead of us.

Now it's the last week of the NFL regular season, lets build that bankroll for playoffs. But remember before placing wagers, teams will be sitting players, some teams have nothing to play for, and some have A LOT to play for.

Not to mention it's incentive week. Here's some props you might want to look at this weekend:

🏹 Chiefs vs Raiders πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

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A divisional home dog in week 18!? Absolutely.

  • When the Raiders are spotted 7.5 points this season, they're covering 93.8% of the time (15/16 games)

  • No other team in football gives up more passing TDs or has a worse red zone % than the Chiefs

  • Jarrett Stidham showed some gut last week! He almost led the Raiders to an upset over the 49ers (365 yards, 3 TDs, 108.1 rating)

Another option I love for this matchup is teasing up the Raiders to +15 with another team you like.

➑️ Raiders +8.5

☠ Vikings vs Bears 🐻

I think this is a great buy low spot for the Vikings.

  • Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games

  • Chicago is 0-5 in their last 5 games, averaging 14.4 PTS/GP with an average total of 46.4

  • Chicago is a one dimensional team, they run the ball effectively. On the contrary, they also can't stop the run

  • The Bears rank 31st in rushing yards against and no other team in the NFL has had more rushing TD's scored on them

  • The Vikings are 4-1-0 against Chicago, with an average scoreline of 24.6 - 18.8 and average total of 43.4 over their L5 games

Props aren't out yet, but look to Dalvin Cook's Rushing Total going over and Anytime TD from him as well.

➑️ Vikings -5

🦁 Lions vs Packers πŸ§€

I love teasing the Lions up to +11 with another team you like, possibly with the Raiders like I mentioned earlier.

  • When the Lions are spotted 4.5 points they're covering 81.3% this season (13/16 games)

  • Lions are the third best team covering the spread this season

  • Detroit is 11-4 ATS this season, 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games and 4-3 ATS when away

With two bad defenses and very capable offenses, this should be a higher scoring game. But with the total at almost 50, I'll take the points with one of the best covering teams this season in the Lions.

Props aren't out yet but I'd take your pick of the Lions backfield, Swift or Williams to score especially with the score being this high and having the 4th most rushing TD's this season

➑️ Lions +4.5

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🏈 Week 17 roundup:

Tyler Huntley with the game on the line

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Jarrett Stidham vs Brock Purdy

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  • πŸ“² Josh Jacobs after Saturday's game

  • πŸ’Έ This man is out of control, but damn do I respect him

  • 🫠 Same feeling returning to work after a long holiday break

  • πŸ˜… It really be like that sometimes

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