The Future is Now - Week 17 NFL Futures Betting and Strategy
Rough one last week. Flushed some Mahomes profit away on the Hurts MVP hedge bet. Results for Jaguars and Titans went the opposite way, lost out on some value there.
It happens.
Bet This in Week 17: Washington Commanders to Make the Playoffs (+170 on Caesars)
We’ve been #TeamGeno all season and Seattle’s playoff odds got up to -340 a few weeks ago, making our +130 ticket from Week 9 look great. But a 3-game losing streak has the Seahawks on the outside looking in.
All four teams battling for the final playoff spot in the NFC (Commanders, Lions, Seahawks, Packers) have plus odds to make the postseason. Washington is my favorite of the bunch.
The Commanders have a half-game lead on the group because of a tie in Week 13 so all they have to do is win out. The competition? A bumbling Browns group officially eliminated from the playoffs and a Cowboys team that is already resting starters and likely won’t have anything to play for.
Backing Carson Wentz is never comfortable, but this is a solid spot.
Don’t Bet This in Week 17: Baltimore Ravens to Win the AFC North (+200 on FanDuel)
Baltimore needs a win this week plus a Cincinnati loss to make their Week 18 showdown matter for the division. Both of those Week 17 matchups are toss-ups (Bengals host the Bills, Ravens host the Steelers).
And even if the results go the Ravens’ way, they’re still going to be underdogs on the road next week. Might as well wait to see what happens this week and grab the Baltimore moneyline next week if you like the Ravens.