NFL Week 16 Picks: Game Odds, Props, Lines and Over/Under Predictions

The NFL doesn’t pull any punches this holiday season.

With playoff berths up for grabs, the NFL unrolls a Week 16 slate littered with divisional matchups and showdowns between contenders. A Thursday NFC East clash between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles is just the beginning.

Bettors shouldn’t hold back either. The mid-week lines offer plenty of value for those who don’t want to worry about monitoring the situation right up until kickoffs on Saturday and Sunday.

Given the situation, let’s take a look at the full set of odds and nail down some predictions.

NFL Week 16 Odds

Odds according to OddsShark.

San Diego (-6) at Cleveland Share Tweet Embed

If the Cleveland Browns are getting a win this year, it’s happening in Week 16. 

The San Diego Chargers look miserable. Not necessarily Cleveland miserable, but the team has lost three in a row and four of five, the most recent loss essentially a road game at home against the Oakland Raiders while the franchise flirts with a move.

Philip Rivers simply hasn’t been able to compensate for losses of guys such as Keenan Allen and Danny Woodhead, among many others. He has 29 touchdowns to 18 interceptions, yet the ground game averages less than four yards per carry and the defense coughs up 26.1 points.

Cleveland, of course, has yet to win. But Robert Griffin III is back under center and scored a rushing touchdown in Week 15, gifting the offense some much-needed versatility.

This one comes down to gut feeling. Isaiah Crowell is one of the league’s better backs yet doesn’t see enough opportunities this year because the Browns fall behind so early in almost every game.

That should change this time out. Teams from out west have a hard time traveling across the country and playing in the snow. Cleveland fans, to their credit, will show …

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