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Week 16 NFL Picks: Tips for Vegas Odds and Over/Under Score Predictions
- Updated: December 24, 2016
If the Week 16 opener on Thursday Night Football is any indication, bettors are in for a rough time.
The Philadelphia Eagles pulled off an upset as the underdog at home, besting the New York Giants 24-19, rocking the NFC playoff picture and ruining what looked like one of the easier lines of the week.
Alas, those who rolled with the underdog aren’t complaining. It’s yet another example of there being no exact science to making picks this late in the season, when teams with ruined campaigns want to play the spoiler.
Before Saturday’s action gets underway and bleeds into Sunday, here’s a full look at a holiday odds guide.
NFL Week 16 Odds
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-6)
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The Baltimore Ravens have defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in four consecutive meetings.
As the odds show, though, a fifth doesn’t seem likely.
The Ravens upended the Steelers in Week 9 by a score of 21-14. Since, the Steelers have gone 5-1, with the wins all coming in a row. The loss against the Ravens was a defensive-minded affair in which Baltimore wideout Mike Wallace was the anomaly, cashing in revenge on his former team with four catches for 124 yards and a score.
“We lost the first game,” Steelers offensive lineman Marcus Gilbert said, according to Stats LLC (via ESPN.com). “This game is going to be ours, it’s at our field. I’m excited, man. This is why we play the game of football.”
He’s not wrong. Pittsburgh has taken care of business, holding opponents to 20 points or less in each of the five wins. Baltimore has been more erratic, going 4-2 over the same stretch, holding teams such as Cincinnati to 14 points but letting New England drop 30.
Given Baltimore’s lack of a running game (the team averages 3.9 yards), Pittsburgh can focus on making sure Baltimore’s deep threats don’t slip loose behind coverage. In a cold game surely …
