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NFL Predictions Week 17: Picks and Projections for Top Upsets on the Schedule
- Updated: December 28, 2016
Those NFL bettors who love the upset picks and the potential huge payouts that come with them have one more week to take advantage of a full slate.
Luckily for those folks, Week 17 is ripe with more underdog opportunities than the usual action. The NFL unleashes plenty of rivalry games as the playoffs hang in the balance. The allure to play the spoiler or finish the season with a bang always produces some chaos, which smooth bettors know how to exploit.
Even huge lines aren’t safe this week. Keep in mind playoff-bound teams might rest starters randomly. Heck, keep in mind the Cleveland Browns got a win last week (as we projected).
Let’s take a look at the full intriguing slate and narrow down some of the top upset chances.
NFL Week 17 Odds
Chicago at Minnesota (-5.5)
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Look, sometimes the most unattractive of games leads to nice upset payouts—San Diego-Cleveland didn’t look like much fun last week.
This week, take a gander at a showdown between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, two flailing teams without much of a direction. The Bears have lost three in a row, the Vikings two.
Minnesota stands as the favorite at home here because of a 7-8 record, though bettors know five of those wins came at the start of the season. The entire team has fizzled and Adrian Peterson hasn’t exactly returned and created a boon.
In fact, the Vikings haven’t even shown much of a fight over the past two weeks in 34-6 and 38-25 losses. Chicago, at least, has lost two of its last three by a field goal.
Again, unattractive, but the Bears hold an advantage in this matchup on paper, hence the team winning 20-10 in the Week 8 encounter. There, Jordan Howard ran for 153 yards and a score in a lopsided affair.
“We’re a good team,” guard Brandon Fusco said after, according to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). “It’s not us. It’s not Viking football. …
