We’re getting into the part of every season where we have to worry about motivation, and not just for teams out of the playoff race. Teams like the Eagles and potentially Steelers (if the Ravens lose on Saturday) will have to determine if they want to chase a slightly better seed or limit the risk of injury to key players over the final two weeks.The potential rest angle for certain teams allows us to play a few correlated parlays at this time of year. If the Ravens lose on Saturday, the Browns will certainly have a much better chance of beating the Steelers on Sunday, as starters could rest for some or all of the game. Throwing the Packers and Browns in a money line parlay should get you anywhere from +350 to +400, but you can also add the Bills for an additional potential rest angle.
Another potential correlated money line parlay involves the three NFC West teams, all of whom clinched a playoff berth in Week 16. The Rams’ loss to the Seahawks could wind up being catastrophic as they may not even have a chance to play for a division title by Monday. If the favored Seahawks and 49ers both win their matchups, they’ll be squaring off for the No. 1 seed in Week 18 and the Rams will have to consider resting starters for some or all of their game against the Falcons. Sean McVay has shown a preference for resting players in the past.Putting the Seahawks, 49ers and Falcons together in a money line parlay should get you even better odds than our previous parlay considering the Falcons are a massive underdog early in the week.
I’ll have several spread picks this week at SportsLine, where members are able to get access to all my picks throughout the week as they’re made and hopefully take advantage of some good line value.Let’s dive into our betting power ratings and highlight a few more teams of note.Week 17 power ratingsLAR88767.5SEA6.566.566NE54443.5BUF54.54.54.54.5JAC53210SF4.53211PHI4.53244.5DEN44.52.51.52LAC41.5100HOU3.53.531.51DET33.54.53.55CHI2.51.5121GB1.5354.54PIT1.510-1.5-1.5BAL01.512.54TB0000-3CAR-1-2.5-2-2.5-4.5DAL-1.5022.51CIN-2-2.500-1.5ATL-3-3.5-3.5-3-3IND-3.5-4.5-52.55MIN-4.5-1-3-6-3NO-4.5-4.5-4.5-7-6.5TEN-5.5-8-8.5-9-8.5CLE-6-7.5-4.5-6-5.5ARI-6.5-4.5-3.5-2.5-3KC-7.5-2.52.556.5WAS-8-4.5-4.5-2.5-5.5NYG-8-5-3.5-4-2.5MIA-8.5-2.5-2-3.5-4LV-9-10-7-7-6NYJ-10 -9-8.5-7.5-7.5I’m still giving the Rams a clear edge over the Seahawks despite last week’s result, which…
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