The NFL common season is nearly a wrap. Week 18 is upon us and which means we get the ultimate 16 video games of the season. The 2025 NFL Playoffs begin subsequent weekend, however earlier than that, the playoff bracket will probably be finalized. After all, so will the order of the primary 18 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft.
This weekend will probably be a tricky one for predictions. Some groups don’t have anything to play for, some have every little thing to play for, and a number of other have at the least somewhat one thing to play for of their common season finales. Seemingly the simplest predictions are that the Chiefs, Payments, Texans, and Eagles will enable doubtless relaxation some variety of starters. They’ve every secured a playoff berth, and extra importantly, have locked in a particular seed within the playoff bracket and thus don’t have anything to play for this weekend.
The groups preventing to get into the playoffs embrace the Falcons, Buccaneers, Broncos, Dolphins, and Bengals. The Falcons and Bucs are competing for the NFC South title, with solely certainly one of them having a shot at a playoff berth. The Broncos, Dolphins, and Bengals are competing for the ultimate wild card berth.
The Ravens, Steelers, Vikings, and Lions have all secured a playoff berth, however they are going to be competing for the AFC North and NFC North division titles. The Ravens face the Browns whereas the Steelers face the Bengals on Saturday. The Vikings and Lions face off on Sunday Evening Soccer.
Final week was a stable week, however I took a success on my low confidence picks in my Week 17 confidence picks. I went 11-5 total, however was 2-4 with my low confidence picks. I missed out on all 4 of my upset picks.
We’re again now for my closing weekly confidence picks of the common season. Beneath is my full checklist of picks for Week 18. A recreation with three asterisks (***) after it signifies a recreation the place I’m selecting the betting underdog to get the win. I’ll probably replace these as inactives information is available in if sure groups shock us and relaxation some starters.
Excessive confidence (40-14)
Ravens over Browns
Bucs over Saints
Medium confidence (92-28)
Falcons over Panthers
Packers over Bears
Broncos over Chiefs
Chargers over Raiders
Dolphins over Jets
Low confidence (41-42)
Bengals over Steelers
Commanders over Cowboys
Titans over Texans
Colts over Jaguars
Payments over Patriots
Giants over Eagles***
Seahawks over Rams
Cardinals over 49ers
Vikings over Lions***
