Week 18 NFL picks, odds, 2022 best bets from advanced model: This five-way football parlay would return 25-1
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Rams receiver Cooper Kupp can break the NFL single-season record for receptions and receiving yards when the Los Angeles Rams take on the San Francisco 49ers in the teams’ regular season finale on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Kupp needs 136 receiving yards to pass Calvin Johnson (1,964) for the most in a season and 12 receptions to pass Michael Thomas (149) for the most in a season. Kickoff is 4:25 p.m. ET. Los Angeles is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Week 18 NFL odds from Caesars Sportsbook while the over-under for total points scored is 44.5.
The game is one of 16 on a loaded Week 18 NFL schedule. Other key matchups include Chargers vs. Raiders facing each other on Sunday night with a playoff spot going to the winner and the Colts needing a win at Jacksonville to clinch a playoff spot. Before making any Week 18 NFL picks or NFL parlays, be sure to see the NFL predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven computer model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,200 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 18 of the 2021 season on an incredible 135-96 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, the model has locked in five confident NFL best bets for Week 18. If you successfully parlay its picks, you’d be looking at a massive payout of around 25-1. You can only see the model’s Week 18 NFL picks at SportsLine.
Top Week 18 NFL picks
After simulating every game 10,000 times, the model is high on the Buccaneers to cover as eight-point favorites at home against the Carolina Panthers. Tampa Bay (12-4) has won the franchise’s first NFC South title since the 2007 season. Meanwhile Carolina (5-11) has the third-worst record in the NFC and the sixth worst in the NFL.
The Panthers have lost 11 of their last 13 games, and one factor has been their inability to protect the quarterback. Carolina has allowed 50 sacks this season, the fourth most in the NFL. Of those 50, 14 have come in the past two games. By contrast, the Buccaneers have allowed 22 sacks all season, the fewest in the NFL.
How to make Week 18 NFL parlays
The model also jumped on four other NFL matchups where it says the line is way off, including an underdog that wins outright. You can only see the model’s NFL Week 18 best bets and parlay at SportsLine.
What are the model’s top Week 18 NFL picks? And which other NFL matchups should you target for a strong 25-1 payout? Visit SportsLine now to see the Week 18 NFL best bets from a model on a 135-96 run on its top-rated picks, and find out.
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