Check out our picks for Seahawks at Bears in Week 17
Week 17 in the NFL kicked off with two games on Christmas Day, so the Thursday night game is not the start of the week. It is a game that matters in the NFC West as the Seattle Seahawks are on the road facing the Chicago Bears.
The 8-7 Seahawks trail the L.A. Rams in the NFC West by a game. They have lost two in a row. The Bears are 4-11 and have lost nine games in a row.
Their game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET from Soldier Field and you can watch the game on Amazon Prime Video.
The Seahawks are -225 favorites on the moneyline and 4.5-point favorites with the spread. The projected total is set at 41.5 with the Over and Under at -110 odds, per BetMGM Sportsbook.
Below are our betting picks and predictions for the Seahawks vs. Bears game.
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Seahawks at Bears Week 17 betting picks, predictions
Moneyline
Seahawks -225
Spread
Seahawks -4.5 (-110)
Total
Over 41.5 (-110)
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Betting picks for Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans in Week 17 on Christmas Day.
The NFL has two Christmas Day games, which this year falls on a Wednesday.
The first of two fantastic matchups has the Kansas City Chiefs on the road facing the Pittsburgh Steelers. That game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET and streams exclusively on Netflix. The Chiefs are three-point favorites.
In the later game, the Baltimore Ravens are 5.5-point favorites on the road against the Houston Texans. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. ET and also streams exclusively on Netflix.
Below are our betting picks and predictions for those two Christmas Day games on the schedule.
All odds from BetMGM Sportsbook.
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Christmas Day Week 17 betting picks
Chiefs at Steelers
Moneyline
Steelers +135
Spread
Steelers +3 (-115)
Total
Under 43.5 (-110)
Ravens at Texans
Moneyline
Ravens -250
Spread
Ravens -5.5 (-110)
Total
Under 46.5 (-110)
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Will the Cowboys or Giants win and cover the spread in the Week 4 Thursday night game?
The Week 4 schedule kicks off with a classic NFC East rivalry. The Thursday night game on Amazon Prime Video has the 1-2 Dallas Cowboys on the road facing the 1-2 New York Giants.
Who wins this game and what are the bets you should make on the outcome?
The Cowboys have beaten the Giants 6 straight times by at least a touchdown, but this team is no good defensively, allowing at least 190 rushing yards in their last 2 games.
The Giants have allowed only 2 TDs in their last 2 games but have allowed 9 scoring drives.
I don’t expect a Giants win, but expect a prime-time close game.
Below my betting picks, with odds from BetMGM Sportsbook.
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Cowboys at Giants picks
Moneyline
Cowboys -250
Against the spread
Giants +5.5 (-115)
Total
Over 45 (-105)
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Check out Jess Root’s betting picks for all the games left on the schedule in Week 11.
The NFL has 13 games left on the schedule between Sunday and Monday. That means 13 games in which to make some money with basic wagers on the moneyline (straight-up winner), the spread and the total.
Are you looking for some help with your picks?
Below are my betting picks for all three basic bets for all 13 games left on the schedule.
Check out Jess Root’s betting picks for all the games left in Week 6.
Week 6 began with a stinker of a game between the Washington Commanders and Chicago Bears. The Commanders won 12-7 despite the Bears getting inside the five-yard line three times. They managed to get no points in those three trips.
With the Lions, Texans, Raiders and Titans on their bye week, there are only 13 games remaining on the Week 6 schedule.
That leaves 13 games to have some betting action on.
Below are my picks for the moneyline, the spread and the total for each game left on the schedule.
You can track my season performance at Tallysight.
Among all the big names, there are several sleepers to keep an eye on in Tampa.
After a wild week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, at the Players, the PGA Tour heads to Tampa for the Valspar Championship.
Sam Burns enters the week as the defending champion and sits at +2000.
Despite a late finish at TPC Sawgrass, some of the best players in the world are still in the field to tee it up at the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort.
Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, and Collin Morikawa all sit at +1000 to win.
Despite numerous big names, there are several players further down the odds list that have a great chance of hoisting the hardware come Sunday afternoon (or at least we can hope it’ll be Sunday afternoon).
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Will the Genesis Invitational runner-up raise the hardware at PGA National?
After seeing one of the most loaded fields we’ll have all season long last week at the Genesis Invitational, the group of players teeing it up at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Flordia, in a few days may be underwhelming.
However, that may open the door for an underdog to come out of nowhere and steal a win.
2020 Honda Classic winner and king of the Florida swing, Sungjae Im, enters the week as the betting favorite at +1200 followed closely by local man Daniel Berger at +1500.
Let’s start the list with one of the runner-ups from last week at Riviera Country Club.
Cameron Young hits from the eighteenth tee during the second round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Young has never played in the Honda Classic, however, he’s been rounding into form over the last few weeks. Aside from his T-2 finish at the Genesis Invitational, he tied for 26th at the WM Phoenix Open the previous week and signed for a T-20 at the Farmers.
Of the players in this field, over his last 12 rounds, Young is 3rd in SG: Ball-striking and 1st in SG: Off the Tee.
Russell Knox (+6000)
Russell Knox of Scotland talks with his caddie, former PGA Tour pro Willy Wilcox, while waiting to tee off on the ninth hole of the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course on October 28, 2021, in Southampton. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
Knox has not had success at PGA National in recent years with four of his last five appearances ending in missed cuts. However, from 2014-16 he had two top threes and a top 30.
He’s played well so far in 2022 with a T-7 at the Sony Open and three straight T-33 finishes in his last three starts.
Lucas Glover (+7000)
Lucas Glover hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
This is a man who has loved PGA National over the past several years. In his last five appearances at the Honda, Glover has four finishes of 21st or better, including a top five in 2019.
His last four starts on Tour: T-5, T-33, MC, 37. In a weaker field, he should be able to rise to the top.
Sam Ryder (+10000)
Sam Ryder hits his tee shot on the 16th hole a shot that would go in for a hole-in-one at the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Zachary BonDurant/AP Images)
Ryder missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open a few weeks ago but has since finished T-23 at the WM Phoenix Open and T-26 at the Genesis Invitational. Last year at the Honda, Ryder played well, eventually tying for 8th.
Michael Thompson (+8000)
Michael Thompson acknowledges the crowd after a birdie putt on the 11th green during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – North Course. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)
The bearded one has been a bit inconsistent in 2022. He missed the weekend at Pebble, in Scottsdale, and earlier this year at the American Express, but has also finished T-5 at the Sony Open and T-11 at Torrey Pines.
Thompson won the Honda Classic back in 2013 and has finished T-24 or better in four of his last five appearances.
Max Homa won the Genesis Invitational last year at +7000. Can his buddy Joel Dahmen follow in his footsteps?
It’s almost time for one of the best events on the PGA Tour. The Genesis Invitational delivers every single year, with the biggest stars in the sport annually finding the top of the leaderboard by the weekend.
Although the field consists of each of the top 10 players in the world, there are numerous names further down the odds list that have a chance to hoist the trophy come Sunday.
Last season, California native Max Homa entered the week at +7000 to win and left Riviera Country Club victorious. Will another underdog triumph this week? We’ll have to wait and see.
If you’re looking outside the favorites in L.A., here’s a list of five longshots who may just compete for the title this weekend.
Max Homa hits his tee shot on the 13th hole during the third round of the 2022 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
It’s hard to call the defending champion an underdog, but Homa enters the week at +5000. The L.A. native is coming off a solid performance in the desert, finishing T-14 at the WM Phoenix Open. This golf course means everything to him and has called it his favorite course on the planet.
Outside of his win at Riviera, Homa finished T-5 here in 2020.
Matt Fitzpatrick (+4000)
Matt Fitzpatrick tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
Again, tough to call a player sitting at +4000 to win an underdog, but remember, Fitzpatrick has yet to win on the PGA Tour.
The Englishman is playing really good golf so far in 2022, racking up a T-6 finish at Pebble Beach a few weeks ago and a T-10 at last week’s WM Phoenix Open. Fitzpatrick finished T-30 at Riviera two years ago and T-5 last season.
Alex Noren (+9000)
Alex Noren watches his drive off the fourth tee during the final round of the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club. (Photo: Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)
There’s a big number. Noren has finally found some form over the last several months and is back to playing the golf we saw him play a few years ago.
After missing the cut at the American Express to start his 2022, Noren finished inside the top 40 at Torrey Pines and grabbed a T-6 at the WM Phoenix Open. The Swede tied for 12th at Riviera last season and had another top 20 back in 2018.
Adam Hadwin (+10000)
Adam Hadwin hits his tee shot on the seventh hole during round one of the Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa on September 16, 2021, in Napa, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
The Canadian is coming into the week a bit under the radar. He ended the week in Scottsdale tied for 26th, but he played much better than that shows. He limped home on Sunday shooting 74, but in his previous three rounds, 68 was his worst score.
Despite missing the cut at the Farmers, Hadwin grabbed a T-25 at the American Express and a T-16 at Pebble Beach. In seven starts at Riviera, Hadwin has finished 26th or better in five, which includes a career-best T-6 in 2018.
Joel Dahmen (+20000)
Joel Dahmen and Harry Higgs take their shirts off on the 16th hole during the final round of the 2022 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Dahmen has a chance to contend this weekend, but any opportunity to use this photo in a story is just too hard to pass up.
Dahmen has missed the cut at the Genesis in three of his four starts at Riviera, but the one weekend he did make ended with a top five. He was in the mix a few weeks ago at Pebble, eventually tying for 6th.
Not sure we’ll see this move again even if he wins. But hey, ya never know.
Every player in the Official World Golf Ranking top 10 will tee it up in LA.
We got one. We finally got one. After having Russell Henley at the Sony Open (lost in a playoff) and Will Zalatoris at the Farmers Insurance Open (lost in a playoff), we cashed an outright ticket with Scottie Scheffler (+3000) at the WM Phoenix Open. Now it’s time to grab another one at the Genesis Invitational.
This is one of the best weeks of the year. In my opinion, outside of Augusta National, Riviera is the best golf course the PGA Tour plays on an annual basis. It’s a true test of ball-striking and does a fantastic job of separating players who are on their game, and who are not.
The top 10 players in the world are here. Let’s have a week.
Golf course
Riviera Country Club
Par 71 – Genesis Scorecard
7,322 yards Greens: Poa Defending champion: Max Homa
The 10th hole at Riviera Country Club, site of the Genesis Invitational. (Photo: Todd Kelly/Golfweek)
Weather
Day
Temperature
Conditions
Percent chance of rain
Wind & Direction
Tuesday
58
Rainy
46 percent
10 MPH (SSE)
Wednesday
67
Sunny
2 percent
7 MPH (SSE)
Thursday
72
Sunny
2 percent
6 MPH (SW)
Friday
75
Sunny
0 percent
7 MPH (SSW)
Saturday
73
Sunny
0 percent
8 MPH (SSW)
Sunday
66
Partly Cloudy
2 percent
7 MPH (SSE)
Key statistics
SG: Ball-striking: This course is the ultimate test of golf. If the guys don’t have every aspect of their game in top-notch form, they won’t be able to contend. Riviera is a ball-strikers paradise.
Par 4s Gained (450-500): Six of the 11 par 4s at Riv play to yardage in this range. Performing well on these will be critical, and may even act as a separator on the leaderboard.
Data Golf Information
Course Fit (compares golf courses based on the degree to which different golfer attributes — such as driving distance — to predict who performs well at each course – DataGolf): 1. Nine Bridges, 2. Ridgewood CC, 3. Plantation Course at Kapalua
Trending: 1. Patrick Cantlay (Last three starts: 9, T-4, 2), 2. Hideki Matsuyama (1, T-30, T-8), 3. Justin Thomas (T-5, T-20, T-8)
Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Jon Rahm (8.4 percent), 2. Patrick Cantlay (8 percent), 3. Justin Thomas (5.6 percent)
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Bubba Watson – Top 20: Cash (+175)
Xander Schauffele – Top 20: Cash (+115)
Scottie Scheffler – Top 20: Cash (+135)
Viktor Hovland – Top 10: Miss
Russell Henley – Top 20: Miss
Corey Conners – Top 20: Miss
Scottie Scheffler – Outright: Cash (+3000)
Viktor Hovland – Outright: Miss
Justin Thomas – Outright: Miss
+1.25 units on position plays (+125), and +28 units on outrights at WM Phoenix Open.
+8.79 units on position plays in 2022. +20.5 units on outright plays in 2022.
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the 18th tee during the first round of the Open Championship golf tournament. (Photo: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports)
Surprise, surprise – Rory McIlroy is back playing on the PGA Tour and he’s on my card. Get used to it folks, he’ll be on my card somewhere pretty much every week.
McIlroy missed the cut here last season but recorded top five finishes in 2020 and 2019. His last two starts were on the DP World Tour where he played nicely: T-12 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and 3rd at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Adam Scott – Top 20 (+170)
Adam Scott poses with the winners trophy following his victory in the 2020 Genesis Invitational. (Photo: Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports)
Scott finished T-38 here last season, won in 2020, and finished inside the top 10 in 2019. So far in 2022, Scott has two top 10 finishes on the DP World Tour, and tied for 38th at the WM Phoenix Open last week. He’s always one of the best ball-strikers on the planet and feels comfortable around this track.
Will Zalatoris – Top 20 (+140)
Will Zalatoris plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)
His last PGA Tour start ended with a playoff loss to Luke List at the Farmers Insurance Open. He finished 15th here last season and is one of the best ball-strikers on Earth. Not much else to say, just feels like a place Zalatoris will eventually win at in his career.
Only cause for concern: He is coming off COVID-19, so hopefully that hasn’t affected his body too much.
Other players to consider
Bubba Watson: He’s a three-time winner of this event. He was the runner up to HV3 in Saudi, and cashed a top 20 last week in Scottsdale. He has missed the cut here each of the last two seasons, but it’s hard not to like his overall course history and recent form.
Viktor Hovland: Man, he killed me last week. Missed the cut at the WMPO. But, he finished in the top five here last season, is a ball-striking machine and has still won 3 times in his last 6 starts.
Cameron Smith: He has two top six finishes in the last four years at the Genesis. Smith hasn’t made a start on Tour since the Sony Open where he missed the cut, but he won the week before at the TOC. Data Golf actually has Smith with the 4th best percent chance to win this week.
Matt Fitzpatrick: He finished 30th at the Genesis in 2020 and 5th in 2021. In 2022 on Tour, Fitzpatrick has finished T-6 at Pebble and T-10 in Scottsdale. Another guy that seems to play better at tougher golf courses, an absolute grinder.
*Full betting card will be on my Twitter sometime Wednesday, February 16th.
Patrick Cantlay went out early Friday during his second round of the WM Phoenix Open and fired a 5-under 66 to give him, at the time, the clubhouse lead. Cantlay continues to fire on all cylinders – the man hasn’t finished outside the top 10 at a golf tournament since last year’s Northern Trust. That week, he tied for 11th.
PGA Tour rookie Sahith Theegala continued to rip up the back nine Friday, putting four circles on the card over his last six holes. He drained a birdie bid on 18 to close with a 7-under 64 and walked off the golf course with a three shot lead.
Thanks to Brooks Koepka, Theegala’s lead going into the weekend is just two as the WM Phoenix Open defending champion continues to show he feels very comfortable at this track. Slim Shady dropped in six birdies on Friday to go along with a bogey for a second day 5-under 66. Xander Schauffele, runner-up to Koepka here last season, also sits at 10 under.
*odds above are as of 7:45 ET on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
Picks for the WM Phoenix Open
Justin Thomas (+2700)
Justin Thomas plays his tee shot on the par 3 16th hole during the second round of the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports
JT hasn’t been sharp so far this week and he’s still managed to be 5 under after two rounds. He has two third place finishes here in the last three seasons. There isn’t a player on Earth that cooks as well as JT does when he is on. Due to the fact he can explode for an 8- or 9-under round at any time, hard not to take a chance on him over the weekend.
Max Homa (+1800)
Max Homa hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 10, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Homa’s tee-to-green game this week has been sick – hitting nearly 78 percent of fairways and 85 percent of greens. His putter finally came alive on Friday leading him to a bogey-free 6-under 65. He’s beat loaded fields before (2021 Genesis), and sits at 8 under, four back.
Xander Schauffele (+360)
Xander Schauffele putts on the 12th hole during the second round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 11, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Schauffele could have shot 10 under on Friday. He failed to convert on a bunch of chances and still shot a bogey-free 65. He’s due — like DUE. His last win came at the 2019 Sentry TOC. His tee-to-green game is on another level right now, so if that putter gets going even a little, it could be a blood bath for the rest of the field.
