The SportsbookWire staff makes their NFL Week 16 picks and predictions for moneylines, spreads and totals.
Update Saturday, 9:14 p.m. ET: This column was originally published Dec. 19 before the Broncos-Chargers Thursday night game and the 2 Saturday games (Texans at Chiefs and Steelers at Ravens).
Before looking at SportsbookWire staff’s Week 16 NFL picks, here are the against-the-spread (ATS) and Over/Under (O/U) leaders, according to Teamrankings.com.
The Denver Broncos (9-5 straight up) own the best ATS record in the league at 11-3. They play at the LA Chargers (8-6 straight up/9-5 ATS) Thursday night.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) are 10-4 ATS and the Minnesota Vikings (12-2) are 9-4-1 ATS.
Six teams are 9-5 ATS. They are the Arizona Cardinals (7-7), Buffalo Bills (11-3), Detroit Lions (12-2), Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles (12-2) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6).
The Tennessee Titans (3-11) are the worst ATS team at 2-12. They visit the Indianapolis Colts (6-8 SU, 8-6 ATS) Sunday. BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Titans as 3.5-point underdogs as of Thursday at 1:03 p.m. ET.
The Cleveland Browns (3-11) and New York Giants (2-12) are each 4-10 ATS.
When it comes to totals, the Baltimore Ravens (9-5) are the league’s top Over team at 11-3 O/U, while the Carolina Panthers (3-11) and Cincinnati Bengals (6-8) aren’t far behind at 10-4 O/U each.
The best Under team are the Houston Texans (9-5) at 4-10 O/U.
Six teams are 5-9 O/U. They are the Atlanta Falcons (7-7), Chicago Bears (4-10), Chargers, Vikings, Giants and Eagles.
There are 2 Saturday games: The Texans visit the Kansas City Chiefs (13-1) at 1 p.m. ET (NBC / Peacock), while the Ravens host the Steelers in an AFC North showdown at 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX).
NFL Week 16 staff picks
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