Ricky Dimon
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Week 18 of the 2023 NFL season is on the immediate horizon. Yes, just 2 weeks remain. We are coming down the home stretch, so the importance of each game is getting bigger and bigger – at least for teams that are still in playoff contention. The upcoming week is headlined by a huge Saturday night showdown between Detroit and Dallas plus a battle for AFC supremacy between Miami and Baltimore.
Make sure you check out our NFL predictions as we add our picks on the side and total for every game throughout the week. For now, let’s break down the NFL Week 17 opening lines and give our best early bet to make.
NFL Week 17 opening lines and odds
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing.
New York Jets +5.5 (-110) vs Cleveland Browns -5.5 (-110) — Thursday Night Football
Detroit Lions +5.5 (-110) vs Dallas Cowboys -5.5 (-110) – Saturday Night Football
San Francisco 49ers -13.5 (-110) vs Washington Commanders +13.5 (-110)
Miami Dolphins +3 (-110) vs Baltimore Ravens -3 (-110)
Arizona Cardinals +10.5 (-110) vs Philadelphia Eagles -10.5 (-110)
Carolina Panthers +7.5 (-110) vs Jacksonville Jaguars -7.5 (-110)
Atlanta Falcons +3 (-110) vs Chicago Bears -3 (-110)
Las Vegas Raiders +3 (-110) vs Indianapolis Colts -3 (-110)
Tennessee Titans +4.5 (-110) vs Houston Texans -4.5 (-110)
Pittsburgh Steelers +3.5 (-110) vs Seattle Seahawks -3.5 (-110)
Green Bay Packers +2 (-110) vs Minnesota Vikings -2 (-110) — Sunday Night Football
Best early bet for NFL Week 17: Carolina Panthers +7.5 over Jacksonville Jaguars (-110)
On the surface, hitching your wagon to the Panthers isn’t the safest thing in the world. Upon further inspection, though, getting them plus more than a touchdown’s worth of points is a great bet to make in Week 17. In the last 2 weeks, Carolina has defeated Atlanta and pushed Green Bay to the brink. Since they don’t own their first-round draft pick, the Panthers have no incentive to tank. They put a huge dent in the Falcons’ playoff hopes, almost did the same to the Packers and now look to continue playing the spoiler role against a reeling Jaguars squad. Jacksonville has lost 4 in a row and only leads the AFC South because that division has become almost as bad as the NFC South. Trevor Lawrence is banged up (ankle, shoulder, concussion, etc.), so things may get worse before they get better. Take the Panthers now while the spread is still more than a touchdown.
We’ll have NFL Week 17 picks for every game this week
