Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)

Picking the entire NFL slate in the final two weeks of the season is really challenging. Who is playing? Where's the motivation? Which players have their minds on Cancun and Aruba?  Those are my excuses for having a terrible Week 17.

The Las Vegas Raiders are currently slated to possess the No. 1 overall selection in the 2026 NFL draft according to the real-time order. The Raiders could clinch the top pick with a Week 18 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Let's update our NFL Power Rankings one more time ahead of Week 18. We also picked out lessons for all 32 teams in 2025.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model entered Week 18 on a 53-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

The playoff picture is almost set. Here's how the NFL playoff picture looks after the Sunday early afternoon games of Week 18: DIVISION LEADERS 1. Detroit Lions (14-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch the No.