NFL Week 17 is always one of the toughest to handicap as several matchups resemble NFL Week 4 preseason games with some playoff-bound teams resting or limiting the play of their starters, while other non-contenders are playing out the string. As handicappers, we have to figure out the teams’ motivations in addition to what players are actually going to be playing. Then all that has to be weighed against the adjustments that oddsmakers make to the point spreads. Besides, the Giants covered in their 23-17 loss in Philadelphia in Week 14 and should have won the game. And even though their last two wins are against lowly Miami and Washington, it could be argued that they’re playing even better.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 26, 2019 19:41 UTC