SportsLine's top NFL experts reveal their NFL picks, NFL predictions, NFL betting tips, and NFL best bets for Wild Card Weekend 2025

The NFL regular season closed with 9 underdogs covering the spread in their games and 4 winning their games outright. Our Week 18 underdogs went 2-1. The Pittsburgh Steelers covered the +2.5 as underdogs,

Philadelphia has one of the NFL’s best offenses and defenses, ranking top 10 in points and yardage on both sides of the ball. The offense has scored at least 20 points in 13 straight games, while the defense has surrendered 20 points only three times during that span.

SportsLine's advanced model has locked in its NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2025 betting picks from 10,000 simulations

— Not all “resting” teams lose. According to research by Steve Makinen of VSiN, over the past 13 years, locked-in playoff teams sitting key starters in the final week are 13-23 outright but 20-14-2 against the spread. Consider that before laying double digits to the 15-1 Chiefs.

Historically, since the beginning of the 2002 NFL season, there has been a strong trend in which favorites win straight-up (SU) at an average rate of 66.9% while they manage to cover the spread (ATS) around 49.

With a slim chance of making the playoffs, our expert NFL predictions expect the Falcons to feed Bijan Robinson early and often against the Panthers.

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