The final three weeks of the 2023 NFL season are upon us and with 23 teams still within a game of a playoff spot entering Week 16, it will be a mad dash to the finish. The Indianapolis Colts (8-6) currently occupy the final wild-card spot in the AFC playoff bracket, while the Atlanta Falcons (6-8) find themselves a game behind the pace in both the NFC South race and the race for an NFC wild-card berth. Those two teams will go head-to-head on Sunday, with the latest Week 16 NFL odds listing the Falcons as 1-point favorites.
Meanwhile, in another critical matchup, the 9-5 Browns are 2.5-point road favorites over the 8-6 Texans, who will be without C.J. Stroud (concussion). So which side should you be backing in those games and what other Week 16 NFL spreads should you be targeting as you place your NFL bets for the third-to-last week of the regular season? All of the Week 16 NFL lines are listed below, and SportsLine’s advanced computer model has all the NFL betting advice and NFL predictions you need to make the best Week 16 NFL picks now.
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 enters Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 178-129 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 32-21 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of last season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, it has turned its attention to the latest Week 16 NFL odds and locked in picks for every NFL matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top Week 16 NFL predictions
We can tell you one of the model’s strongest Week 16 NFL picks is that the Vikings (+3) cover at home against the Lions in a Sunday 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Despite being three games back in the NFC North, the Vikings had control of their own fate within the division until an overtime loss to the Bengals last week and they still have a reasonable chance of overtaking the Lions.
The two franchises will play head-to-head twice and the Vikings also have a home game against the Packers while the Lions play in Dallas for the third of their final three games. Minnesota can still win the division by sweeping Detroit,…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at CBSSports.com Headlines…