NFL Week 18 predictions: Picks against spread for Saturday’s games

Dave Blezow makes his NFL Week 16 picks for Saturday’s games. All lines courtesy of BetMGM.

Saturday

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (+9.5) over Kansas City Chiefs

Last week I faded the Raiders for pulling the plug on Derek Carr, and all Jarrett Stidham did was throw for 365 yards in a 37-34 overtime loss to the 49ers. Chiefs need a win to be in position to gain the AFC No. 1 seed and bye, pending a decision by the NFL on what it will do with the unfinished Bills-Bengals game. K.C. doesn’t need to win by double digits, though, and its 4-11-1 ATS record makes this a hard number to lay in a rivalry game.

Tennessee Titans (+6.5) over JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

This game is for the AFC South title, though the Jaguars could lose and still sneak in as a wild card if the Patriots, Dolphins and Steelers were all to lose.

Josh Dobbs
Josh Dobbs
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The Titans are deficient at quarterback with Josh Dobbs, but will be getting Derrick Henry and some key defensive players back. Love getting big points in a game in which both coaches will be thrilled to win on a last-second field goal.

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