NFL Wild Card Weekend - Weekly Picks Against the Spread and Straight up


The 2025 NFL Regular Season is in the rear view mirror at last and Wild Card Weekend is barreling towards us with a great weekend of games.

There are a number of great games and we’re ready for the Playoffs!


Each week during the season, I make my picks with my buddy David on his SportsKrunch with DKrom podcast as we’ve done regularly for the past five years (and many appearances pre-pandemic as well). 


Check out this week’s episode as we recapped week sixteen, handed out our weekly awards and rated the playoff teams, checked in on the head coaches on the hot seat, and of course all the game predictions and prognostications with our bold predictions--it is available here.


Please give a listen each week on your preferred podcast provider. All back episodes are available here at Apple podcasts.


FINAL REGULAR SEASON RECORD:

Last Week: Straight up: 8-8; Against the Spread: 9-7

Season Totals: Straight up: 168-103-1; Against the Spread: 130-139-3

Lock of the Week: 14-4

Upset Special: 5-14


Now, on to the Wild Card Weekend picks!

2025 NFL Week 18 Picks

SATURDAY 4:30PM

No. 5 Rams 24 @ No. 4 Panthers 20

Spread: Rams -10.5: Panthers

Moneyline: Rams -575, Panthers +425: Rams

O/U: 46.5: Under


SATURDAY 8:00PM

No. 7 Packers 24 @ No. 2 Bears 31

Spread: Packers -1.5: Bears

Moneyline: Packers -112, Bears -108: Bears

O/U: 45.5: Over


SUNDAY 1:00PM

No. 6 Bills 16 @ No. 3 Jaguars 23 

Spread: Bills -1.5: Jaguars

Moneyline: Bills -122, Jaguars +102: Jaguars

O/U: 51.5: Under

SUNDAY 4:30PM:

No. 6 49ers 24 @ No. 3 Eagles 13

Spread: Eagles -4.5: 49ers

Moneyline: Eagles -218, 49ers +180: 49ers

O/U: 45.5: Under

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:

No. 7 Chargers 20 @ No. 2 Patriots 24

Spread: Patriots -3.5: Patriots

Moneyline: Patriots -192, Chargers +160: Patriots

O/U: 46.5: Under

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:

No. 5 Texans 20 @ No. 4 Steelers 16

Spread: Texans -3: Texans

Moneyline: Texans -170, Steelers +142: Texans

O/U: 39.5: Under














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