NFL Week 18: BetQL Editors' Picks For Saturday Slate
Find out which NFL bets we're targeting for Saturday
Week 18 NFL Best Bets
NFL Week 18 features two Saturday games with playoff implications: Chiefs at Raiders and Titans at Jaguars. To help you make the best bets this weekend, the BetQL editors have picked a few of their favorite Saturday bets below using key trends and data from the BetQL NFL model.
One key trend to note is that the BetQL NFL model is finishing the regular season strong, going 34-18 (66%) on all NFL picks rated ⭐⭐ and higher last weekend for a total return of $608 on $100 bets! BetQL subscribers can see more betting trends and all of our NFL best bets, including player props, with star ratings for every game.
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Week 18 NFL Best Bets
NFL Week 18 features two Saturday games with playoff implications: Chiefs at Raiders and Titans at Jaguars. To help you make the best bets this weekend, the BetQL editors have picked a few of their favorite Saturday bets below using key trends and data from the BetQL NFL model.
One key trend to note is that the BetQL NFL model is finishing the regular season strong, going 34-18 (66%) on all NFL picks rated ⭐⭐ and higher last weekend for a total return of $608 on $100 bets! BetQL subscribers can see more betting trends and all of our NFL best bets, including player props, with star ratings for every game.
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Dan Karpuc: Jaguars -6.5 vs. Titans
This is a win-and-in game for both teams, so this will be extremely fun to watch and bet on. Third-string QB Joshua Dobbs will get the start once again for the Titans, who lost to the Jags, 36-22, on Dec. 11. Winners of four in a row, Jacksonville has also covered the spread four consecutive times, while the Titans have been trending in the wrong direction. Tennessee has not only lost six in a row, but didn’t cover a single time in that span. Based on the QB situation and the paths that both teams are on, I’m going to side with the Jags.
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Kate Constable: Jaguars -6.5
This seems like a lot of points for Jacksonville to be laying in a game that will decide who wins the division and makes the postseason, but Tennessee has been an absolute dumpster fire lately. The Titans have lost their last six games and will have Josh Dobbs under center again. This is a massive game for a player who is making just his second career start and has only been with the organization for a few weeks. A number of Tennessee’s key defensive players are also pretty banged up. I expect them to play, but it’s going to be tough to stop a Jags team that’s coming into Saturday with tons of momentum when the Titans D is at less than 100 percent.
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Lucy Burdge: Jaguars -6.5 vs. Titans
The Jaguars have covered in four straight, all outright wins, and I think they can keep that going against the Titans, who have been miserable during a six-game losing streak, failing to cover in all six games. I like the Jaguars to get a big win here and cover this spread on their way to the playoffs.
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Kate Constable: Raiders +7.5 vs. Chiefs
Here’s how I see this game going: the Chiefs get up big in the first half, knowing that they can still secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC if they beat the Raiders and the Bills lose one of their final two games. If that’s the case, I would expect Kansas City to pull their starters late in the second half, which opens the door for a garbage-time touchdown or two and backdoor cover for Las Vegas. Jarrett Stidham also didn’t look half bad last week for the Raiders, which gives me a little bit more confidence in this team’s offensive ability.
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Here is my play for Saturday, using the strategy of going over the lowest game total and under the highest game total (can only lose a maximum of one leg there), and taking the most points on both teams' alt lines (can only lose one leg here too); you can apply this strategy to any football game, including college:
KC-LV Over 42.5
KC-LV Under 62.5
Chiefs +1.5
Raiders +18.5
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