 Welcome to Week 18, everybody. The final week of the regular season. You're watching Faddle TV's more ways to win. I'm Lisa Kearney here in our Los Angeles studio. Hey guys, we're gonna do a show today. We are going to talk about football. There's a full slate of games. Many that have huge playoff implications. We're going to get to our game breakdowns in just a moment. But first, the only way to start this show is by sharing love and support for Bill's safety, Debar Hamlin, who is fighting for his life after suffering cardiac arrest on Monday Night Football. The reality of this week, it's heartache. It's uncertainty after this tragedy in Cincinnati. But what we have learned about this amazing community is that our shared humanity and care for one another in the lowest moments is beautiful. And we can take that with us as we move forward. All of us here at Fandle are sending continued thoughts and prayers to DeMar and his family. We will continue to bring you what we know as this new week kicks off with games on Saturday and Sunday. Many of these players taking the field will certainly be playing for number three. Our team joining me now, sports betting expert, Dave Weaver, Super Bowl champion, James Jones here with us in studio. As always, Sports Talk radio host, Andrew Filiponi joining us from Pittsburgh and the face of Marquis Sports Network, Cole Wright in Chicago. We've got a full team here, guys. There are games on Saturday and Sunday this week. We're gonna do what we do and we're gonna start by focusing on some playoff win and end scenarios. Week 18 is here. Let's get you ready. And we're getting right to the Titans and Jaguars game flexed into Saturday. And I kick it off from Jacksonville. This is one of eight 15 Eastern time. The winner of this matchup wins the NFC South and gets a playoff spot. The loser is going home. These teams are headed in opposite directions. The Jags have one four in a row. Titans have lost six in a row. Guys, Josh Dobbs starting under center for Tennessee. The Titans are six point underdogs. I'm gonna get all your picks here. And Pony, I'm gonna start with you. What you got? Well, this is a classic. If you have two quarterbacks, you really don't have one situation for the Titans. Mike Brable is gonna start Josh Dobbs. Like you said, Lisa Guy, who was not with this team three weeks ago, made his first career NFL start. Not bad against Dallas, but not good enough in a situation like this. And Brable has made it sound like Malik Willis will see action too. Against one of the hottest teams in the NFL, Trevor Lawrence playing so well. And the other thing, what that Jacksonville defense has done against teams that have had quarterback issues held the Jets to three points, held the Texans to three points. I anticipate they covered this six point spread and with ease. I don't see Tennessee scoring more than 10 points in this game. I'm taking Jacksonville to win the AFC South. Yeah, one of the remarkable things about these two teams when they play, it's never close. Seven out of the last eight times they've played has been at least a 13 point margin. And I think Jacksonville is gonna cover the spread as well. Remember, go back to week number 14. They were four and eight and they played Tennessee and they were down 14 seven and then they scored 29 straight points and then have won four games since then. I think that was really the turning point when they played the Titans early this year and they've got a lot of momentum. Not only have they won those four straight games but they have covered in each of those four games. So I just think Trevor Lawrence, who by the way in three games against the Titans got in the end zone on the ground twice. Maybe keep an eye on him for an anytime touchdown score. But yeah, I think Jacksonville is gonna be too tough here. All right. James, you heard their picks. What do you think? I mean, I'm with him. Unless Derek Henry plays out of his mind and I'm talking about 300 yards on the ground, you are not gonna win this game if you're the Tennessee Titans. They just cannot score points. They cannot move the ball on the offensive side of the football. And Pony said the best, if you have two quarterbacks, you don't got one. You cannot move the football. They cannot throw it consistently. So if King Henry does not come down and run this football down to Jacksonville, Jaguars throat, they are not going to have a chance to win this game. And the Jags defense is big time. They play big time football. They're able to get after the pass or they stop the run. But not only that, this Jags team, as we all know, watching them is playing with confidence. They are riding high. They feel like it is their time to get in the playoffs and make some noise. This is going to be a beat down for DOOM. Oh, I knew it. I saw that coming. There goes you. Giving six points, you see the line right there. Remember, this game was flexed into Saturday night, meaning the Jags are playing on a short week while the Titans are well rested having last played on Thursday night of week 17. Are you picking on Lisa? Is that what you're saying? Three extra days rest. You're calling for the upset, Lisa? Is that what I hear there? I am not. But that's a big, three extra days rest on week 18 of the season. At this point in the season, that is huge. Something to consider. All right, now to another win in your end game. We got the eight and eight Patriots, clinch a wild card spot and the seven seed with a win in Buffalo. The Bills will be taking the field with a heavy heart. Still a lot to play for as well. They're in the mix of that number one overall seed in the AFC. These two teams faced off in week 13 with the Bills winning 24 to 10, the final there. We're gonna get all of your picks for this one. And Dave, the Patriots are seven point underdogs in Buffalo. How do you see this one? I love Buffalo in this spot. You know, Josh Allen, the first three times that he played against Bill Belichick, he lost. He just could not figure him out. Guess what? He's figured him out. He's won five of six. And the last three wins against the Patriots have basically all been blowouts in those three games. He's had 10 touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Bills are gonna be obviously, it's gonna be tough for them. James talked about that a little bit more than I can, but if they play the way that I think they're gonna play, Patriots have no chance to get into playoffs and win this game. I think the Bills are gonna win pretty easily. Well, Lisa, I tell you what, the Bills that really do have all the chances in the world in the rallying cry around the Bills and Damar Hamlin. It's gonna be at an all time high. And you take a look at Bills Mafia, the best fans, some would say in all of the National Football League, they're gonna find a way to lift this team that currently has that number one ranked defense and the fourth best offense. And they check in as a top 10 team running and passing wise as well. And then you take a look at New England, their ninth ranked defense, hoping for a little payback after that, a week 13 beating courtesy of Buffalo that Lisa made mention of. And I think it may be wishful thinking because the Bills right now, they're a locomotive on a collision course with Destiny. I'm picking the Bills all day in this one, 38 to 24, I think they make it happen. James, I do wanna talk to you, as specifically about as a forward player and being in that perspective, because these Bills are home, they're working through so much. We know Damar's dad addressed the team and that was positive. A lot of guys needed to hear from him and from the family directly. But how do these guys now put their mind to football and the job they have ahead of them against the Patriots? Yeah, I mean, it's gonna be tough, Lisa. And when you really look at this situation, I mean, that's their brother. You know, and at the end of the day, you know, it's the reason why they let Damar's family come in there and talk because it is a family and that's their brother. I've seen my brothers get hurt on the football field, neck injuries and not get up and have to go to the hospital. And you really, you know, during that game, you don't wanna take the field again. But as you get back to the locker room and as it all unfolds, the only thing you wanna do is go out there and honor him, play for him, go out there and play hard. I'm assuming that is gonna be threes everywhere on jerseys. It's gonna be heavy hearts. They gonna go out there and battle for him because not only that, they know what winning, they know what this team means to Damar and they gonna go out there and battle for him. So I'm looking forward to seeing them go out there and play. I know they're gonna have a heavy heart. I know it's hard, but I truly believe they rally for him. They go out there, play hard and they get a W. And they all have been fighting for that number one seed all season long, collectively. We've got the Patriots and Bills from Buffalo. Again, that line, seven kickoff Sunday, 1 p.m. Eastern time. All right, now let's get to our final win and end scenario this weekend. This time it's the Packers who host Detroit on Sunday night football. Did not think we'd see this, but we are here. Here we are. A lot of people thought Green Bay was done when they were four and eight, but a four game win streak has helped put them in this position. Detroit isn't out of it either. A win in this and a Seattle loss means the Lions are in the post season. Packers four and a half point home favorites. Cole, I'm gonna come to you first. Which side do you like here? Well, at least the first things first, I'd like to send a heartfelt apology to our guy, James, because last week I did go out there and pick the Green Bay Packers, but I didn't pick them like that over the Minnesota Vikings. So I like to send well wishes to Packer Nation because they took full advantage of that 31st ranked defense. The Lions however, they're not better at all. Their defense right now, a ranked 32nd in the league, not something that Aaron Glenn wants to hang his hat on. But you take a look at the Lions needing this win versus Green Bay and a Seattle loss to the Rams. Well, the Pack, they're currently in control their own destiny. Like you said, Lisa winning their end and they've won four straight with five of their last seven. I think they're gonna make it six out of their last eight and rattled off five in a row. Green Bay, 27 to 20, sorry, Minnesota and all of your 10,000 lakes. Lions could easily be playing for just pride in this game by the time it kicks off. The Rams play the Seahawks. Yeah, so I mean, this is a situation where I think that the Packers are gonna do it. I don't think that the line scares me whatsoever. Look at what they're doing now with their running backs in Green Bay with Dillon and Jones and think about what happened to Detroit in Carolina when they allowed for Chuba Hubbard and Foreman to both go over a hundred yards. They're not the same offense away from Ford Field. They go from 33 points at home which is the best in the league down to 19 on the road. So Green Bay's defense has stiffened the last few weeks. We're gonna make it a clean sweep here. I expect James to have a cheesehead on by the time we go back to him in studio because he's been drinking the Packers rallying to make the playoffs Kool-Aid for a long time. I mean, we walked into the studio before the show today and James, you said to me, man, they're gonna mess around and my Packers are gonna get in. Here we go. And they're gonna be troubled letting AR-12 and my Packers into playoff. Listen, number one, Lisa, Dave, Aaron Rodgers is not losing December at Lambeau Field. He just don't lose there, right? The defense for the Green Bay Packers is playing at a high level. They are one of the main reasons why they are on the four game winning streak. They are playing defense. They are getting takeaways. They are playing with the mojo. It is Sunday night football at Lambeau Field in December, must win game. AR-12 shows up. And this is gonna be just like it was last week, Cole, a beat down. They are about to beat Detroit down and go into the playoffs ride high and whoever they draw is in trouble. This is exactly what Aaron Rodgers wanted to have everybody talking smack early and have them be like, just wait, just wait. All right, guys, thanks. Thanks a lot for all of you guys. Your take's there as interesting ones on some of those matchups. But of course, you can bet those games on the Fandals Sportsbook app right now. And a reminder, you can get up to $1,000 back if you don't win your first bet. Yes, you can do it right now. New users, download the Fandals Sportsbook app, sign up for your new account using that promo code right there on your screen. It's more ways, 1,000. After you sign up, just place your first bet with us. It's that easy. If you don't win, you'll automatically get your stake back in free bet. So download the app, sign up using that promo code, more ways, 1,000 and play with us today. And you know how we roll? Plenty more still to come here on more ways to win, including our expert picks on the top teams playing for the top seed in each conference plus. Dave has cooked up another big payday parlay. See which eight teams he has on his ticket to hit it big this week. More ways to win, coming right back. Rolling on here on more ways to win. And in every matchup, there's an underdog and a favorite. But how do you know which one to bet? Well, you can either dig through all the stats in the matchup data or, hey, just tell some really smart experts who are here to tell you where the best value is on the board. You're welcome, America. Your homework is done for you. So let's get right to and fire up this week's dog and pony show. Hey guys, pony, of course, playing the part of pony and our special guest, Chad Milman, will be bringing the dogs. Always great having Chad with us. Chief content officer of the action network. All right, you guys, let's dig in here on week 18 and pony, you're up. Give us your first favorite favorite for this week. Who do you like? I'm gonna go off the board. This game is zero playoff implications. Give me the saints in New Orleans against the Panthers. Carolina obviously is probably distraught over what happened in Tampa Bay. So from a morale standpoint, not very good going into this game. And what the saints have done defensively for the more under the radar stories in the NFL because they've been left for dead for months, seven straight games, holding teams to 20 points or less. And we saw some of that on full display against Philadelphia last week when they went on the road and won the game outright. So this is a very small number. I think New Orleans is a team playing much better football and feeling better about themselves going into this week 18 matchup. All right, Chad, how about you? Give me an underdog that you like here on week 18. All right, Lisa, we've had one theme all season long on this show and that is hold your nose, make the ugliest bet you can possibly make. I don't know if it gets any uglier than betting on the Rams as underdogs against the Seattle Seahawks in week 18 with Baker Mayfield starting for the Rams. This is a team that just lost by three touchdowns, but I will tell you in a scenario like this, teams since 2016, coming off of a bad loss which is essentially 17 points or more, they cover it a 62% clip the following week. I'll take it one step further. The past 32 years, a sample set of more than 150 games, teams that have been eliminated, playing against teams that have a chance to get to the playoffs, they cover it a 61% clip. And then if you look at this on the field, you're just looking at overreaction on both sides of the betting lines. You've got the Seahawks who just had a big win against the Jets that were a team. A lot of people were backing, a lot of the public loved the Jets in that spot. Seahawks win big. The Rams looked as bad as they could possibly look. So now you've got an overreaction for the Seahawks. This line is inflated, take the Rams. All right, hold your nose on that one. Pony, give me your second favorite, favorite here. This is a game where you've got two teams who I don't think want to win, Texans and Colts. If Houston loses this game, it clinches the number one pick in the draft which is far more meaningful than winning this game carrying the momentum of it into next season. So they want to lose. And then if you look at the Colts, they've gotten blasted. They've gotten blown out in some of these games with Jeff Saturday. But pull up their schedule and go game by game. Their last six games are against teams that were 500 or better. Since they beat the Raiders, they played nothing but good teams. This is at home against the worst team in the NFL. The line's only two and a half. I expect the Colts to win by more than a field goal. Okay, Chad, you're up. Another underdog you like this week. Yeah, so I know Pony and the rest of the crew like the Jags on Saturday night against the Titans, but I'll tell you the wise guys have come in on the Titans. This line opened at six and a half. It's been bet down to six. A lot of this is perception, right? The Titans, the last time they played, they did not play well against the Cowboys. They had Josh Dobbs play in quarterback. But the truth is you could make the same claims for the Jags being overinflated. They beat the Cowboys on a pick six. They beat the Jets with Zach Wilson. So now we're talking about a game that a lot of the wise guys have power rated a closer to four and a half. And I will tell you that Mike Vrabel as a dog in this spot of more than a field goal, 21 to nine in his career covering in a 70% clip. And don't forget, Vrabel has basically been planning for this game for two weeks. He rested 10 of his starters last week. They are all coming back. They're gonna be as healthy as they've been. All season long, Josh Dobbs, who didn't play terribly against the Cowboys is gonna have an opportunity now, two weeks of practice, two weeks of first team reps. So take the Titans a plus six. That's a great point right there. All right, Pony, let's recap your two favorite favorites here for this week. You like the Saints giving the points to the Panthers and you like the Colts giving the points to the Texans. Flip the board here, Chad. Here's a look at your dogs. You're taking the Rams, getting points in Seattle, a tough place to play. And the Titan is getting points in Jacksonville. Awesome stuff by you guys. You can bet these dogs and favorites right now on the Fandals Sports Book app. And you can get more of Chad's insight by listening to the favorites podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Also make sure to download the Action Network app for expert picks, live scores and stats as well as analysis. Thank you guys. All right, now it is time to turn a little bit into a lot Dave's big payday parlay is here. And this is where you just bet a few dollars to win thousands of dollars. Dave is ready. It's week 18, final week of the regular season. You've got an eight legged ready to hit. Who do you like this week? My favorite things on social media is to see somebody that said, oh, I bet five bucks and I won $60,000. Did he cash out or did he not cash out? So I'm gonna take a little bit of money, $20 and we'll see what we can turn it into. No spreads involved. There's gonna be all money line plays, some favorites and some underdogs. We're gonna start with Jacksonville with everything on the line. Tennessee's losing six in a row. I think they're gonna lose to the Jacksonville jack wire. So that's gonna start it off. Big deal. $20 has turned into 27. Duval, huh? Duval. How about Miami and the Jets? You know, when they win this game nobody's gonna remember that they lost five in a row and had that big collapse before the playoffs because if they win, they're in great shape. So I think Miami will beat the Jets. Yeah, Jets in trouble. How about the meaningless game of the week? That is Carolina and the Saints. I'm looking at the other way. Saints beat the Eagles last week. Now they don't care about Carolina. Neither team, if they win, they're making the playoffs. Anyway, so I've taken the plus money with Carolina. Now we're up to over $139. Yeah, take that down. $139 in that situation. Free square on the bingo card this week is gonna be the Eagles. They're gonna beat up on the Giants, but they're minus 900 favorites. That's gonna just make it a few dollars higher. The Chargers, it's an interesting game because they could still get the five seed. What happens a little earlier today might change how hard they play, but I think clearly they're the better team than the Broncos. So the next one, and these are my two spoiler alerts. So the Cowboys are playing Washington. Washington would have nothing more than to beat Dallas. And if Dallas is scoreboard watching and they see that the Eagles are up big on the Giants, that might pull their starters and watch them get stuck. This is the one you need to turn away for. The Lions are going into Lambeau and beating the Packers at plus 188. So much pressure on Green Bay. They've come this far and then they're gonna lose to Jared Goff. Wow. As much as I want people to win their money. He made this pick. You can take it out and you can play at seven legers. Leave that one out if you want. Oh, by the way, there's a second free square in the bingo card, the Niners against the Cardo. So there we go. Now that's a smart pick. You can get your money on that one. Over 2,600 bucks. I tell you what, Dave. JJ's got a lot of weight on you, a lot of muscle and you're gonna do that staying at five feet away. Yeah, with an arms reach almost. All the reason why they're going to say security over there, Dave. Right. He's like, you got me, right? You got me. I'm gonna do this. I love it. Take some risks, right? Great stuff by Dave. Look at those odds. Just skyrocket. That's what these parlays do. Tail Dave or create your own parlay to win big on the Fandall Sportsbook app. You can do it right now. Make sure you use that promo code for more ways 1000 if you are brand new to betting with us. And of course you can also get in on the phone with daily fantasy one stop shop right there on your phone. Fandall has a bunch of DFS contests live right now where you can win thousands of dollars on Fandall.com and of course on the app as well. But how do you give yourself an edge? Gotta find the best value at each position. So we bring in a ringer each and every week. Jim Sonnis is a senior writer and analyst for Number Fire. He's done the research for you. Jim, who are your best value plays here for week 18? Thanks Lisa. Motivation is key in week number 18. I think with these three value plays we've got guys who should play full snaps on Sunday. That begins the tight end with Pat Fryermuth coming in at $5,500. Fryermuth Steelers need a win in this game to make the postseason. And Fryermuth has had a good role of late. He has a 23% target share and gains post buy that he's played with Kenny Pickett. So Fryermuth has a good role. Hasn't shown upside as of yet but I do think that is within his range of outcomes. A wide receiver. DJ Chark stands out once again despite the fact the Lions could be eliminated before this game if the Seahawks win earlier on. I still expect the Lions to play their starters for this entire game. Try to play spoiler to Green Bay. Chark has a lot of yard issues. Could see Jair Alexander on the outside for some of the snaps but I still think that Chark is under salary here at $5,700. We'll finish things off with Jeff Wilson running back for the Dolphins. The Dolphins also in a must win spot trying to make the postseason. Last week without two atonga by Loa the Dolphins did put Wilson out there for quite a bit. He played his highest snap share in the games he's played at the Dolphins so far this year and had 15 carries and seven targets. Facing off the Jets they've been eliminated already and scholar Thompson can run a bit which may open up some holes for Wilson in the ground game. So Jeff Wilson's next 62 at least. I think a good way to get exposure to a backfield in a tight situation but also with a good amount of usage. Great stuff as always Jim thank you. Set your lineups at fandal.com follow Jim on Twitter. Great follow at Jim Sonnis and check out his covering the spread podcast as well wherever you get your podcast. And out next the Eagles, the 49ers the Chiefs are all fighting for that top seed in their conference. We're breaking down each of their matchups coming up right here plus our experts hand out their best bets of the week dropping spread moneyline total bets. See which teams they have to cash this week it's week 18. This is Fandall TV and we're coming right back. Welcome back to more ways to win. It's week 18. Thank you for hanging with us. Hey pressure is a privilege and we say bring it time to go head to head in our next debate where we pit our experts against our ex player. Each of our seasons betting experts will debate a game with James nine year NFL Vets Super Bowl champion and we're focusing on the teams fighting for that number one seed. It's go time. Let's start this expert versus ex player battle with the Eagles hosting the Giants guys. It's simple for Philadelphia win this one. They win the NFC East. They clinched the top seed in the NFC which means they first round by home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Okay, the Eagles have lost two in a row without Jalen Hertz under center. He is expected to be back this week. Now as for the G men, they are locked into that six seed. They have virtually nothing to play for here. So the line for this one is a big one. Eagles giving 14. Cole, you're up first. How do you feel about this line? Well, I feel the same way Chad feels about a lot of different games. Sometimes you just have to hold your nose and just deal with that stinky situation. And last week's Philly lost to the Norland Saints. Well, that's stunk every single turn in the corner 20 or more points in every single game, but one until last week in that 10 point lap around Sunday, a season low for Philly and the Eagles. But Jalen Hertz, he was on the sideline the role of understudy and this week his health is going to be a key indicator. If he can't go, Gardner Menchu, of course, looking to lead Philly to the promised land, give them a lift. And if he's looking to improve on his 18 of 32 for 274 yards, that would give the Eagles the playoff boost that they needed. And it might get Chris Sims out of that Jalen Hertz doghouse. You might want to go Google that right there. Eagles win, but they won't cover 24 to 17, 14 points. And that's a lot, James. You know what? I'm not making my pick until I know who going out there. So I don't know how long this show gonna last, but if Gardner Menchu is going out there, I am taking the G-man. All right, but if Jalen Hertz is going out there, which as expected, I am taking the Eagles in this one. Listen, Jalen Hertz is the MVP of the National Football League. And I know Lisa's looking at me like, ah, what you talking about? Patty Mahomes got 5,000 yards passing, but just look at the Eagles. Just look at the locker room falling apart. Look at the team falling apart on the football field since Jalen Hertz is injury. They have not won a game. They have looked absolutely terrible on the offensive side of the ball. You cannot beat the New Orleans Saints who is not playing good football. Jalen Hertz is coming back. They will get this W, but if there's a chance that Gardner Menchu takes his field, I'm going to call in and I'm going to switch my pick and take the G-man down. But I got Jalen Hertz and the Eagles in this one right here. I tell you what, I tell you what, you are right. Then there is no Menchu mania going on right now in Philly. All right, now, hey, if the Eagles do lose, this will be their third in the row. And that would mean the 49ers can move up to that top seed with a win against the Cardinals. So let's talk about this game. San Francisco has won nine in a row. They just keep doing it. No matter what players they throw out there, it's the longest active winning streak in the league. The Cardinals have lost six in a row. Dave, this one is for you. And this one is also a 14 point spread. Well, let's us, that's a big line. Let's assume that the Eagles are going to win. So now what's at stake? You still have the two-seated stake, which is still important because if the Eagles do lose two seeds better than the three seed, you still got a chance to host a lot of games at home. So I think they're still incentive for San Francisco to play well in this game. And they have dominated the NFC West. You look at, if you've been betting on them the last couple of seasons, 7-0 against a spread against their division and Arizona really has nothing going for them. Gents, what did you say something last week about like a planning trip for Cabo or something? The Cardinals, their golf clubs are all polished off. They got box the Pro V1 packed up, ready to go. Cause it is golf season right now for the Cardinals. So I don't think they're going to put many points on the board, but it's all about motivation for San Francisco. I think they still want the two seed, but maybe they don't, cause if they do, are they playing your package? Come on now. That's what he's saying, he's like, no, I'm going to do not. I'm just saying, does the three play the six? Huh? The three plays the six, I think. Wait a minute, that's what it looks like. The six is going to be the Giants, all right? Give me Daniel Jones over AR 12 Aaron Rodgers. So yes, this is going to be a beatdown, 14 points for me, it's too small. I don't care if the Niners don't play they starters at all, right? The Arizona Cardinals, like Dave said, they golf clubs have shined up. I want to say I haven't seen a couple of them out there on the golf course already, all right, out there in Arizona. So this is going to be a beatdown, but if I'm coach Kyle Shanahan, right? I'm not saying I'm not thinking about this because I don't want to see Aaron Rodgers coming here against a Brock Purdy, even though the Niners are very, very hot right now. I'd rather be seeing Daniel Jones and the New York Giants. So this right here is, hey, what we want to do, kind of, you know, do we want to put our starters out here and try to win this thing and go get this too? Or do we want to just sit on back, man, and hopefully get this three seed and see the New York football Giants? I don't know, but in this game right here, this is going to be a beatdown by the San Francisco 49ers. These are all these mind games we play a week 18. All right, let's get to my chiefs who are still in the mix for the M1 seed in the AFC and James, I know you're going to be at this game. Kansas City is in Vegas, taking on the Raiders who are officially eliminated from the playoff race. Chiefs have won nine out of 10. They have the league's number one total offense, passing offense, scoring offense. They are playing good football at the right time. Pony, it's an early game on Saturday. Chiefs are giving nine and a half on the road, and this line has moved as well. And I think it's because it's possible. We don't know yet, but depending on what the league does with the Bills-Bangles game, it could just be Kansas City wins and gets the number one seed. And that would leave the games on Sunday less relevant. They wouldn't have a chance. The Bills couldn't get to 14 and three, playing only a 16 game schedule. So a ton on the line to have the playoffs go through era head, which they've done throughout the Mahomes era. And how about James going against Mahomes? 40 touchdowns, James, over 5,000 yards. He will lay a smackdown on one of your former teams Saturday against Jarrett Stidham and the Raiders. He wants that MVP. You take Tyree Kill away from him, and he's putting up these prodigious numbers. I will take a quarterback, James, for MVP, who played 17 games and put his body on the line for two more games than Jalen Hertz. Lisa Mahomes is the MVP, and he's gonna cover here on Saturday and prove James wrong. First off, you can't take a shot at Jalen Hertz, right, like that. Man, my man is hurt, all right? That's why you couldn't take the football field. Availability is your best stability, James. You ran deep down in my heart. You had Coach McCarthy tell you that. Yeah, but if you get hurt, somebody falls on you the right way. I understand that, but if you're hurting, you can't go at all, you can't go. You know what I'm saying? But something deep down in my heart tells me Raiders, but not this year. Next year. This year in this game right here, I am taking Patty Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs. We all know Patty Mahomes is a bad man. 5,000 yards passing again. I know we're not gonna take the MVP away from him, but I brought it up because what Jalen Hertz means to that Eagles team, not just on the field but in the locker room too, that's MVP type, category type stuff. But Patty Mahomes in this one, I'm not gonna say big because I believe my Las Vegas Raiders are gonna put up a fight in this one division game, but I say Patty Mahomes in this one, going to the playoffs on a high note. Thank you for finally just getting rid of all the nonsense with this MVP race. Thank you for coming to your senses there, JJ. All right, let's get to our best bets of the week. Our experts are giving them out in the form of a spread, money line and total bet here. We've done it every year of this show, guys. I love it. It is part of our weekly competition where each of the guys get 100 virtual dollars for three bets. And I gotta say, I gotta be honest, you guys had a rough week in 17. Sometimes it happens. I mean, you went two in one, but you lost money. I lost the big bet. And I lost it on a team that stinks, the Colts. What do you guys have? That's a bad pick. I mean, it's a bad pick. But you know what, we learn and we move on and here we are, we're resilient, Dave. We can't sweep every single week pony, but we can try to do that here in week number 18. I'm gonna start, I'm not gonna change, even though you said I kind of indexed my dollars wrong and had the most on my spread bet. I'm gonna keep it the same way that I pretty much done it all year. $55 on my best play of the week, which is the Jacksonville Jaguars. The last eight times that they have played the Titans, the winning margin, whoever's won the game has been 13 points or more. These are usually not one score games and they're clearly the better team right now having won four in a row and Tennessee's lost six straight. So I think that 13, 14 point margin goes in the favor of Jacksonville. Trevor Lawrence can have another big game. As far as my upset alert here or my money line bet and a meaningless game, I think the Saints, Lutes, the Carolina Panthers, $20 on that and $25 think we're gonna see some fireworks in Vegas between the Raiders and the Chiefs over 52 and a half. I'm gonna spread things around evenly here which is the opposite of Dave. Maybe that's my New Year's resolution. Try to go away from his formula. But as I say that, I am copying him on the commanders against the Cowboys. Dallas is not gonna be able to get that first round by because of what we just went over with San Francisco. The best they can do is hope for an Eagles upset loss in a win and that still puts them into a two seed. I don't think they're gonna sell out to win this game. Not at all. I don't think they're gonna try very hard whatsoever. I think they're gonna treat this like a de facto buy. You get seven points with the commanders. Love them in this game, $34 on that. 33 bucks on Denver to upset the Chargers. Lock this bed in now because there's a good chance LA with their progressive coach, Staley, that they punt on this game because they've got nothing to play for. And Russell Wilson is coming off a good game now that Nathaniel Hackett was fired against Kansas City last week. And my final bet, $33. The under in bucks and Falcons. Desmond Ritter versus Kyle Trask maybe. Blaine Gabber, it's not gonna be Brady and the usual suspects. No points are getting scored in this game. Definitely bet the under. Yeah, all those strategies, cosine. Great stuff, you guys. We'll see which ones are the best after this weekend and we'll air the results on next week's show. We do it every single week. Head up to Fandalsports.com now to place your bets before kickoffs. Remember, we have games kicking off on Saturday to get this week going. Coming up, it's a moneymaker, a moneyline, moneymaker time, moneymaking all the time. James and Cole give out their underdog upset specials. See who they are riding with this week. We're coming right back. Welcome back to more ways to win here on FandalsTV. We've been sitting here on the commercial break. We're talking about all of the scenarios and who could play who and who wants to play who you don't want to play. We're gonna focus all right now on some teams that are in the playoff hunt, but definitely need some help. We're gonna do it rapid fire style. Guys, you know the drill. I give you the line, you give me your pick. 15 seconds or less. Dave, we're starting with the Seahawks. They're in the playoffs with a win against the Rams and a Packers loss. Seattle hosting this division matchup and giving six and a half at home. You know, I've not really been that much on the Seahawks going deep into the season, but this is a spot that I can definitely back them. Is Baker Mayfield still playing for the Rams? I don't know. I assume he is. And that's always a bet against, right? All right, Cole, this one's for you. Dolphins get in with a win against the Jets and a Patriots loss. Huge game for Miami Hoos without to a Tagavelloa. Now Teddy Bridgewater's dealing with that dislocated Pinkley. Pinky, do we see Skyler Thompson or veteran Mike Glennon who was just signed to the practice squad? Could be a question mark as the Dolphins sit as one point home dogs. Well, when it comes to Mike Glennon, maybe the Dolphins are going to look to stick their neck out this week, but either way, Skyler Thompson will be the starting quarterback. So like James said earlier in the show, if you have two quarterbacks, you really don't have one, but either way, I think that the matchup is going to necessitate a W here. Miami, they get the win 24-17. We don't do Mike Glennon's neck like that. Maybe you can get him a turtleneck, James. A long one. Pony! We need an arm sleeve for that. If the Dolphins and Jets lose, could happen, that leaves the door open for your Steelers to get in with a win. Pittsburgh is a two and a half point home favorite against the Browns. Yeah, testament to Kenny Pickett's growth that they're even in this spot with his fourth quarter dramatics. But this line scares the heck out of me. Why is it only two and a half? The Browns are dead. They've got nothing to play for. They're on the road. They always lose to the Steelers. The Sean Watson coming off of three touchdowns. Nick Chubb ran all over them the last time. I'm nervous, Lisa, I'm very tempted. I'm going to take the Browns. This line's telling me to bet Cleveland here. I can't believe I'm saying it, but I am. I like the Browns in this spot. That line is tricky. I'm with you. All right guys, let's move on here on more ways to win from Quick Fix to Upset Alerts. We are back on the Moneyline. We are dropping those Moneyline moneymakers for you right now. And we're giving them the Betmoji treatment. JJ gave you a little tease there. Cole, the guys will react to your Upset Pick with the appropriate emoji. And Cole, you're up first. Give me your Upset Pick here for week 18. Well, Pony just took the Browns over his Steelers, so I can't be much worse than that. And when it comes to Tom Brady and company, not the usual personnel that we're used to seeing for Tampa, but the silver lining here is that the Bucks, they're allowing fewer points of per game than Atlanta. They're also allowing fewer total yards. Plus, Tom Bowles and company, what have they done? They've gone out there in their last five games, and they've played to a 600 win percentage. They won three out of their last five. And after all, it is playoff season, so postseason Tom activated. Bucks win 24-20. Get that upset in. Postseason Tom probably not gonna play, Cole. Stop, stop, stop. It's like the most unbeatable game of the week. I think that one. Filter through the locker room. That's what's gonna happen. I'm really mad at our producers for even giving you time to pick that upset, taking Tom Brady. I don't even know how to falcon's our favorite, but they might know that Tom and another starter. Because the Bucks are sitting in everybody, James. That's why. I'm exactly, nobody's playing, but hey, Cole's still excited about this. Yeah, when the Bucks win this, dinner on James at the Super Bowl. Dinner on James. Hey, I'll take that. I'll take that dinner on me. Cause I'm basically saying I'll pay for it anyway. Because they don't want to be in this game anyway. But I am going. All right, my upset pick. I am going, Pony really just took it from me. And I am going with Deshaun Watson, Murray Cooper, Ballin, right? You seen what they just did to the commanders, right? Hey, he's starting to get his legs under him. He's starting to look like the old Deshaun Watson, making plays, big time plays. I don't see how the Steelers slow him down. Stop him. I think him and the Murray Cooper in this offense have a really good day. I think this defense gets after Kenny Pickett. They are going. Oh, this hurts me to say it. They are going to give coach Tomlin his first losing season of his career. And I'm a believer in coach T. But this is the season that it happens. Deshaun Watson ruins it for him, gives him that first losing season. Three weeks ago looked like they were having a losing season. For them to come this far, to get back to eight and eight and still not have a chance to give him a winning record. They're not losing. Hey, you better not let them in the playoffs, Dave. They going all the way, they making it? Too many things have to happen for that. But I don't think they make the playoffs, but I think they win the game. Yeah, hey. You are not hostages. Like Colney said, a testament to Kenny Pickett and what football he has ahead of us will be very exciting to watch. Awesome stuff. If you agree with Cole, maybe check yourself before you wreck yourself, hop on the Fandall Sportsbook app and tell our guys, or hey, you do you. You know we're all about that. Get that plus money before kickoffs this weekend. Thanks for hanging with us. We're going to continue on here on Fandall TV from game picks to daily fantasy. You can cash in on DFS as well. So we're bringing you some ringers, well worth their high price tag. Jim Sonness is back with the goods. Jim, who is on your Can't Miss list here in week 18? Thanks, Lisa. As always with the final week of the regular season, we got to consider motivation in a big way. We do get that at running back via Kenneth Walker, the third. The Seattle Seahawks need to win in week number 18 to stay alive for the postseason. And Walker has been carrying the load recently. 26 and 23 carries his past two games and he's on 100 total yards in both those games. Facing out for the Rams here, likely no Aaron Donda once again. So Kenneth Walker, the third, a prime target at $7,700. A wide receiver. I love Jim R Chase, $8,500. Facing out for the Ravens, the Bengals can still get the two seed in the ASC and there's a lot of value in that with the way things break out in that conference. Chase in the past five games that T. Higgins is at 10.6 targets per game, 2.4 deep targets per game and two red zone targets per game in that time. I think it's a good time to go to Jim R Chase. Well worth the $8,500 salary this week. Finally, I love Christian McCaffrey at $10,000 and 49ers not only can get the one seed in the NFC but also need to stave off the Vikings who are currently in the three seats. So a lot of motivation here for the 49ers to win this game. We see McCaffrey carrying a massive load of light. He's got a 53.8% red zone share in the full games he's played it out, Eli Mitchell and has 139.5 total yards per game in that time as well. So McCaffrey lot in the line here once again for the 49ers assuming the Eagles don't pull away immediately from the giants in their game. So for $10,000 Christian McCaffrey gets you a lot of work, gets you a lot of upside and well worth that lofty salary lease. So once again. Yes, Jim my man. Set your lineups at fandal.com, follow Jim on Twitter at Jim Sonnis and another reminder to check out his daily covering the spread podcast wherever you get your podcast. Coming up some teams are still jockeying for playoff position like the Bengals, the Vikings, the Cowboys. Actually a lot more than some guys. We're picking all of those games. Come out up next right here. All right, so we broke down some winning in scenarios. We focused on the race for the top seed. Now we're taking a look at some teams jockeying for playoff positioning here. Guys, give me your quick picks for these games. We've got two top teams, the top two teams in the AFC North facing off for the division still up for grabs here. Pony, we got the Bengals, seven point home favorites against the Ravens. What you got? Five straight Ravens games have gone under. They've been very low scoring, good defensively, bad offensively with Tyler Huntley, but under means close games, low scoring, take the Ravens and a touchdown. Okay, Cole, let's get to you on the Vikings. They could finish in the top two or three spot. They're in Chicago where Barrett's quarterback Nathan Peterman getting the start in place and injured Justin Fields. So Minnesota, now a seven and a half point favorite Cole. Yeah, of course, Justin Fields dealing with that banged up hip, but Cole Comett, he will be the saving grace in this ball game for the Chicago Bears as they try to zero in on that number one overall pick. Comett, top five and tight end touchdowns. However, it won't be enough. The Vikings win a non-vike like game. It's going to be a two score victory, 31-21, Minnesota. Dave, we've talked a lot about this Dallas team could still end up as the one seed, the two seed, the five seed Cowboys at Washington who's starting at Sam Howell under center, Dallas giving seven on the road. I'll take the seven points. I don't think Washington can win this game. They really have that to play for to try to beat that divisional rival and have Dallas not get that one or two seed. I think when Dallas looks up and sees that Philly is cruising to an easy win, maybe they're scoreboard hunting just a little bit. They can maybe bend some of their starters in the second half. We'll see. Either way, I think Washington's going to play very hard in this game and cover. And again, a reminder, these games are kicking off on Saturday. We've got Saturday and Sunday NFL football this week. You can make your bets right now on the Fandals Sportsbook app. And I got to pass along some great news here. 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