NFL Week 18 Betting Preview
The final weekend of the regular NFL season takes place this weekend and we will finally find out who will be playing the in the play-offs.
Week 18 kicks off with two games on Saturday with the Carolina Panthers traveling to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South, while an NFC West encounter sees San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks.
The majority of the play-off places are now occupied, but there could be a couple of changes after the matches on Sunday.
Our NFL tipster
Dave Kuzio
once again had a mixed week last time out, but he is confident of getting a full house this weekend. Let's see if he can get a full house before the play-offs start.
Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Saturday 21:30 GMT
This is an NFC South encounter between the Bucs and the Panthers. Carolina currently lead the way at the top of the division with an 8-8 record, while the Bucs are second with 7-9 - the same as third ranked Atlanta Falcons. As is stands, the Panthers will be in the play-offs, but that could change if they lose to the Bucs. A comfortable win for Tampa could see them overtake the Panthers and extend their season. This has the potential to be the game of the week. I am going with an away win in this one. Bryce Young is getting better each week, and I am backing him to guide the Panthers to victory.
NFL Betting Tip: Carolina Panthers to win @ 23/20
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Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars - Sunday 18:00 GMT
The Jaguars have been in great form this season. They have a record of 12-4 and have already booked their place in the play-offs. They take on a Titans team who have been out of play-off contention for a long time. They have a record of 3-13 and will get a high pick in the NFL draft. Matches like this one - and quite a few this weekend - are hard to predict. Some teams have already made the play-offs and some are out, which means the star players might not be selected to keep them fresh for the play-offs. Even if Trevor Lawrence does not play for the Jags, I think they will still have enough to beat the Titans.
NFL Betting Tip: Jacksonville Jaguars to win @ 1/8
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Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears - Sunday 21:25 GMT
Can the Bears win the Super Bowl for only the second time in their history? Probably not, but they have been impressive this season and have already secured top position in the NFC North - to beat out the Packers, Lions and Vikings is no mean feat, so they do deserve some credit. All eyes will be on Caleb Williams to see if he can perform when it matters. He threw for 330 yards with two touchdown passes in their loss against the Niners last time out with zero sacks and zero interceptions. This shows he is playing into some form ahead of the play-offs. Whether he plays all four quarters this weekend remains to be seen. The Lions are 8-8 and cannot make the play-offs, but they would love to inflict conescutive defeats on the Bears are put doubt in their fan base. I cannot see that happening and I am backing the Bears to show their dominance in the NFC North with their 12th win of the season.
NFL Betting Tip: Chicago Bears to win @ 13/20
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Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots - Sunday 21:25 GMT
Ever since Tom Brady departed the New England Patriots, they have struggled to find that top quarterback to get them back to the Super Bowl. Well, they might have found him in Drake Maye. He has thrown 4203 yards with 30 touchdown passes and he has only been intercepted eight times. He does get sacked quite a bit, but he has transformed the Pats this season. They have made the play-offs and are top of the AFC East. They should have no problems in seeing off Miami. The Dolphins have been disappointing this year with a record of 7-9. I cannot see anything other than a Pats win to give them momentum heading into the play-offs.
NFL Betting Tip: New England Patriots to win @ 1/6
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NFL Welcome Betting Offers
Despite being a very popular sport among sports bettors, you will not find many NFL welcome offers, but that does not mean you cannot take advantage of any bonuses when placing bets at
NFL betting sites.
BetMGM – Bet £10 & Get £40
BetMGM UK
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All Free Bets must be used within seven days and cannot be used on esports or on horse racing outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. This promotion is only available to customers who are at least 18 years old.
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The
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This welcome offer at
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- Token 1 - £10 bet on any sport
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Only one of the free bets is available to be used on the NFL. It is still a decent offer, you can use the £10 bet on an NFL acca or a bet builder on a certain game.
NFL Week 18 Betting Accumulator
More individual NFL betting previews will appear in the next day or two, but before that you can take a look at my NFL acca below and place one big bet if that is what you like betting on.
- Panthers to win @ 23/20
- 49ers to win @ 49/50
- Falcons to win @ 13/25
- Bengals to win @ 27/100
- Texans to win @ 1/6
- Jaguars to win @ 1/8
- Packers to win @ 47/20
- Cowboys to win @ 1/2
- Bills to win @ 27/100
- Bears to win @ 13/20
- Broncos to win @ 1/9
- Chiefs to win @ 4/11
- LA Rams to win @ 7/25
- Patriots to win @ 1/6
- Eagles to win @ 3/10
- Ravens to win @ 11/20
Acca Odds - 500/1 @
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