NFL odds, lines, picks, spreads, best bets, predictions for Week 17, 2021: Model high on Cardinals, Steelers

In a four-game span between Weeks 10 and 13, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa completed just under 78 percent of his passes for 905 yards, five touchdowns and just one interception. Over the last two weeks, his completion rate has dipped by 12 percent and he’s thrown as many interceptions as touchdowns. The Dolphins are 3.5-point underdogs at Tennessee in the latest Week 17 NFL odds on Caesars Sportsbook, but has Tagovailoa hit a wall this season?

Another QB situation worth monitoring when making your Week 17 NFL bets and NFL predictions is Lamar Jackson (ankle) potentially return for Baltimore (+3.5) after he missed last week. Washington QB Taylor Heinicke had a tough first game back after missing a week (COVID-19/reserve), but can he rebound against Philadelphia (-3)? All of the Week 17 NFL lines are listed below and SportsLine’s advanced computer model has all the NFL betting advice and predictions you need to make the best Week 17 NFL picks now.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,100 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 17 of the 2021 season on an incredible 134-96 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, it has turned its attention to the latest Week 17 NFL odds and locked in picks for every NFL matchup. Head here to see every pick.

Top Week 17 NFL predictions

One of the model’s strongest Week 17 NFL picks is that the Cardinals (+5.5) cover the spread against the Cowboys. The Cardinals have lost three consecutive games since winning in Kyler Murray’s Week 13 return from an ankle injury. Over those three games, Murray…