Derry’s Week 18 NFL Picks: How do Bills respond vs. Patriots?
Damar Hamlin was injured in a football game and died. The Buffalo Bills are playing in the final week of the NFL season. It's a sad time for the author of this column. He usually wins more than he loses, especially with his best bets. The author and his team are going to finish strong with a plethora of winners in their final best bet. They started the season with $1,000. Their totals for past week and the whole season are at the bottom of their column and at [email protected]. Any comments, questions, gratitude or hate mail is welcome. All spreads, money lines and over/under totals are provided by Caesars Sportsbook.
The parlay bets $32.70 to win $30.1. The parlays include Buffalo over New England, Philadelphia over NY Giants and Seattle over LA Rams. Patriots play Bills at 1 p.m., Giants at Eagles at 4 p., Rams at Seahawks at 5 p, and the parlatays are $1,109.
Bills are playing the Patriots. They are betting on the underdogs.
Jalen Hurts is expected back for the Bills. He will play well, but he will not be able to keep up with the Giants. The Giants are the 6th seed and have nothing to play for.
Eagles beat Giants 24-14.5. Rams beat Seahawks in Seattle last month. Seahawks have won four of the past six games in the city. Derry's picks: Eagles 24, Giants 14.
Seahawks 26, Rams 20.
Derry's picks for the NFL include Buffalo vs. Patriots, Kansas City vs Las Vegas, Miami vs NY Jets and Miami v. New York Jets.
The Kansas City Chiefs are the top seed in the AFC and they need to win to gain a bye and home field for the playoffs. The Chiefs play the Raiders on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and the Jets at Dolphins on Sunday at 1 p.,m., and it costs $28 to bet $20. It's a strange year in which some teams get hot and win the Super Bowl.
Skylar Thompson will start at quarterback for the Dolphins. Mike White is back at the quarterback position for Jets. Chiefs are favored to beat the Raiders.
The Miami Dolphins are going to make the playoffs. The Jets are on a five-game losing streak. They are favored by 7 points. The game will be played in 80 degrees in Miami.
Derry's picks for the NFL: Dolphins +1, Jets +23, Dolphins vs. Patriots.
Minnesota is playing their starters against Chicago. The Vikings are playing for revenge after losing to Green Bay last week. Chicago is trying to get the No. 1 pick.
Derry's picks for the NFL: Vikings 33, Bears 7.
The bet is $10 to win $21.50. Tennessee is playing for an AFC South championship game against Jacksonville. The Titans haven't won since before Thanksgiving. Jacksonville won last Sunday. The Jaguars have two weeks off after playing a meaningless game. They played all their starters in a convincing win against Houston last week. Mike Vrabel's team won 37-16 in that game in 2017.
Titans are favored to beat Jaguars 24-20.
Arizona and San Francisco are playing under 40.5 points on Sunday. Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey are injured, so they might not play. JJ Watt's career is coming to an end. Arizona has lost their last six games. The weather could be bad in the Bay area.
Carolina is favored to beat New Orleans 20-17. The Saints lost at home last week. Eddy Piñeiro is 6-of-6 on field-goal attempts against the Saints. The Panthers are playing to hit their over 6.5 wins and to head into the offseason on a high note. They run the ball better than the New York Saints and their defensive front isn't fantastic.
Tampa Bay is favored to beat Atlanta 27-19. The line took me by surprise.
INDIANA (-2.5) 17, Houston 14.
Cincinnati beats Baltimore 22-17. The Bengals and Ravens played a low-scoring game a couple of months ago.
Dallas is playing for nothing, but they will be at their best against Washington. Dallas is probably going to win the game. The Cowboys are going for over 41 points.
Denver is playing under 40. Los Angeles is favored.
Green Bay beats Detroit 34-31 in a game that could be one of the most entertaining of season. The game is in the final primetime slot. The winner will advance to the playoffs.
Derry's picks for the NFL's Week 18 are not counted in his record.
