SportsLine's Model reveals its top Week 18 NFL picks, NFL best bets, NFL parlay picks, NFL parlay card, NFL predictions, and 25-1 football parlay

— Not all “resting” teams lose. According to research by Steve Makinen of VSiN, over the past 13 years, locked-in playoff teams sitting key starters in the final week are 13-23 outright but 20-14-2 against the spread. Consider that before laying double digits to the 15-1 Chiefs.

NFL odds deliver the highest over/under in a game this season, 56.5 in the crucial Vikings vs. Lions matchup on Sunday Night Football. Detroit is favored by three with the NFC North Division title, a first-round bye,

Adding a little incentive to suck is Tennessee’s draft order. The Titans are currently No. 2 on the board with a shot at the No. 1 overall pick (should New England beat the Bills), but a win in Week 18 could see Tennessee plummet as far as No. 7 in the draft order if all the cards fall against them.

SportsLine's advanced model has locked in its Week 18 NFL betting picks and Week 18 NFL football predictions from 10,000 simulations to tell you how to bet NFL games

As the Philadelphia Eagles rest their starters for Week 18, bet on Jake Elliott taking the Over against the New York Giants.

Week 18 is under way as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North on Saturday while the Pittsburgh Steelers lost their fourth in a row, allowing the Cincinnati Bengals to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

The NFL is nothing if not unpredictable. Week 17, after all, delivered quite a few surprises, from the New York Giants stunning the Indianapolis Colts to the Kenny Pickett-led Philadelphia Eagles trouncing the Dallas Cowboys.