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NFL Week 18 odds don't reveal a single game that just screams out, "You must watch this." But no question, several matchups will determine the final setting at the playoff dinner table.
In fact, the No. 1 seeds in both the AFC and NFC are still up for grabs. The Chiefs, Bills and Bengals are in the AFC hunt, while the Eagles, Cowboys and 49ers are pursuing the NFC's top slot.
Multiple oddsmakers provide insights on Week 18 NFL odds and action. Check back regularly for updates.
Derrick Henry should be in the lineup in the Titans' must-win game vs. the Jaguars. (Getty)
Opening line: Jaguars -6; Over/Under 38.5
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPN)
UPDATE 6:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: Twenty-six hours or so until kickoff, Caesars Sports' NFL Week 18 odds board has Jacksonville a 6.5-point favorite. The Jags opened -7 (-105) Sunday night, saw -7 (-110) a couple times shortly thereafter, but then dipped to -6.5 Monday morning.
Wednesday afternoon, the number went to Jags -6, then Thursday afternoon returned to -6.5, where it remains tonight. Jacksonville is seeing 59% of early spread tickets, but 64% of early spread cash is on Tennessee. That's due to bets of $110,000 on Titans +6.5 and $100,000 on Titans +6.
"You can’t fault people for taking the Titans,” Caesars assistant director of trading Adam Pullen said. “Yes, they’ve been brutal, they’ve lost six in a row and their quarterback situation is troubling. But [Derrick] Henry is back, and they still have a decent defense. The total is low, around 40, so getting a touchdown or close to it, I don’t disagree with the people taking that number in this type of spot.”
Caesars opened the total at 38.5 and by Tuesday morning got to 40, and the number hasn't moved since. The Over is netting 62% of tickets/57% of money.
UPDATE 6:30 P.M. ET THURSDAY: The big news today is that Titans stud running back Derrick Henry (hip) is not on the injury report. Henry sat out last week's home loss to Dallas.
The winner of this game also claims the AFC South title and the No. 4 seed, while the loser's season is over. Jacksonville opened as a 6.5-point home chalk at PointsBet USA on Sunday night and, within an hour, briefly touched -7, then returned to -6.5. On Tuesday night, the Jags dipped to -6, where the line remains now.
Jacksonville is nabbing 56% of early spread bets/61% of early spread money. And despite being -275 on the moneyline, the Jags are seeing 83% of tickets/95% of money early on in that market.
The total opened at 38.5, climbed to 40 by Tuesday and hasn't moved since. The Over is getting 61% of tickets, while the Under is taking 65% of money.
UPDATE MIDNIGHT ET SUNDAY: Neither of these teams had anything to play for in Week 17, with the AFC South title coming down to this Week 18 clash regardless.
Tennessee seemed poised to run away with the division prior to Week 12, thanks to a 7-1 SU stretch (8-0 ATS). But the Titans (7-9 SU, 8-7-12 ATS) haven't won since, dumping six consecutive games. Ryan Tannehill (ankle) is done for the season, and neither rookie Malik Willis nor newly added Josh Dobbs have been up to the task.
In the Week 17 Thursday nighter, the Titans were hefty 13.5-point home pups and fell just shy of cashing in a 27-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Jacksonville (8-8 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) is a surprise playoff pursuer. The Jags have won four in a row and five of six SU and ATS. In Week 17, Trevor Lawrence and Co. hammered Houston 31-3 laying 3.5 points on the road.
The Jags' upswing began with a 36-22 win as a 3.5-point 'dog at Tennessee. Early action tonight favors Jacksonville.
"We're currently at Jags -7," The SuperBook's Neil Fitzroy said, noting a 1-point rise from the opening line. "Some money showing on the Jags at -6."
The total is stable at 38.5.
In fact, the No. 1 seeds in both the AFC and NFC are still up for grabs. The Chiefs, Bills and Bengals are in the AFC hunt, while the Eagles, Cowboys and 49ers are pursuing the NFC's top slot.
Multiple oddsmakers provide insights on Week 18 NFL odds and action. Check back regularly for updates.
Opening line: Jaguars -6; Over/Under 38.5
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPN)
UPDATE 6:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: Twenty-six hours or so until kickoff, Caesars Sports' NFL Week 18 odds board has Jacksonville a 6.5-point favorite. The Jags opened -7 (-105) Sunday night, saw -7 (-110) a couple times shortly thereafter, but then dipped to -6.5 Monday morning.
Wednesday afternoon, the number went to Jags -6, then Thursday afternoon returned to -6.5, where it remains tonight. Jacksonville is seeing 59% of early spread tickets, but 64% of early spread cash is on Tennessee. That's due to bets of $110,000 on Titans +6.5 and $100,000 on Titans +6.
"You can’t fault people for taking the Titans,” Caesars assistant director of trading Adam Pullen said. “Yes, they’ve been brutal, they’ve lost six in a row and their quarterback situation is troubling. But [Derrick] Henry is back, and they still have a decent defense. The total is low, around 40, so getting a touchdown or close to it, I don’t disagree with the people taking that number in this type of spot.”
Caesars opened the total at 38.5 and by Tuesday morning got to 40, and the number hasn't moved since. The Over is netting 62% of tickets/57% of money.
UPDATE 6:30 P.M. ET THURSDAY: The big news today is that Titans stud running back Derrick Henry (hip) is not on the injury report. Henry sat out last week's home loss to Dallas.
The winner of this game also claims the AFC South title and the No. 4 seed, while the loser's season is over. Jacksonville opened as a 6.5-point home chalk at PointsBet USA on Sunday night and, within an hour, briefly touched -7, then returned to -6.5. On Tuesday night, the Jags dipped to -6, where the line remains now.
Jacksonville is nabbing 56% of early spread bets/61% of early spread money. And despite being -275 on the moneyline, the Jags are seeing 83% of tickets/95% of money early on in that market.
The total opened at 38.5, climbed to 40 by Tuesday and hasn't moved since. The Over is getting 61% of tickets, while the Under is taking 65% of money.
UPDATE MIDNIGHT ET SUNDAY: Neither of these teams had anything to play for in Week 17, with the AFC South title coming down to this Week 18 clash regardless.
Tennessee seemed poised to run away with the division prior to Week 12, thanks to a 7-1 SU stretch (8-0 ATS). But the Titans (7-9 SU, 8-7-12 ATS) haven't won since, dumping six consecutive games. Ryan Tannehill (ankle) is done for the season, and neither rookie Malik Willis nor newly added Josh Dobbs have been up to the task.
In the Week 17 Thursday nighter, the Titans were hefty 13.5-point home pups and fell just shy of cashing in a 27-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Jacksonville (8-8 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) is a surprise playoff pursuer. The Jags have won four in a row and five of six SU and ATS. In Week 17, Trevor Lawrence and Co. hammered Houston 31-3 laying 3.5 points on the road.
The Jags' upswing began with a 36-22 win as a 3.5-point 'dog at Tennessee. Early action tonight favors Jacksonville.
"We're currently at Jags -7," The SuperBook's Neil Fitzroy said, noting a 1-point rise from the opening line. "Some money showing on the Jags at -6."
The total is stable at 38.5.