The Houston Texans and Chicago Bears are the first two teams eliminated from playoff contention, which has us pondering the teams that present good value to make the playoffs. Here are our top NFL value picks to make the playoffs entering Week 14's action.
While no team has officially clinched a playoff spot yet, five teams (the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, and Minnesota Vikings) had greater than a 99% chance of doing so, per FiveThirtyEight's NFL predictions. Minnesota can become the first team to cli nch its division (and a subsequent playoff berth) this week, just needing a win over Detroit. But with five weeks left in the regular season, which teams further down the odds list could cash better paydays for bettors who think they have a playoff run in them?
Here are our top NFL value picks to make the playoffs (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook).
NFL Value Picks to Make the Playoffs
- Washington Commanders (-144 via FanDuel)
- Los Angeles Chargers (+140 via DraftKings)
- Las Vegas Raiders (+760 via FanDuel)
NFL Value Pick Predictions to Make the Playoffs
The Washington Commanders are our chalkiest pick to make the playoffs, as they are in the eighth spot in the NFC entering this week. After a bye this week, their next game is a home game against a New York Giants team that will likely enter with the same record as them (7-5-1) if they lose to Philadelphia this week. Considering Washingto n was favored in Metlife Stadium last week, one would figure the team would be roughly a field-goal favorite in that rematch. A win would boost its playoff odds considerably, knowing it would have the head-to-head tiebreak over New York.