#week-18-nfl

#week-18-nfl

The sad fact of the matter is that the Red Sox are finding all sorts of different ways to lose baseball games. Last night, those different ways included a Manny Ramirez-esque defensive play by Roman Anthony out in left field. Anthony's arm isn't injured, but clearly something isn't right.

The Brewers have gone 7-1 in games they were favored on the moneyline, winning 87.5% of those games. This season, Milwaukee has been the underdog three times and won one of those games.

The Cardinals have been listed as the moneyline favorite only two times so far this season, and they split the two games. This season, St. Louis has won six out of the 10 games in which it has been the underdog.

The Magic have played 79 games, with 35 wins against the spread. The Timberwolves are 36-43-0 against the spread this season, indicating a competitive betting landscape.

The Royals have won 33.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline, indicating a struggle to capitalize on their favored status.

Our NFL Nation reporters take you inside the locker room with the best thing they heard this week, and analytics writer Seth Walder provides a key stat to know for each matchup. NFL analyst Ben Solak also gives us bold predictions, and NFL analyst Matt Bowen identifies one matchup X factor to watch. Betting analyst Pam Maldonado picks out an intriguing bet in each of the games, and staff writer Kevin Seifert tells us what to know about the officiating.

Look, Nix certainly wasn't perfect Saturday. Yeah, he was 26-for-46 for 279 yards and three touchdown passes. Yeah, he threw the go-ahead touchdown pass with 55 seconds left in regulation. And yeah, he made a couple of really pretty deep throws in overtime that were flagged for pass interference to set up Wil Lutz's game-winning field goal. But there were absolutely stretches of this game where it looked like Nix was a bigger part of the problem than the solution.

The Seattle Seahawks have won Super Bowl LX after entering the season as 60-1 long shots. They'll enter the next season favored to win Super Bowl LXI, but their relatively long odds in that market suggest the field is very wide open. Editor's Picks Seattle is tied with the Los Angeles Rams at +950 to win the NFL's championship in 2027, followed by the Buffalo Bills at +1100, with the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens and AFC champion New England Patriots tied at +1300.

New England was able to get past the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship in difficult weather conditions in the second half to advance to their first Super Bowl since defeating the Los Angeles Rams in the big game following the 2018 season. The Patriots underwent a massive year-over-year turnaround, going from 4-13 in 2024 to 14-3 in 2025, behind first-year head coach Mike Vrabel and second-year QB Drake Maye. The Seahawks held off the Rams in the NFC Championship for their second win in three matchups with Los Angeles and will play in their first Super Bowl since falling to the Patriots after the 2014 season.