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NFL Lines: Philadelphia vs. Washington Pick & Football Betting Preview

Looking for Week 16 NFL Picks?

NFL football betting action sees the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Washington Redskins Saturday December 20th at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Cappers Picks provides free NFL football handicapping tips all season long.

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Cappers NFL Picks: Week 15 Pro Football Power Rankings

Where Each Team Stands Heading Into Week 16

Another insane weekend of NFL football is in the books – what a strange set of games it was! Two teams clinched their divisions, a previously untouchable team looked simply average on the road and the defending champs have officially arrived as the team to beat in the NFC.

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NFL Week 16 Free Football Parlay Picks

NFL Week 16 Free NFL Parlay Picks

The NFL regular season continues to wind down, but the battle for the remaining eight spots for this year’s playoffs remains in full gear. This weekend’s games should go a long way towards filling-in a few of the missing pieces with the rest of the postseason puzzle coming together in the final week of the year.

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Handicapping NFL

Week 16 NFL Point Spreads: Betting Tips & Expert Free Week 16 Picks

Expert NFL Cappers – Week 16 Projections

What a week it was in the NFL. The Packers lost, the Bears imploded and two teams clinched their respective divisions. Some bad teams were afforded the opportunity to hang around – heck even the Jaguars covered the spread last week!

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NCAA Football

Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Bowl Game Betting Preview

Bowl Season Betting? – AP Top 25

The Week 16 AP poll saw the voters factor in conference championship results, which led to some wild and wacky shifts from what we saw a week ago.

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NCAA Football

Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 2 Betting Preview

Week 2 AP Top 25

The Week 2 AP Top 25 college football poll was released on Tuesday. This is the first update to the rankings since the preseason poll, and some big wins and one notable injury have led to a fair number of movement in the rankings.

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Cappers Picks NFL Power Rankings – Week 16 – December 17th 2013

Dave B’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 16

NFL Power Rankings – Where Every Team Sits After Week 15

Week 15 of the NFL season is done and although it didn’t quite provide the drama of Week 14 (except for the end of Monday night’s game) there were still some interesting stories that emerged. How about five of the top six playoff seeds in the NFL losing?

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NCAA Football

Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 16 Betting Preview

Week 16 AP Top 25

The Week 16 AP top 25 college football rankings were released on Sunday. Plenty of movement after a week with multiple top matchups spread out across the title games.

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Auburn was the big winner this week, moving up a spot to No. 2 and earning themselves a spot in the title game against Florida State. Michigan State also moved up from No. 10 to No. 4 and into the Rose Bowl with their big win.

Ohio State’s 24-0 run under head coach Urban Meyer came to an end and at the worst possible time, as the team was dropped from the No. 2 spot in the final week of play before the title game. However, the team did remain in the BCS picture and will get to play in a good bowl game.

Oklahoma State dropped out of the top 10 with a loss to instate rival Oklahoma, and the loss knocked them out of the BCS picture as well.

Let’s take a look at the top 10 teams and take an early look at their chances in their next games.

1. Florida State Seminoles (13-0, previous: 1)

Florida State continued their demolition of all comers, beating up on a good Duke team 45-7 to win the ACC title game. Next up is the national championship game where they’ll be charged with stopping Auburn’s stellar rushing offense. The Seminoles ranked second in the nation in scoring offense and first in scoring defense this season and are installed as 9.5-point favorites in the title game.

2. Auburn Tigers (12-1, previous: 3)

Auburn ran right over Missouri to the tune of an SEC title game record 545 rushing yards in a 59-42 win to claim the SEC title. Some voters were so impressed with the Tigers’ performance that they put Auburn atop their ballots, with the team earning four first place votes.

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3. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1, previous: 4)

Alabama had a week to stew over their loss to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, and moving up a spot in the AP poll will certainly not serve as consolation. The team surely has some frustration to get out and they’ll get a chance to do it in the Sugar Bowl when they take on Oklahoma as 15-point favorites.

4. Michigan State (12-1, previous: 10)

Michigan State’s defense looked as impressive as ever with the exception of a stumble in the middle of their game with Ohio State, but they did enough to come away with a 34-24 win and the Big Ten title. They’ll take on Stanford as 4-point underdogs in the Rose Bowl.

5. Stanford Cardinal (11-2, previous: 7)

Stanford is the highest ranked of the two-loss teams, moving up two spots to No. 5 after winning the Pac-12 title with a 38-14 win over Arizona State. They’ll face off with one of the few defenses that can match their own in the Rose Bowl.
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6. Baylor Bears (11-1, previous: 9)

Baylor beat Texas to win the Big 12 on Saturday but drew probably the weakest opponent of the BCS field, but Central Florida is better than many give them credit for. The Bears are installed as 16.5-point favorites in the game.

7. Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1, previous: 2)

The Buckeyes couldn’t make it 25 in a row in the Big Ten title game and so they’ll be relegated to the Orange Bowl where they’ll play Clemson, but don’t sleep on a good Tigers team against a Buckeyes squad in for a letdown after tasting a spot in the national title game. Ohio State is a 2.5-point favorite in the game.

8. South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2, previous: 8)

South Carolina quietly had a very impressive season, but two road losses knocked them out of national title contention. They’ll play Wisconsin as 2.5-point underdogs in their bowl game.

9. Missouri Tigers (11-2, previous: 5)

Missouri couldn’t close the deal in the SEC title game and so they’ll be forced to face off with another team that dropped on Championship Weekend, facing Oklahoma State as 1.5-point favorites in their bowl game.

10. Oregon Ducks (10-2, previous: 12)

Oregon had national title aspirations at the start of the year, but a two-loss season put an end to those dreams, and now the Ducks will take on the Texas Longhorns as 13-point favorites.

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Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos FREE NFL Preview & Betting Pick

Browns vs Broncos Betting / Handicapping

San Francisco’s victory in New England last Sunday night had every Broncos fan smiling, because if Denver can take care of business by beating Cleveland and Kansas City (both at home) over the next two weeks, the Broncs will get a bye in the field round of the playoffs.

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New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville Jaguars FREE NFL Preview & Betting Pick

Patriots vs Jaguars Betting / Handicapping

So little has gone right for the Jacksonville Jaguars over the last few years that it seems almost unfair that they will have to face New England the week AFTER the Patriots were taken down on prime time by the 49ers.

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Oakland Raiders vs. Carolina Panthers FREE NFL Preview & Betting Pick

Raiders vs Panthers Betting / Handicapping

The Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers both will be feeling pretty good about themselves as they continue to play out the string and meet this Sunday in Charlotte.

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Minnesota Vikings vs. Houston Texans FREE NFL Preview & Betting Pick

Vikings vs Texans Betting / Handicapping

There will be conflicting priorities on the Vikings bench this Sunday when they seek to keep their playoff chances alive at Houston.

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St. Louis Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers FREE NFL Preview & Betting Pick

Rams vs Buccaneers Betting / Handicapping

Like two octogenerians on a park bench trying to one-up each other with stories about their health problems, the Rams and Bucs will battle on Sunday in Florida, with the only thing riding on the outcome the possibility of the winning team actually finishing .500 (or in St. Louis’s case, possibly a hair above) this season.

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Cappers Picks NFL Power Rankings – Week 16 – Dec 18th

Dave B’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 16

Week 15 is in the books – it was characterized by another slate of totally shocking results, underwhelming performances from previously highly ranked teams and by amazing shutout performances from some of the other elite teams in the Wild World of the NFL. The Week 16 Power Rankings certainly reflects the fluidity of the ever-changing league with just two weeks to go.

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NFL Game Capsules – Week 16

NFL Game Summaries – Week 16 Capsule Matchups

Week 16 in the NFL is in the books. The Weisguy takes over for Matt and offers up these recaps for your NFL viewing pleasure.

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Fantasy Football

Week 16 Studs and Duds

Week 16 Studs and Duds

Each week, the CappersPicks.com fantasy football guru Dave B brings you players you need to be paying attention to – Remember – fantasy football championships are often won by those who live eat and breath fantasy football.

After all of the weekly games are finished be sure to check our waiver wire column, cheatsheets, a who’s hot, and who’s not report plus more in our fantasy football guide.