Last week’s NFL parlay picks got off to a great start, as the Vikings and Saints put up a ton of points. In fact, the Saints hit the Over all by themselves.
The rest of my NFL parlay didn’t really agree with me. Miami won, but they didn’t cover. Arizona needed to beat a 49ers team that isn’t in the playoffs and couldn’t.
Tennessee had to win in Green Bay and didn’t bother to show up.
Football Parlay Bets A parlay is a wager on multiple games all placed into a single bet. In theory the payout for a 2-team parlay is the same as if you bet one game, collected your winnings plus stake, and then bet the winnings plus stake on a second game. Some online betting sites allow players to bet up to 25-teams in the same parlay, while most allow a lesser amount such as 10-team max or 8-team max. Now I stated “in theory” because when it comes to football parlays the payouts are often less.
Week 17 brings a chance to hit the reset button and get one more set of parlay picks in the green, however. Let’s see which bets I like the most as I break down my favorite parlay picks for NFL week 17.
Incentive is a thing in professional football. It also helps to be pretty good and have a tasty matchup.
Tennessee fell flat in the snow against the Packers last week, but they’ve got the great trifecta I just mentioned. They face a Texans team that has clearly given up, they’re capable of putting up 40+ points, and they need to win to lock up a playoff spot (and possibly a division title).
Derrick Henry should run wild in this spot.
He did drop 212 rushing yards and two scores the last time he faced Houston, after all.
I don’t think the second meeting will be nearly as close.
Another game I doubt will be tough to predict is the week 17 showdown between the Seahawks and 49ers.
San Francisco has remained competitive despite being eliminated from the playoff race, but they don’t have much incentive to stage a pretty big upset.
Seattle is a sizable favorite in a game they have to win for a shot at the top seed (and a first-round bye) in the NFC.
Seahawks can actually still get the 1 seed if both Saints and Green Bay lose — or the 2 seed if one of them lose.
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) December 28, 2020
The Seahawks are also just the far better team, as Russell Wilson and co. should be able to put up points against a Niners defense that couldn’t stop the Cowboys two weeks ago.
The Niners are pesky enough to the point where the spread feels dicey, but I’m otherwise comfortable in going hard at the Seahawks in this spot.
Chicago Bears (+5.5) -105
This is the only bet in my week 17 NFL parlay picks that feels a little risky. However, when speaking of incentive, nobody has more reason to get a win this week than Chicago.
The Bears presently hold the final playoff seed in the NFC after a roller-coaster season, and they know a win gets them into the big dance.
Mitch Trubisky has been playing so well that some think the Bears will retain him going into next year.
Honestly if the #Bears find a way to upset this Packers team next week, I won't argue about Matt Nagy and Mitch Trubisky returning.
— Erik Lambert (@ErikLambert1) December 28, 2020
That’d be a questionable decision, to be sure, but here he is, about to guide the Bears to the playoffs for the second time in three years.
Chicago’s defense is also playing well, and David Montgomery has their rushing attack roaring to life.
Beating the Packers sounds daunting, but things change when your backs are against the wall. I think it’s very possible Chicago stages the much-needed upset, but if they can’t, this should at least be a good game where the Bears threaten the spread.
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- Tennessee Titans (-7.5) -110
- Seattle Seahawks to Win (-260)
- Chicago Bears (+5.5) -105
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I’ll keep things relatively tame for my week 17 NFL parlay picks. Aiming high hasn’t worked out in recent weeks, and there aren’t a ton of NFL upset picks to confidently target.
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You can still go with my favorite week 17 NFL underdog plays (linked below), but for my top NFL parlay this week, I’ll just string together my favorite bets.
Tennessee needs to win to get into the playoffs, and they get the lowly Texans. It’s a total mismatch, and the Titans should leave zero doubt here.
Seattle needs to win for a shot at the #1 seed in the NFC. The 49ers are competitive enough to possibly beat the spread, but I can’t see the Seahawks blowing this opportunity.
If you must go wild, then change this bet to include the Bears as a straight-up winner (+200). In the name of producing a winner this week, I’ll keep things restricted and just target a palatable 5.5-point spread.
Chicago needs to win just to sneak into the playoffs, and I think at the very worst, they give the Packers a good fight.
This week 17 NFL parlay brings back $416.08 for every $100 risked at Bovada. None of these wagers individually return plus money, so you’re getting a considerable boost by just combining them in a parlay.
If you want to place some other bets, get some extra week 17 NFL betting advice via the links below.