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We've made it to the Shabazz Napier Jersey end of the regular season, and now it's time to turn 15 teams still alive for a playoff spot into 12. The Texans will try to lock up their division against the Jaguars in the early slate as the Patriots hope to do the same with the No. 2 seed before the true fireworks begin, with the Ravens trying to stay ahead of the Steelers in the AFC North while the Chiefs hope to earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC and the Vikings and Eagles jockey for the final wild-card spot in the NFC. Once the dust settles, the Titans and Colts will square off for a playoff berth and potentially the AFC South crown should Houston lose earlier in the day. We'll take you game by game to reveal how our experts picked the lines earlier in the week while also sharing our thoughts on survivor pool picks for Week 17 and showing you all the great places you can find talk throughout the week. Let's get to it. Cowboys at GiantsTime:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on fuboTV ( ) Open:Giants -6 Current:Giants -5.5"As a bettor, how can you account for this discrepancy in what a line would be in a serious matchup and what it is with a playoff team resting players? I looked at every matchup where a playoff team closed as six-point underdogs (like the Cowboys could) or worse in Week 17 since the 2000 season, then went through each game to see whether the QB who started the first playoff game played most of the Week 17 game to weed out which teams were taking the game seriously for 60 minutes. That gave us a sample size of 17 games and an ATS record of 7-10 for those 'dogs, but with some mitigating factors." -- R.J. White on what happens when playoff teams rest starters I dove into how teams perform against the spread when they rest players before the playoffs and what the teams that covered in that situation had in common. You can check out that info before locking in your Cowboys-Giants pick along with and my teaser of the week, which includes this game, in my Thursday tips column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson Cassius Winston Jersey John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Cowboys at Giants (-6) Panthers at SaintsTime:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on fuboTV ( ) Open:Saints -7.5 Current:Saints -7"The Panthers had to start Taylor Heinicke at quarterback last week in place of Cam Newton, but he got hurt and now they'll be starting Kyle Allen. My primary responsibility here at CBSSports.com is covering , and I saw Kyle Allen play quite a bit during his college career at both Texas A&M and Houston. Now, I'm fully aware that players often improve when they move from the college level to the NFL, but let's just say that, based on what I've seen from Mr. Allen, I'm not all that optimistic about Carolina's chances on offense in this game. Still, I'm not comfortable taking the Saints against the spread here because I don't think Troy Brown Jr. Jersey they'll find themselves in much trouble in this game, so I'm wary of New Orleans taking its foot off the gas late. The Saints have a bye, so they don't want to rest their key players for two weeks, but I won't be shocked to see a lot of reserves taking the field in the second half." -- Tom Fornelli on why the Under in this game is one of his best betsFornelli is on a 7-2 run in his best bets column and is looking to close out the season with another big week. Find out in his Thursday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Panthers at Saints (-7.5) Jets at PatriotsTime:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on or fuboTV ( ) Open:Patriots -14 Current:Patriots -13.5I'm gue sing if you're still alive in your survivor pool, you've basically used every po sible double-digit favorite this week, including the Patriots. But maybe not: they've been double-digit favorites four times, though the first was on a Thursday against what's turned out to be a strong Colts team and two others were on the road. So it's po sible you still had them in your pocket to throw out against the Bills last week, and that would have paid off. But you also might have decided to go with the Browns with them the biggest favorite they've been in years and almost certainly still available to you. So if you've been playing it smart, maybe the Patriots are sitting there for you in Week 17 ready to use as they lock up the No. 2 seed against a Jets team that probably thinks the coach is on his way out the door after the final whistle.Mike Tierney has broken down the survivor pool strategy for this week, and he has a team that isn't one of the eight teams favored by at least a touchdown that . Find out who over at SportsLine. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Russell Westbrook Jersey Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Jets at Patriots (-13.5) Lions at PackersTime:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on fuboTV ( ) Open:Packers -8 Current:Packers -8"I think this Lions offense is going to put some points up in this game, and Green Bay's a little overvalued with the way the Jets game ended. Detroit will probably lose, but I think this is going to be a close game and Stafford is going to have similar numbers to Aaron Rodgers here. The Lions will fall inside that number." -- Nick Kostos on why the Lions are one of his best bets Kostos is joined by a cavalcade of NFL betting experts each Sunday at noon ET for SportsLine's NFL preview, where the team goes through the NFL slate each week and shares what you have to know before placing your bets. Be sure to join them at noon ET on Sunday over at , your 24/7 home for news, analysis, Fantasy and gambling insight, and more. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson Troy Brown Jersey John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Lions at Packers (-8) Jaguars at TexansTime:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on or fuboTV ( ) Open:Texans -9 Current:Texans -6.5"The Texans lost to the Eagles last week, but in the proce s, Deshaun Watson cemented his status as one of the league's best quarterbacks regardle s of age. So far this season, Watson is completing 68.1 percent of of his pa ses for 3,931 yards, 26 touchdowns, nine picks, and a 104.1 pa ser rating in addition to his 485 rushing yards and four r