Here's everything you need to know for Week 17 NFL games. Which teams will win, who are the X factors, and which storylines matter most?

NFL fans will be treated to several star-studded showdowns to bet on over the holidays. Week 17 of the 2024 NFL schedule is jam-packed with pivotal matchups, including Packers vs. Vikings, Cowboys vs.

Two NFC North playoff teams will meet again in a heavyweight fight before the playoffs with the Green Bay Packers (11-4) facing the Minnesota Vikings (13-2). Green Bay made sure it clinched its playoff spot in dominating fashion with the first shutout of the NFL season.

AFC East foes square off when the Buffalo Bills (12-3) host the New York Jets (4-11) on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Highmark Stadium. Buffalo is favored by 8.5 points.NFL odds courtesy of BetMGM

SportsLine's advanced model has locked in its Week 17 NFL betting picks and Week 17 NFL football predictions from 10,000 simulations to tell you how to bet NFL games

Santa Claus decided NFL fans have been good this year, so he's giving football lovers a stacked schedule for Christmas with games on five days in the penultimate week of the regular season. The Week 17 slate kicks off on Christmas Day with the Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans playing the Baltimore Ravens in the Netflix-exclusive games.

But almost all the bets in this column will be based on the outputs of models built by me, or occasionally by my colleagues at ESPN Analytics. A less-efficient market. NFL sides and totals are voluminous markets,