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Dan Ippolito

As Casino City's associate editor, Dan produces and edits all of our weekly newsletters, and he writes about the gaming industry for our websites and the GPWA Times Magazine. Dan graduated from Marist College in 2017 with a degree in Communications and a concentration in Sports.

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Casino City's Week 17 NFL Circa Million V 2023 Pro Football Contest Picks

29 Dec 2023

By Dan Ippolito
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day brought gifts and exciting NFL action. As we head into the weekend, many teams can begin to clinch their playoff birth with Week 17 wins, or perhaps with a little help from the opposition in different games. As we inch closer and closer to playoff football, here are our five best bets for this weekend.

Dallas -5 over Detroit
Two weeks ago in Buffalo, the Cowboys got smacked around by the Bills in a 31-10 contest. A week later, the Dolphins snuck away with a 22-20 win over Dallas to pretty much ensure that the Boys won’t be the top seed in the NFC.

Looking ahead to Saturday night, the Cowboys are back at AT&T Stadium where they are a perfect 7-0 thus far and average 39 points per game. QB Dak Prescott clearly loves to play in front of the home fans and the offense is really clicking at Jerry’s World and the Lions defense has been average, at best, this season.

Still with a chance to win the NFC East, the Cowboys would have to win out and need the Eagles to drop one game to have any shot. First things first, the Cowboys need to take care of business on their end and that starts with a convincing win over the Lions to get the team back on track and start playing good football at the most crucial time of the year.

Baltimore -3 over Miami
Not many predicted it, but the Ravens have the best record in all of football and have a shot at clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC this Sunday.

The hottest team in football has rattled off nine wins in its last 10 games. The most impressive being last week’s 33-19 win at San Francisco where the Ravens’ defense made life hell for QB Brock Purdy, forcing him to throw four interceptions and ending his bid for league MVP.

The Ravens now host the 11-4 Dolphins, who have won four out of five, but are battling injuries on the offensive line could be without arguably the best wide receiver in football, Tyreek Hill.

Las Vegas +3.5 over Indianapolis
It seems firing Josh McDaniels has done wonders for the Raiders locker room, which has translated to the performance on the field. Interim head coach Antionio Pierce has the team looking like they love to play for him and the energy is at a season high for Las Vegas.

The Silver and Black have won two in a row, including a shocking 20-14 victory over Kansas City in Arrowhead Stadium on Christmas Day as a 10-point underdog. These back-to-back wins have revived the Raiders’ playoff hopes, but the last two games of the regular season are must win games.

The Colts, on the other hand, had an opportunity to take complete control of the AFC South but dropped last week’s matchup against the Falcons by a score of 29-10. Offensive weapons Michael Pittman Jr. and Zach Moss are both on the injury report for the Colts, which would be a big blow to the offensive productivity.

Tampa Bay -2.5 over New Orleans
A shocking story for this season is the Buccaneers controlling their own fate to win the NFC South. In fact, if the Bucs win this week and the Falcons lose to the Bears, the division title goes to Tampa Bay and the final game of the regular season won’t matter for the division.

After starting 4-7, four straight wins from Tampa Bay have put the Bucs in this fortunate position and three of those wins were one-score games. QB Baker Mayfield has the offense flowing as the team put up at least 29 points in their last three games.

Chris Olave, one of the Saints more reliable pass catchers, is dealing with an injury and could be kept out of Sunday’s game. With over 1,000 receiving yards already on the season, Olave’s absence would surely be felt by the rest of the offense.

Green Bay +2 over Minnesota
The Detroit Lions have already clinched the NFC North but on Sunday night we are getting a massive NFC North rivalry matchup between a pair of 7-8 teams.

The Vikings and Packers are on the outside of the playoff bubble and both need a win to stay alive. The Packers nearly threw away a game they should’ve won with ease as they defeated the then 2-12 Panthers, 33-30, last week.

Minnesota has been in free fall as of late. After starting 6-4 with a lot of promising signs, the Vikings have dropped four out of five to put them in this difficult position. The injury bug has made its way through the entire league it seems and Minnesota may feel a big impact again. With Kirk Cousins already done for the season, receiver Jordan Addison is battling an injury of his own and his status for Sunday night has yet to be determined. What’s more, the team is turning to fourth-string rookie QB Jaren Hall on Sunday, in favor of veteran Nick Mullens, who threw four interceptions last week.

The Packers have Aaron Jones back and the running back looked like his pre-injury self last week as he ran for 127 yards on the ground. If Jones can keep being productive out of the backfield it will take a lot of pressure of the young QB Jordan Love, who can settle in and push this team a little closer to the playoffs.

Week 16 Results: 2-3
Season Record: 31-45-4
 
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