The model’s straight-up pick for every Week 17game, ordered most confident to least, for pick’em pools. Our win probability, not a bet.
Updated · Week 17 2026 picks
Our most confident Week 17 pick'em pick is the San Francisco 49ers over the Philadelphia Eagles, straight up at 81% win probability.
The next-safest picks are the Jacksonville Jaguars at 81% and the Buffalo Bills at 79%.
No game this week is a coin flip; every pick clears 55% win probability.
8 of this week's 16 games are 70% or better favorites, straight up.
Ranked by the model’s win probability for the picked side, straight up. Where a market spread is posted, we note our pick’s number against it, informational only.
| # | Pick | Opponent | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs PHI | 81% | STRONG | |
| 2 | vs WAS | 81% | STRONG | |
| 3 | at MIA | 79% | STRONG | |
| 4 | at TEN | 77% | STRONG | |
| 5 | at NYJ | 76% | STRONG | |
| 6 | vs BAL | 72% | STRONG | |
| 7 | at LAC | 72% | STRONG | |
| 8 | at CAR | 70% | STRONG | |
| 9 | at TB | 68% | SOLID | |
| 10 | vs DET | 65% | SOLID | |
| 11 | vs IND | 64% | SOLID | |
| 12 | at NE | 62% | SOLID | |
| 13 | vs NO | 62% | SOLID | |
| 14 | vs HOU | 61% | SOLID | |
| 15 | vs NYG | 61% | SOLID | |
| 16 | vs LV | 59% | SOLID |
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A pick’em pool only cares who wins the game, not by how much, so the right number to rank by is straight-up win probability, which is exactly what the board above does. A team can be a big underdog against the spread and still be the safer straight-up pick.
Public perception and the betting line both lean toward name-brand teams and recent results. Our model weighs six seasons of play-by-play efficiency instead, which is why our straight-up rankings sometimes differ from the spread favorite, especially on divisional and rivalry games where the public overrates a familiar matchup.
Most weeks come down to how you handle the games near 50%, not the easy calls. Treat a coin-flip game as a genuine 50/50 and pick a side you can defend, rather than assuming the model (or anyone else) has a real edge on it.
Playing a confidence pool instead? See our confidence pool picks, with points assigned and expected points shown.
CONFIDENCE POOL PICKS →Picks are the model’s own, straight up. Past results. Not financial advice.