Week 14 NFL Picks: Latest Betting Odds, Vegas Spreads and Projections

The lack of byes in NFL Week 14 leaves bettors with plenty of chances to recoup losses or make serious gains on a playoff push.

With every team in play, bettors can capitalize on both ends of the spectrum for easy gains—from going against the Cleveland Browns to with the New England Patriots—while carefully dancing with everything between based on lines. 

It is worth noting, though, not everything will come as easy this week as in Week 13, where most games played out in predictable fashion. Week 14 features tougher matchups and normally easy bets on the road in tough situations.

To help navigate the loaded slate, here is a look at the full set of odds from Las Vegas.

NFL Week 14 Odds

Matchup	Spread	O/U	Predicted Winner
Oakland at Kansas City (TNF)	KC -3.5	47	OAK 28-27
Pittsburgh at Buffalo	PIT -1.5	47	PIT 27-17
Houston at Indianapolis	IND -4.5	46	IND 24-20
Washington at Philadelphia	WAS -1	47	WAS 26-23
Denver at Tennessee	TEN -1.5	43.5	DEN 23-20
Arizona at Miami	MIA -2.5	43.5	MIA 20-17
Minnesota at Jacksonville	MIN -3	39.5	JAC 20-13
San Diego at Carolina	CAR -3	48	CAR 24-20
Cincinnati at Cleveland	CIN -4	43.5	CIN 28-17
Chicago at Detroit	DET -7.5	43.5	CHI 27-24
N.Y. Jets at San Francisco	SF -1	44	NYJ 17-10
Seattle at Green Bay	SEA -2.5	46.5	GB 23-20
New Orleans at Tampa Bay	E	51.5	TB 30-27
Atlanta at L.A. Rams	ATL -4.5	45	ATL 27-17
Dallas at N.Y. Giants	DAL -2.5	47.5	DAL 23-20
Baltimore at New England (MNF)	NE -9	45	NE 24-14

Odds courtesy of OddsShark.

Pittsburgh (-1.5) at Buffalo

Bettors might want to jump all over this one while it lasts. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won three games in a row going into this encounter with a Buffalo Bills team sporting a loss in its most recent outing. Pittsburgh rests as the road favorite, but one has to wonder why it isn't a larger spread.

After all, Pittsburgh's erratic woes finally seem to be a thing of the past. Ben Roethlisberger is healthy and sitting on 25 touchdowns to eight interceptions while backed by a top-10 defense allowing just 19.7 points per game.

As NFL Research noted, Le'Veon Bell has also entered playoff form:

Buffalo? Now 6-6. A 38-24 blowout at the hands of the Oakland Raiders in Week 13 snapped a two-game streak, though it wasn't the most impressive feat—the Bills only defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals, the latter a shell of its former self at 4-7-1.

Maybe that's being harsh, but the Bills haven't put together a complete game all season. Wins against the mentioned two, Arizona, Tom Brady-less New England, Los Angeles and San Francisco simply don't impress.

The Bills have a versatile quarterback in Tyrod Taylor, but he's going to have a hard time making up for a defense coughing up 116.3 rushing yards per game once Bell gets going.

Prediction: Steelers 27-17

Atlanta (-4.5) at L.A. Rams

Here is another case of the road favorite not having a big enough spread. 

The Los Angeles Rams deserved a reputation as a gritty, competitive team not to be underestimated in any matchup for a few years—but it doesn't apply this season. The team is 4-8 and has won once over its past eight games, taking 49-21 and 26-10 losses its last two times out.

In fact, only one of the team's four wins came at home, too, and while rookie quarterback Jared Goff has looked good at times over his past three games, he still has a 53.7 completion percentage with four touchdowns to three interceptions. He certainly hasn't opened things up for Todd Gurley, who averages 3.2 yards per carry with all of four scores.

Granted, Atlanta enters the game off a loss, but dropping a one-point decision to the 9-3 Kansas City Chiefs isn't the end of the world.

This is still a team with Matt Ryan at the controls, a potential MVP candidate completing 68.6 percent of his passes with 27 touchdowns to seven interceptions. Keep in mind he's backed by a pair of talented rushers, with Devonta Freeman at seven touchdowns and Tevin Coleman at six.

Atlanta will use this strength to its advantage against a Los Angeles defense ranked 21st at 114 rushing yards allowed per game. Controlling the pace and taking advantage of a rookie quarterback in his fourth start seems like a recipe for success, especially at a venue where home-field advantage doesn't seem to matter.

Prediction: Falcons 27-17

Dallas (-2.5) at N.Y. Giants

Many things have come to pass since the New York Giants scored a 20-19 victory against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1. 

Mainly, the Cowboys haven't lost since, ripping off 11 straight wins behind the arm of rookie Dak Prescott, the owner of 2,974 yards and 19 touchdowns to two interceptions. Don't forget fellow rookie Ezekiel Elliott, who has 1,285 rushing yards and 12 scores.

Perhaps most importantly, don't forget an elite defense allowing just 82.3 rushing yards and 19.0 points per game. 

A complete package, Dallas has already easily claimed a playoff berth:

Then there are the Giants. While the team is 8-4, it got exposed big time in a 24-14 Week 13 loss to the Steelers. The Giants had won six in a row prior to the loss, but many could have questioned the streak—other than beating Baltimore, wins against Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and Cleveland didn't look too impressive.

Now bettors know not to trust the Giants, a team that in the Week 1 win took advantage of two sluggish rookies making pro debuts while Eli Manning threw for a trio of scores.

The Giants won't have any such advantage this time around, with the two teams heading in opposite directions. Look for the Cowboys to slip past a tricky foe late. 

Prediction: Cowboys 23-20

Stats courtesy of NFL.com. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus. 

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