NFL Predictions Week 14: Final Odds Projections and Fantasy Stars to Watch

Week 14 opened up with the Dallas Cowboys stomping the Chicago Bears on their home soil, but the remainder of the weekend's slate offers plenty of much more watchable contests.

As has been the case during the previous few weekends, Sunday offers a number of matchups with big implications on the playoff hunt, which is tightening up in each conference. Serious Super Bowl contenders will have to make statements in order to keep pace in the race for the postseason, while others will simply be looking to stay on top of their respective divisions.

And with Week 14 marking the unofficial start of the fantasy playoffs for most leagues, the anticipation only grows when it comes to these already enticing showdowns.

Whether you're a fantasy guru, a bright sports bettor or just a pro football aficionado, take a look below for some key information.

Matchup	Spread	Pick ATS	Fantasy Star
New York Giants at Tennessee	Even	Giants	Odell Beckham Jr.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	CIN -3	Bengals	Jeremy Hill
St. Louis at Washington	STL -3	Rams	Tre Mason
Carolina at New Orleans	NO -10.5	Panthers	Drew Brees
New York Jets at Minnesota	MIN -5.5	Jets	Teddy Bridgewater
Baltimore at Miami	MIA -2.5	Ravens	Justin Forsett
Indianapolis at Cleveland	IND -3.5	Colts	Andrew Luck
Tampa Bay at Detroit	DET -10.5	Lions	Calvin Johnson
Houston at Jacksonville	HOU -7	Texans	Arian Foster
Buffalo at Denver	DEN -10	Broncos	Demaryius Thomas
Kansas City at Arizona	Even	Cardinals	Jamaal Charles
Seattle at Philadelphia	Even	Seahawks	Russell Wilson
San Francisco at Oakland	SF -9.5	49ers	Colin Kaepernick
New England at San Diego	NE -3	Patriots	LeGarrette Blount
Atlanta at Green Bay	GB -10.5	Packers	Aaron Rodgers

Game odds courtesy of Odds Shark, last updated December 5.

Fantasy Stars for Week 14

Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Tennessee Titans

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The Tennessee Titans have been making a habit of allowing opposing wideouts to have huge games lately. That's not exactly the position you want to be in with Odell Beckham Jr. coming to town.

The Giants rookie has been a force to be reckoned with since his breakout game against the Colts in early November. He has 38 combined catches in his last five games and has surpassed the 90-yard mark in each of them.

As for the Titans defense? The unit is fresh off allowing 238 yards receiving from Texans wideout DeAndre Hopkins—a speedy playmaking youngster, like Beckham. Tennessee has allowed 22 touchdowns passing on the year, including six from Ryan Fitzpatrick last week alone.

Tennessee's secondary is a mess, and Beckham is torching every defensive back he lines up against. He should be in for more big plays in Week 14.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Atlanta Falcons

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As if he hasn't had enough field days this season, Aaron Rodgers will be in for another huge outing on Monday Night Football.

His Packers—winners of four straight games and eight of their last nine—welcome the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night, which should be another recipe for success for Rodgers and the Green Bay passing attack. Despite leading the NFC South, the 5-7 Falcons rank dead last in the league in passing defense.

Rodgers made a habit of spreading the ball around against the Patriots in Green Bay's most recent outing, which he will continue on Monday, per the team's official Twitter account:

Atlanta will know what's coming but will have no real answer to stop it, as Rodgers rolls toward another lopsided victory to further bolster his MVP case.

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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The Seattle Seahawks are peaking at the right time, and they're set for another huge test Sunday, facing the Philadelphia Eagles on the road. 

That should result in another strong fantasy outing for quarterback Russell Wilson, who hasn't been tearing up the stat sheets but is doing enough through the air and on the ground to make an impact against a lowly Eagles defense. 

Eagles coach Chip Kelly raved about Wilson's decision-making, which allows him to make positive plays on every down, per the Eagles' official Twitter account:

Philadelphia's passing defense is well below par, ranking 26th in the league. That will allow for Wilson to have a better-than-average game through the air, but it's really his legs—not his arm—that make him a fantasy stud.

With at least 70 rushing yards in three of his last four games, Wilson has four rushing touchdowns on the year and finds big gains with his legs out of nothing. Philadelphia will also have to commit extra bodies to stop the run game, which will give Wilson some extra room to throw it downfield.

No matter which way Wilson gets it done on the stat sheet, he'll turn in a huge fantasy day against Philly.