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Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!I'm not sure how it happened, but we've finally reached the end of the regular season. In le s than 72 hours, not only will the regular season be over, but we'll also know who's moving on to the playoffs. If you're a fan of one of the 18 teams that won't be headed to the postseason, don't worry, we're not just going to totally ignore you next week and that's because we'll be talking plenty about offseason coaching changes along with free agency and the draft.One thing we'll also probably be talking about next week is and that's because no one does a better job of staying in the headlines than him. We're on our fifth newsletter of 2022 and I'm pretty sure we've already reached our Brown story quota for the entire year.Speaking of Brown, we'll be looking at his latest antics today, plus, we have some Week 18 picks and best bets, so let's get to the rundown.Also, happy birthday to my sister, Rebekah, who's only birthday wish this year is for the to win a playoff game. Of course, that's been her wish on every birthday for the past 31 years, so I'm not sure this is actually going to help things. Remember, if you're hanging out with family and/or friends this weekend, you should tell them all to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do iswith them. 1. Today's show: Best bets for Week 18The NFL's decision to add another week to the regular Bobby Massie Jersey season means a bonus week of bets bets. For today's podcast, Will Brinson rounded up R.J. White and Pete Prisco for the 18th straight week so they could argue about who's going to win every game being played this weekend, even the ones that don't matter.The three guys spent nearly 60 minutes going over the best bets for every single game in Week 18 and we're going to cover three picks from each person below. Pete Prisco(2-1 last week in picks featured here) (-10) to cover against the (-4.5) to cover against the (+10) to cover against the Will Brinson (2-1 last week in picks featured here) (-5.5) to cover against the (-3.5) to cover against the at UNDER 40 pointsR.J. White (1-2 last week in picks featured here) (+3.5) to cover against the Chiefs at Broncos UNDER 44.5 points (+3) to cover against the The guys also have a parlay they like that pays out at +595.Falcons (+3.5) to cover against the SaintsWashington (-7) to cover against the (-8) to cover against If it hits, that parlay would win $595 on a $100 bet.To hear what the rest of the best bets are for Week 18 -- and there are quite a few -- be sure to click here so you. You can. 2. NFL Week 18 picksThis is the final newsletter of the week, which means I feel morally obligated to cram as many picks as po sible into this space. It's also the first Friday picks newsletter of 2022, so let's hope things get started off on the right foot with everyone hitting on all of their picks.The picks below will be coming from Tyler Sullivan and Jordan Dajani, along with CBS Sports NFL insider . Here's how things are going to work: I'm going to give you one pick Taylor Gabriel Jersey from each guy and then direct you to the rest of their picks. That way, if you like their pick, you'll be able to read the rest of them, but if they pick against your favorite team, you can ignore the rest of their picks and move on.Jonathan Jones: Chargers over Raiders (Los Angeles -160 moneyline).For the .Will Brinson: Falcons 21-17 over Saints (Atlanta covers +3.5).For the .Jordan Dajani: Patriots 24-13 over Dolphins (New England covers -6.5).For the .Tyler Sullivan: Rams 27-21 over 49ers (Los Angeles covers -4.5).For . 3. NFL playoff clinching scenarios heading into Week 18With only three playoff spots still up for grabs as we head into the final week of the season, it might not feel like there's going to be a lot of drama this weekend, but don't be surprised if the opposite is true and that's because 13 of the 16 games have playoff implications for at least one team.Here are some of the key clinching scenarios for the weekend.Titans will clinch the top seed in the AFC with:TEN win over HOUORTEN tie + KC lo s or tieORKC lo s + CIN lo s or tie + NE lo s or tieORKC lo s + CIN lo s or tie + BUF win will clinch the AFC East title with:BUF win over NYJORNE lo sORBUF tie + NE tieRaiders clinch a playoff berth with:LV win over LACORLV tie + IND lo sORIND lo s + PIT lo s or tieChargers clinch a playoff berth with:LAC win over LV or tieColts clinch a playoff berth with:IND win or tie against JAXORLAC lo s + BAL-PIT tieORLAC lo s + PIT lo s + MIA winRavens clinch a playoff berth with:BAL win + LAC lo s + IND lo s + MIA lo s or tie (On a personal note, I don't think this one is going to happen).NFC clinch NFC West title with:ARI win over SEA + LAR lo sRams clinch NFC West title with:LAR win or tie with SFORARI lo s or tieSaints clinch playoff berth with:NO win over ATL + SF lo s49ers clinch playoff berth with:SF Mitchell Trubisky Jersey win or tie with LARORNO lo s or tieRemember, these are only some of the playoff clinching scenarios for this weekend. If you want to check out every single one, . 4. Giants and being sued for saying they play in 'New York'The Giants and Jets have been piling up the lo ses on the field this year and now, someone is trying to hand them another lo s in the court of law. A fan in New York for using the name "New York" even though they don't play in New York. As you may or may not know, both teams play and practice in New Jersey.The lawsuit :Avoid New York taxes even though they cash in on the New York name. "The two teams artificially increased the revenue and value of their franchises by billions of dollars by using the 'New York' and 'NY' brand on their franchises."The name is misleading. "Many NFL fans who attend Giants or Jets games for the first time are unaware that these teams play out-of-state."The misleading names have cost New York billions. "The defendants have intentionally advertised and branded the Giants and Jets falsely, to increase their gro s revenue and value of their franchises at the expense and to the detriment of Plaintiff and the cla s, the State and City of New York, and millions of NFL fans. The ripple effects of Defendants' actions cost Plaintiff, the cla s and the State and City of New York billions of dollars in transportation costs, time, taxes and jobs."It costs New York fans serious time and money to go to a game in New Jersey. "Plaintiff and millions of cla s members have suffered damages by being subjected to expensive and time-consuming transportation from the City and State of New York to East Rutherford, New Jersey on game days to watch the Giants or Jets play, by either driving or ma s transportation."The lawsuit is seeking $2 billion in monetary damages and $4 billion in punitive damages. The entire lawsuit is somewhat fascinating and . I am not a legal scholar, but I have to think there's no way this lawsuit is going to win. The Giants have already responded to the lawsuit, saying that the case has "no merit." 5. Antonio Brown saga takes another wild turnWe've been writing about Antonio Brown all week, so I figured why not just finish the week off with one more Antonio Brown story. Just when you thought the Brown situation Akiem Hicks Jersey couldn't get any crazier, it somehow got crazier over the past 24 hours. Here's what we know:Brown allegedly snuck a female into his hotel room on Saturday. Due to COVID, the NFL currently has a strict rule in place that prohibits visitors to you hotel room, but Brown with a social media influencer named Ava Louise. How this impacts the Buccaneers. Since Brown doesn't play for the team anymore, he can't be punished. However, this still could have an impact on the Buccaneers because Louise claims that she . In a social media post, she to "test your team." finally weighs in on Brown's release. The Buccaneers QB met with the media on Thursday and he completely ducked the question about Brown, who . "I think there's a lot of personal feelings, obviously," Brady said. "I don't think this is really the week to discu s it though."Based on everything that's happened this week, there's a good chance that this story is going to get crazier before things get back to normal. 6. Rapid-fire roundup: designated for return from IRIt's been a busy 24 hours in the NFL and since it's nearly impo sible to keep track of everything that happened, I went ahead and put together a roundup for you.J.J. Watt likely to return in playoffs. The Cardinals pa s-rusher suffered a devastating injury in Week 7 -- he tore his labrum, biceps and rotator cuff -- and at the time, it was a sumed that his season was over, but apparently, that's not the case. Not only has Watt been designated to return from IR, but he's hoping to be back on the field for the first round of the playoffs. calls out Cleveland media member.After a report came out this week alleging that Baker Mayfield might ask for a trade, the QB responded on Thursday ." Mayfield might not end up asking for a trade, but that doesn't mean the Browns are going to keep him. After a down year for the QB, it will be interesting to see if Cleveland decides to keep him around for the 2022 season.John Madden's family to light the torch at Raiders game.With the Raiders getting set to play their biggest regular season game in years on Sunday, the of John Madden to light the Al Davis Memorial torch prior to kickoff. It's a fitting gesture, considering Madden was the first person to light the torch back in 2011.Clinton Portis sentenced to six months in prison. The former NFL running back was given the jail time after being found guilty for the role he played in a nationwide scheme to defraud the NFL's healthcare benefit program. For Anthony Miller Jersey more details on the story, .USFL makes first coaching hires. The league announced four hires on Thursday and two of them have NFL ties. Former Chiefs coach Todd Haley has been tabbed to coach the Tampa Bay Bandits while former Chargers coach Mike Riley will be in charge of the New Jersey Generals. placed on COVID list. The Bears QB was expected to get the start on Sunday, but , it's unlikely he'll play. If Fields is out, that means either or will get the start. Jaguars getting busy with coaching interviews.The Jags already interviewed Todd Bowles this week, and at some point today, they're also going to interview Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, . The Jags are also expected to talk to OC Nathaniel Hackett in an interview that's . Hackett was on the Jags coaching staff from 2015 to 2018 before taking the Green Bay job in 2019. Hackett won't be the only candidate getting interviewed next week as the team also plans to talk with former Texans coach Bill O'Brien, . | ||
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