Jeff Erickson and Scott Pianowski tied for the Week 11 win at 8-5-2 last week, setting up a close race for the overall top spot with Nick Whalen. Whalen is a game up on Erickson, who is a game up on Pianowski.
Pianowski was the only writer to nail his best bet last week. Unanimous picks went 1-1 and majority picks wet 4-9-2.
This week, there is one unanimous pick — the Seahawks -13.5 at Tennessee. The Cardinals +2.5 was the only team to get four votes.
Whalen and Kevin Payne like the Seahawks so much they made them their best bets.
Before making your picks, be sure to consult our NFL injury report and the latest fantasy football news. Also checkout the Weekly Projections to see how this week's matchups shape up.
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| MATCHUP | ERICKSON | PIANOWSKI | WHALEN | PAYNE | PUIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills -6 at Texans | Texans | Texans | Bills | Bills | Bills |
| Jets +13.5 at Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | Jets | Jets | Ravens |
| Steelers +2.5 at Bears | Bears | Steelers | Bears | Steelers | Bears |
| Patriots -8.5 at Bengals | Patriots | Bengals | Patriots | Bengals | Patriots |
| Giants +10.5 at Lions | Lions | Giants | Lions | Giants | Lions |
| Vikings +6.5 at Packers | Vikings | Packers | Vikings | Vikings | Packers |
| Colts +3.5 at Chiefs | Colts | Colts | Colts | Chiefs | Chiefs |
| Seahawks -13.5 at Titans | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks |
| Jaguars -2.5 at Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Jaguars | Cardinals |
| Browns +4 at Raiders | Browns | Raiders | Browns | Raiders | Browns |
| Eagles -3.5 at Cowboys | Eagles | Eagles | Cowboys | Eagles | Cowboys |
| Falcons +1.5 at Saints | Falcons | Saints | Saints | Falcons | Falcons |
| Buccaneers +6.5 at Rams | Rams | Buccaneers | Buccaneers | Rams | Buccaneers |
| Panthers +7 at 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
| Best Bet | Browns | Saints | Seahawks | Seahawks | Lions |
| Last Week Record | 8-5-2 | 8-5-2 | 4-9-2 | 5-8-2 | 4-9-2 |
| 2025 Record | 74-84-6 | 73-85-6 | 75-83-6 | 60-98-6 | 65-93-6 |
| 2025 Best Bet Record | 4-7 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 3-8 | 6-5 |
| 2025 Unanimous Pick Record | 4-10-1 | ||||
| 2025 Majority Pick Record | 56-102-6 | ||||
| 2024 Record | 131-138-3 | 121-148-3 | 127-142-3 | 138-131-3 | N/A |
| 2023 Record | 133-131-8 | 125-139-8 | 129-135-8 | 140-124-8 | N/A |
| 2022 Record | 127-136-8 | 149-114-8 | 124-139-8 | 131-132-8 | N/A |
| 2021 Record | 129-140-3 | 134-135-3 | N/A | 145-124-3 | N/A |
| 2020 Record | 121-127-8 | 128-120-8 | N/A | 115-133-8 | N/A |
| 2019 Record | 126-124-6 | 140-110-6 | N/A | 127-123-6 | N/A |
| 2018 Record | 125-122-9 | 134-113-9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 Record | 117-125-14 | 128-114-14 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 Record | 140-111-5 | 130-121-5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 Record | 134-114-8 | 120-128-8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 Record | 123-128-5 | 140-111-5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 Record | 132-114-10 | 118-128-10 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 Record | 110-140-6 | 125-125-6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 Record | 121-128-7 | 134-115-7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 Record | 129-122-5 | 134-117-5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 Record | 123-130-3 | 132-121-3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 Record | 132-114-10 | 128-118-10 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 Record | 127-120 | 118-129 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 Record | 118-129 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 Record | 121-126 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 Record | 124-124 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 Record | 121-126 | 118-129 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 Record | 113-136 | 123-126 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 Record | 124-113 | 117-120 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 Record | 123-117 | 134-106 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| WRITER | COMMENT |
|---|---|
| Erickson | This is a bet that Myles Garrett vs. the Raiders offensive line will be a bigger factor than Shedeur Sanders vs. general competence. |
| Pianowski | The Falcons should run the ball 63 straight times, but they won't. And with that, Kirk Cousins can lose the game all by himself. |
| Whalen | While Sam Darnold is coming off of a borderline-disaster game, this should be a strong bounceback spot in a much better matchup against the one-win Titans. |
| Payne | The Seahawks have blown out bad teams this year. Tennessee is a bad team. |
| Puig | The Detroit offense usually goes nuts when it plays a poor defense at home, and this game likely qualifies as such. |
The players:
• Jeff Erickson: RotoWire Senior Editor, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016 Staff Picks champ. Writes the Weekly Rankings. Roots for the Bengals.
• Scott Pianowski: Fantasy expert for Yahoo! Sports, and also contributes to RotoWire. 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022 Staff Picks champ. Roots for the Patriots.
• Nick Whalen: RotoWire Senior Media Analyst. Writes Beating the Book. Roots for the Jaguars.
• Kevin Payne: RotoWire Staff Writer, 2021 and 2023 Staff Picks champ. Roots for the Bills.
• Mario Puig: RotoWire Senior Football Writer. Writes the WR vs. CB Matchup Report. Roots for the Packers.
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