The MikesPickz NFL Picks are back again for the 2024-25 season.
As usual, I will make my picks for each game, every week of the NFL season using the point spread from the NY Daily News on Wednesday. After each week, the post will be updated with the results. My full pick record for all seasons can be found on the historical picks page.
The favorite will be marked with the spread in parenthesis next to the team name. For example, Patriots (-6.5). My best bet is the team that I feel is most likely to win and cover the spread this week.
Welcome to Week 18 of the NFL Season! Without further adieu, here are my picks:
Week 18 BYE WEEKS: None
Best Bet: Seahawks (-5.5) – Loss
Week 18 Recap: 8-8-0, 0-1 Best Bet, 1-1 Survivor pool
Saturday Football:
- Browns at Ravens (-17.5)
- The pick: Browns (+17.5) – LOSS
- The pick: Browns (+17.5) – LOSS
- Bengals (-1.5) at Steelers
- The pick: Bengals (-1.5) – WIN
- The pick: Bengals (-1.5) – WIN
Sunday Early Games:
- Bears at Packers (-9.5)
- The pick: Packers (-9.5) – LOSS
- The pick: Packers (-9.5) – LOSS
- Commanders (-4.5) at Cowboys
- The pick: Cowboys (+4.5) – WIN
- The pick: Cowboys (+4.5) – WIN
- Bills (-2.5) at Patriots
- The pick: Bills (-2.5) – LOSS
- The pick: Bills (-2.5) – LOSS
- Panthers at Falcons (7.5)
- The pick: Panthers (+7.5) – WIN
- The pick: Panthers (+7.5) – WIN
- Saints at Bucs (-13.5)
- The pick: Bucs (-13.5) – LOSS
- The pick: Bucs (-13.5) – LOSS
- Texans at Titans (-1.5)
- The pick: Texans (+1.5) – WIN
- The pick: Texans (+1.5) – WIN
- Jaguars at Colts (-5.5)
- The pick: Jaguars (+5.5) – WIN
- The pick: Jaguars (+5.5) – WIN
- Giants at Eagles (-3)
- The pick: Giants (+3) – LOSS
- The pick: Giants (+3) – LOSS
Sunday Late Games:
- Seahawks (-5.5) at Rams
- The pick: Seahawks (-5.5) – BEST BET – LOSS
- The pick: Seahawks (-5.5) – BEST BET – LOSS
- Chiefs at Broncos (-9.5)
- The pick: Chiefs (+9.5) – LOSS
- The pick: Chiefs (+9.5) – LOSS
- 49ers at Cardinals (-4.5)
- The pick: Cardinals (-4.5) – WIN
- The pick: Cardinals (-4.5) – WIN
- Chargers (-5.5) at Raiders
- The pick: Raiders (+5.5) – LOSS
- The pick: Raiders (+5.5) – LOSS
- Dolphins (-1.5) at Jets
- The pick: Jets (+1.5) – WIN
- The pick: Jets (+1.5) – WIN
Sunday Night Football:
- Vikings at Lions (-2.5)
- The pick: Lions (-2.5) – WIN
- The pick: Lions (-2.5) – WIN
Previous Week’s Record: 8-8-0
Regular Season Record: 131-125-0 (51.17%)
Postseason Record: N/A
Best Bet Record: 10-7
Last Season’s Record: 146-106-0 (54.60%)
Click here for my Full Historical Pick Records
King of the Hill aka Lock of the Week aka Survivor Pool Picks:
In this section, I will post my pick for a survivor pool. Once a team is used, I can’t use them again for the rest of the season. The team selected only has to win the game, not cover the spread. Pick One and Pick Two are independent of each other. If I use a team with Pick One, I can use them later with Pick Two.
| Week | Pick One | Pick Two |
| Week 1 | Bengals – loss | Seahawks – win |
| Week 2 | Texans – win | Chargers – win |
| Week 3 | Bucs – loss | Browns – loss |
| Week 4 | Jets – loss | 49ers – win |
| Week 5 | Seahawks – loss | Bears – win |
| Week 6 | Eagles – win | Packers – win |
| Week 7 | Commanders – win | Bills – win |
| Week 8 | Broncos – win | Lions – win |
| Week 9 | Ravens – win | Bengals – win |
| Week 10 | Chargers – win | Eagles – win |
| Week 11 | Dolphins – win | Jets – loss |
| Week 12 | Chiefs – win | Dolphins – win |
| Week 13 | Vikings – win | Commanders – win |
| Week 14 | Saints – win | Bucs – win |
| Week 15 | Cardinals – win | Ravens – win |
| Week 16 | Packers – win | Cardinals – loss |
| Week 17 | Lions – win | Colts – loss |
| Week 18 | Falcons – loss | Broncos -win |
| Total | 13-5 | 14-4 |
