Chris Vasile breaks down his favorite NFL picks against the spread for Week 18, including the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens.

The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers clash Sunday night to determine the AFC North champions. That means there is one more shot to make some money on the game outcome before the postseason. We have betting picks for the early games already and also betting picks for the late afternoon games.

Picking the Ravens over the Steelers is almost too easy. We also like the Seahawks over the 49ers and Bucs over Panthers in critical games.

Cowboys (-3.5) at Giants: The Raiders understood the assignment in their Week 17 Tank Bowl loss against the Giants. This dumbass Giants team did not. The Giants are going to try to win this game too, but so will Dak Prescott, who has a chance to lead the NFL in passing yards.

After two Saturday games and six Sunday games kicking off at 1 p.m. ET, the NFL has seven games in Week 18 kicking off in the late afternoon at 4:25 p.m. ET. Many have playoff implications.

Our NFL Week 18 early picks against the spread start with Saturday's NFC South clash between the Panthers and Buccaneers.

Here in the Picks Department, we’re still trying to get through the 2025 NFL season with winning records overall and in Best Bets. Week 18 figures to make that difficult with its variety of playoff and tanking scenarios. Unless those things turn out to make it easier.

GREEN BAY PACKERS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS (-12.5): With the Packers locked into the No. 7 seed, they’re going to be resting starters. The Vikings are trying to end their season on a five-game winning streak. PICK: Vikings -12.5