Over/unders for the New England Patriots 2018 season, including total wins, Tom Brady passing stats, Sony Michel yards. Jan 14, 2018 New England Patriots. Not only did the Patriots open the season as favorites to win the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season, but their preseason win total of 11 means they are the only franchise since 2016 to have a preseason win total of 11 or more, a feat which they have accomplished in each of the past two seasons (12.5 in 2017).

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The NFL Divisional round is in the books, so For The Win’s Charles Curtis and Steven Ruiz are back with another slate of NFL picks. All odds courtesy of Bovada…

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Steven: 3-5 (120-117-11, postseason: 7-9)
Charles: 3-5 (104-127-11, postseason: 7-9)

Steven: Underdogs have dominated in these playoffs, and — SPOILER ALERT! — I think that trend continues.

Charles: Betting against Nick Foles and Blake Bortles turned out to be the wrong call. What a crazy weekend!

Jaguars at Patriots (-9) (O/U: 46)

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Steven: I understand not wanting to bet on Blake Bortles going up against a Bill Belichick team. It’s almost blasphemous to do so. But, I’m going to make an exception here because Jacksonville is a terrible matchup for New England. That defense is going to give Tom Brady problems, and Leonard Fournette should have a big day whether the Patriots load up the box or not. New England wins a close one. I’ll say 23-17.

Charles: If the Jags can put up 45 points — 45 POINTS — against the Steelers, who have a better defense than the Patriots, then can they repeat that again? The X-factor here, naturally, is Bill Belichick. He’ll find a way to keep Leonard Fournette relatively grounded and to force Bortles into throwing a ton. It’s the flip side that should have Belichick concerned: Can his team’s offense find a way against the stout Jacksonville secondary? Ultimately, I think the Pats emerge with a win, but I suspect it’s closer than nine, something like a 24-20 victory, which means I’ll take the under as well.

Vikings at Eagles (+3.5) (O/U: 39)

Steven: Let’s get this out of the way: I’m hitting the under hard. Both of these defenses are equipped to take out the opposing offense. As for the pick, I still think we’re selling the Eagles short here. I picked them last week based on that defensive line and I’ll take them again this week. Philly not only covers but wins straight-up in a 10-9 slugfest.

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Charles: Ugh, Vegas delivered the perfect spread here. Bookmakers just dared you to back Nick Foles and bet against the Vikings’ stifling defense completely dismantling the Eagles’ offense. They’re also wondering if you can stomach the Vikes winning by more than a field goal with Case Keenum on the road facing Philly’s uber-tough pass rush. After going back and forth a bunch, I landed on the simplest explanation: The Vikings defense keeps Jay Ajayi from breaking out and the secondary picks off Foles three times. Minnesota 21, Philadelphia 10.