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SportsLine expert Jeff Hochman breaks down his top money line parlays for favorites and underdogs for Week 17 of the NFL season
The five highest-ranked conference champions will make the playoff, regardless of whether they are in the Top 25. The Group of 5 teams in contention for a playoff spot include the American conference champion -- either North Texas or Tulane -- as well as James Madison, 11-1 and favored in the Sun Belt championship.
The Bills shot up to 6-point favorites over the Texans this week after Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud was ruled out for their “Thursday Night Football” game with a concussion. “We opened 5½, and once we heard Stroud was out, we bumped it up to 6 ...