The week between Christmas and New Year’s is traditionally great for mailing it in. I certainly mailed it in during the few days that I had off during the holidays — I barely moved and treated my body like a dumpster by filling it with beer and junk food. But now I’m back at it and ready to take on the bookie for one last time this regular season.
I bet many of you are mailing it in right now. Some of you are probably reading this at work while your unsuspecting boss is also mailing it in and most likely looking at pornography on their computer. With all this mailing it in going on, you shouldn’t be surprised to hear that some NFL teams slack off in the last game of the season, while others put their foot on the gas and finish the season strong.
Here’s some Week 17-specific trends you should be aware of before placing your bets:
Should you be basing bets solely off the trends above? Absolutely not, but different teams have different philosophies for the last game of the season and the numbers above might be helpful to differentiate between who mails it in and who finishes strong.
Be sure to check back next week as the betting primer will continue throughout the playoffs, and as always, KEEP CHASING THAT PAPER!!! And give me a follow on Twitter for more stats like the ones above and below.