Welcome to the Week 17 picks and let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas, but that's only to the people who are reading this on or before Dec. 25. If you're reading this after Christmas, then happy early new year.

According to our projections, the best bet versus the spread in the NFL among Week 17’s 16 matchups is Buccaneers -8 — for more tips, including parlay opportunities, keep reading. Take advantage of our predictions to make your NFL picks this week.

The Post’s Erich Richter makes his picks and predictions for Week 16 of the NFL season. Don’t buy into last week’s Cowboys dismantling of the Panthers that much. Tampa Bay has one of the best running backs in the NFL in Bucky Irving, who looked surprisingly healthy last week.