A quartet of former Alabama stars are all positioned differently for NFL playoff participation in Week 17. Josh Jacobs and the Packers will be playing in a key NFC matchup against the rival Minnesota Vikings in the most notable game of the week for any of the four guys featured here.

Erich Richter is a brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt but he has a black belt in MMA betting. During the football season he’s showcased massive profits at The Post in the player prop market the last two seasons. While constantly betting long shots, his return on investment is 30.15 percent since 2022.

In the NFL, you can’t score a touchdown if you don’t touch the ball. Puka is on the Mount Rushmore of targets. Over the last seven games, Nacua has been targeted 75 times, catching 57 passes. With a playoff berth on the line, why wouldn’t you feed Nacua 11 times as is typically done? You have to like those odds at even money.

With Bucky Irving amid his most productive month as a pro, Trevor Knapp expects the Bucs' rookie to shine in Sunday's NFC South showdown.

Santa Claus decided NFL fans have been good this year, so he's giving football lovers a stacked schedule for Christmas with games on five days in the penultimate week of the regular season. The Week 17 slate kicks off on Christmas Day with the Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans playing the Baltimore Ravens in the Netflix-exclusive games.

Bijan Robinson is coming off his best outing of the season, and Trevor Knapp expects Atlanta's superstar running back to pick up where he left off against New York.

Below are my nine favorite bets for the upcoming weekend of NFL action, with a same-game parlay to boot. All odds current as of publication time and courtesy of ESPN BET. Maybe I am falling for an unbelievable trap set by the books.