The holiday week, which coincides with a family birthday, has taken its toll on the availability of time this week, so we’ll get the standings updated later. Suffice it to say that betting is a foolish activity and we’ll never be doing it for a living.

Here are our bets for week 16:

Andy:

$1,000 – Dallas (-7, -10) vs Tampa – The Bucs are terrible. And I stacked Prescott, Elliott and Cooper in a DFS tournament I’m in. I’m no Cowboys fan, but … go Dallas.

$1,000 – Green Bay (-3, even) at NY Jets — This game started as a pick ’em. Really? As much as Green Bay has been bad, the Packers are better than the Jets. … I think. Right?

$1,000 – Houston (+2.5, -110) at Philadelphia — I probably should be going the reverse psychology route here, especially after the Ravens win and the Titans near-loss. But the Texans need this to keep in the two seed. I think they knock the Eagles out of the playoff race.

$400 – Cincinnati (+235) at Cleveland — I am squarely on the Cleveland bandwagon. Definitely heading in the right direction. But teams like that slip up sometimes. This in-state rivalry would be a perfect time for that … besides, we need to stop Mayfield, Chubb and the Cleveland defense to win a fantasy league.

Tony: 

$2,000 – LA Chargers (-4, -105) over Baltimore – The line opened at 6, and has moved in Baltimore’s favor, despite the fact that the Chargers are at home (which isn’t a great stadium advantage, but at least they didn’t really have to travel) and they’re fighting for the top seed in the AFC.

$2,000 – Chicago (-4.5, -110) over San Francisco – Yes, the Bears are on the road–and they’ve already locked up the division–but they’re still playing for a bye, and they’re just better than San Francisco, with as many 49ers hurt as there are.

$1,000 – Jacksonville at Miami: Under 38.5 – Normally a number this low screams “Take the over!” Not with these two teams playing.

$1,000 – New York Jets (+130 moneyline) over Green Bay – It’s not a sexy pick, but if I have a chance to add some fictional cash to my fictional pants pockets, especially at the expense of the Packers, I’ll take it. The Packers season is over–they might even rest Aaron Rodgers if things start to look bad–and they’re new to playing with nothing on the line (this season), whereas the Jets are used to it.  Add in the Packers travel, and they might just mail one in.