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NFL Week 13 picks against the spread

By Nick Villano

TEMPE, AZ - MAY 23: The NFL logo during the Arizona Cardinals OTA on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ - MAY 23: The NFL logo during the Arizona Cardinals OTA on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks (-9.5)

Remember when Nick Mullins decided he was going to be an awesome quarterback for that one week? Yeah, that was fun. The 49ers are such a mess, they left their star linebacker Reuben Foster in Tampa as he sat in a jail cell while his team lost to the Bucs. Now he’s on the Redskins for some crazy reason. Either way, things in San Francisco aren’t so great.

Things in Seattle are actually pretty good. The Washington Redskins are technically ahead of them, but can you trust this team led by Colt McCoy? Hey, they got Reuben Foster coming to fix their issues (that move is insane by the way, but that’s not why we’re here). The Seahawks have played a difficult schedule so far, but they have the Cardinals once and 49ers twice down the stretch.

This is a lot of points, but this is a 49ers team that is not only bad, but in turmoil. The Seahawks can take a playoff spot with a win. Plus, they are home. We know how much different it is to play in CenturyLink Field. This will be an easy win for Pete Carroll’s squad.

Seattle 31, San Francisco 18

Minnesota Vikings @ New England Patriots (-5)

The New England Patriots are the most frustrating team to bet on or against all season. Their effort has been inconsistent and the game plan has been even worse. It feels like Bill Belichick wants to change the narrative about his coaching tree, because he lost to Matt Patricia and Mike Vrabel who both have major ties to the Patriots. The Vikings don’t have a tie to Belichick like that, so he should go pedal to the metal against them.

The Vikings are coming off their biggest win of the season. They soundly beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. It seems like the Vikings changed a lot of what wasn’t working, and focused on the things that were working.

The Patriots have everything to play for, as do the Vikings. They are both fighting for seeding, while the Vikings try to hold on to their playoff spot. This should be a good game, but I see the Patriots winning by a touchdown at the end.

New England 37, Minnesota 30