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Week 8 is in the books, and we head to Week 9, which is the last before the Tuesday trade deadline. Teams will take this week to figure out exactly where they are in the playoff hunt and then deal accordingly. Before that, we get an all-AFC matchup on Thursday, as the Baltimore Ravens visit the Miami Dolphins. Ahead of that, here is the ClutchPoints 2025 NFL Week 9 picks, predictions, and odds column.
The favorites did very well on Sunday, going 10-2 against the spread. That means the cream is starting to rise to the top here in the 2025 NFL season. It also means Las Vegas will have to be even more careful when it sets spreads, and the favorites face bigger numbers than usual.
This week, we welcome back the six teams that sat out last week, which are the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and Seattle Seahawks. We also say goodbye to just four bye teams here: the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Here in Week 9, we again get a Thursday night game, no international action, eight 1:00 p.m. ET games, just three late-window tilts, a Sunday night affair, and, mercifully, just a single Monday night showdown.
In Week 8, the favorites did incredibly well, so getting cute and trying to thread the needle in some spots or pick outright upsets in others did not go well. Ultimately, we went 7-6 straight up and 5-8 against the spread. This takes us to 71-50 straight up and 58-63 ATS.
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So, let’s get right into the NFL Week 9 picks, predictions, and odds.
Courtesy of DraftKings, here are the NFL odds.
The Dolphins got their second win of the season last weekend, beating down the Falcons, while the Ravens got win No. 2 over the Bears, even without Lamar Jackson. Now that Jackson is back, do the 2-5 Ravens go back to their playoff-contending ways?
We’ve seen the home team take the last three Thursday night games in a row, including the Bengals upsetting the Steelers and the Giants upsetting the Eagles. Can the Dolphins pull off the same feat? Well, those were division games, so being extra-close isn’t a shock. This week, even on the road with a big spread, we’ll take the Ravens.
Pick: Ravens 28-12
The Falcons are arguably the most disappointing team of the year this season, looking good occasionally (mostly at home) and then choking whenever they get a bit of momentum. Whether Michael Penix Jr. plays or not, the Falcons are on the road, so they’ll likely look bad.
For the home team, the Patriots will continue their win streak, as they are the hottest—and opposite the Falcons—...
