Former Bears WR Tom Waddle and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Hampton both went 9-5 against the spread in Week Nine, tightening the season-to-date race for best record. Waddle moved into a tie with PFW publisher/editor Hub Arkush at 67-57 for the season, with Hampton only four games behind the leaders. All three panelists are above the .500 mark. Hampton and Waddle hit on their lock of the week, and season to date, Hampton leads the way with a 6-2-1 record on locks.
These picks will be posted each Friday. No Thursday games will be included. Pushes are dropped from each panelist's record, except for locks.
| Thursday Las Vegas line | Tom Waddle | Dan Hampton | Hub Arkush |
| Sunday ATLANTA -1 vs. New Orleans |
Atlanta | Atlanta |
New Orleans |
| Jacksonville -3 vs. INDIANAPOLIS |
Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
| KANSAS CITY -3 vs. Denver |
Kansas City |
Kansas City |
Kansas City |
| Pittsburgh -3 vs. CINCINNATI |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| CAROLINA -3 vs. Tennessee |
Carolina | Carolina | Carolina |
| Houston -3 vs. TAMPA BAY |
Houston |
Houston | Houston |
| MIAMI -3½ vs. Washington |
Miami |
Washington | Miami |
| CLEVELAND -3 vs. St. Louis |
St. Louis |
Cleveland |
Cleveland |
| DALLAS -5½ vs. Buffalo |
Buffalo | Buffalo | Buffalo |
| PHILADELPHIA -14 vs. Arizona |
Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Baltimore -6½ vs. SEATTLE |
Seattle |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
| CHICAGO -3 vs. Detroit |
Chicago |
Detroit |
Chicago |
| SAN FRANCISCO -3½ vs. N.Y. Giants |
N.Y. Giants |
N.Y. Giants |
San Francisco |
| Sunday night N.Y. JETS -1½ vs. New England |
N.Y. Jets |
N.Y. Jets |
New England |
| Monday night GREEN BAY -13½ vs. Minnesota |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
| Tom Waddle | Dan Hampton | Hub Arkush | |
| Lock of the week | Houston | Kansas City |
Pittsburgh |
| Last week vs. spread | 9-5 |
9-5 |
7-7 |
| Season to date vs. spread | 67-57 | 63-61 |
67-57 |
| Last week's locks | 1-0 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
| Season-to-date locks | 4-5 |
6-2-1 | 5-4 |