PFW publisher/editor Hub Arkush and former Bears WR Tom Waddle both went 11-5 against the pointspread in Week 17 among the panelists on the "Pro Football Weekly on TV" show, enabling Arkush to maintain his four-game lead over Waddle in the season-to-date standings. Arkush is an impressive 130-108 picking against the spread this season. All three panelists hit on their lock of the week, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Hampton continues to lead the season-to-date standings on locks with an 11-4-2 record. All three panelists have winning records on their locks for the season to date.
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 |
| HOUSTON -3 vs. Cincinnati |
Houston |
Houston |
Houston |
| NEW ORLEANS -10½ vs. Detroit |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
| N.Y. GIANTS -3 vs. Atlanta |
N.Y. Giants |
N.Y. Giants |
Atlanta |
| Pittsburgh -8½ vs. DENVER |
Denver |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| Tom Waddle | Dan Hampton | Hub Arkush | |
| Lock of the week | New Orleans |
N.Y. Giants |
Pittsburgh |
| Last week vs. spread | 11-5 |
7-9 |
11-5 |
| Season to date vs. spread | 126-112 | 109-129 |
130-108 |
| Last week's locks | 1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| Season-to-date locks | 10-7 |
11-4-2 | 10-6-1 |
