Nolan Bianchi, Richard Silva, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 18 of the NFL season.

From building blocks to intriguing stacks and value plays, our DFS guide offers the advice you need for Week 18.

Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)

Week 18 is on our doorstep and there are still loads to figure out as it relates to the overall playoff picture. Division titles are still on the line, as well as important races to determine seeding in both conferences,

Playing at a high level across an impressive 17-year NFL career has allowed Matthew Stafford to accumulate a number of noteworthy stats as he climbs the league's all-time leaderboards.

Panthers legend Luke Kuechly, like he did during his playing days, sniffed out a pick-six right before it happened on MNF.

If the 49ers beat the Seahawks on Saturday to win the NFC West and No. 1 seed, then Seattle will be the No. 5 seed. However if the Seahawks win, then the No. 5 seed will go to the Rams (with a win over the Cardinals on Sunday) or San Francisco (with a Los Angeles loss or tie).

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