NFL Week 16 Vegas contest picks: Top spread selections from Las Vegas contest expert

The holiday season can be stressful – for many different reasons. One of which is being in contention in a major football contest.

Consider the 10 remaining entries in Circa Survivor with the $18.7M prize attached. Not one of the remaining entries in Circa Survivor has the Ravens, Lions, Broncos, Seahawks, Packers, Colts, Chargers or Rams left to use. Of the bigger favorites on the Week 16 card, only three of the 10 have the Texans available, only three have the 49ers available, just one remaining entry has the Buffalo Bills available as they visit Cleveland as better than 10-point favorites and seven of the 10 still have the Eagles left.

All 10 Survivor contestants made it through Week 15. If anyone survives and advances this week, we then get into the "double-week" that is Christmas, having to select one game from the three on Thursday Dec. 25 and then having to select yet another game from the Sunday slate on Dec. 28. On Christmas Day, the Cowboys are at the Commanders, the Lions visit Minnesota and the Broncos are at the Chiefs. Five of the remaining 10 entries still have the Cowboys available, one person has the Chiefs, all 10 have the Vikings and nine of the 10 have the Commanders. If anyone survives Week 16, the first leg of the Christmas swing – or Week 17A – is going to be very interesting, especially with a ton of money on the line.

Information has come out that a handful of the remaining survivors have revealed what their Week 16 selection will be. The one person left with the Bills has said that will be their play for this week. One person has come out and said they are on the 49ers at Indianapolis. Another entry claims to be taking the Texans and another says they're going with the Eagles on the road at Washington. Finally, this is where it gets tricky. Two of the remaining 10 entries have come out publicly and said they will be using the Saints this week. New Orleans has spiked to as high as a 6.5-point favorite at home against the Jets. Imagine riding with a 4-10 football team who sits in last place in arguably the worst division in football and pushing those chips all in, trying to confidently win nearly $19 million. Yeah, I'll say the holidays can be stressful. My goodness.

So which teams have strong value on the spread for Week 16? ... Join SportsLine right now to see who you should back in Week 16, all from Las Vegas contest expert Brady Kannon!