The Philadelphia Eagles have the NFL's best record at 13-2 and, but the Vegas bookmakers have them as home underdogs against an uninspired 8-7 Dallas Cowboys team that was eliminated from playoff contention in a blundering loss to the Seahawks last weekend.
From a pick'em perspective, this regular season finale contains one big unknown in addition to the regular unknowns accompanying every week in the NFL: Which teams are playing to win, and which are not?
Jason Logan of Covers.com explains how Vegas feels about the coming weekend of anarchy:
The books like mystery about as much as Steelers fans like James Harrison right about now, and most shops will drop their bet limits to protect against the pure lunacy that is the final Sunday of the regular season.