NFL betting: Use these trends to help with your Week 13 ATS and total picks

There's only six regular-season weeks left in the NFL season, and as always, it's a good idea to study the betting trends as you prep your bets for Week 13. Below we highlight the best and worst betting teams, both against the spread and to the over, and then find us some overlaps that offer betting opportunity.

NFL against the spread betting trends

Best teams ATS

1. Philadelphia Eagles (7-2-2)
2. Dallas Cowboys (8-3)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3)
4. Baltimore Ravens (8-4)
5. Minnesota Vikings (7-4-1)
6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-4)
7. Detroit Lions (7-4)
8. Indianapolis Colts (7-4)
9. Kansas City Chiefs (7-4)
10. Miami Dolphins (7-4)
11. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4)

One of these things is not like the other! 10 of the 11 teams that are covering the spread at a 63% rate or better would be in the playoffs if the season ended today. The one outlier? The Tampa Bay Bucs, who currently sit at 4-7.

Is this a sign that perhaps Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers might sneak into the big dance? Despite their record, they're just one game back of first in the dreadful NFC South. Tampa Bay is +500 to win the division and still have a game against both the Falcons and Saints.

Worst teams ATS

1. Carolina Panthers (1-8-2)
2. New England Patriots (2-9)
3. New Orleans Saints (2-8-1)
4. Atlanta Falcons (3-8)
5. Buffalo Bills (4-8)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (4-7)
7. New York Giants (4-7-1)
8. Cincinnati Bengals (4-6-1)
9. New York Jets (4-6-1)
10. Denver Broncos (4-6-1)

Besides the NFC South division leader that we just discussed, all 10 of these teams are currently out of the playoff picture, and the Panthers, Patriots and Giants in particular all figure to be at the very bottom of the NFL standings by season's end.

Week 13 overlaps

Detroit Lions (-4) at New Orleans Saints — After a disappointing Thanksgiving loss, we'd expect the Lions to come out with a spirited effort here against a Saints team that isn't very good. The Lions are 3-0 ATS as road favorites this year.

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-5.5) — So begins the Buccaneers last stand to win this division, and a matchup against the Carolina Panthers could be just what the doctor ordered. For what it's worth, Tampa Bay is only 2-3 ATS at home this year.