Sharp or Square - NFL Week 18 Bets: Seahawks-Niners, Panthers-Bucs, Lions-Bears, Ravens-Steelers, Packers-Vikings and more
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
2025 has almost wrapped, and NFL betting expert Chad Millman is joined by professional sports gambler Simon Hunter to discuss the latest NFL spreads. Together the duo provide initial betting picks and predictions for NFL Week 18, after the successful launch of their free SHARP OR SQUARE PRO FOOTBALL PICK 'EM CONTEST at https://sharporsquare.thevolume.com/ where the audience competes for a fabulous grand prize trip to South Florida, courtesy of our sponsor Hard Rock Bet!
Today's betting action starts with two huge Saturday games, as Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers take on Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Bucs. Then in the nightcap, Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks battle Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers. We also hear about a matchup pitting a resting Buffalo Bills team against Brady Cook and the New York Jets, in the finale of the Buffalo stadium.
The Kansas City Chiefs have missed the playoffs, but can they cover against a tanking Las Vegas Raiders team? Will the Green Bay Packers care on the road versus the Minnesota Vikings? Simon and Chad debate Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens against Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Shedeur Sanders and the Cleveland Browns against Joe Burrow and the favored Cincinnati Bengals plus Jared Goff and the Lions in a NFC North showdown vs. Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. And of course we hear about the LA Chargers visiting Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos, and the Miami Dolphins looking to hand MVP frontrunner Drake Maye and the New England Patriots a rare loss. Will our hosts find more winners for our audience? Find out on this week's episode! #Volume
0:03:00 - START
0:08:05 - CAROLINA PANTHERS VS. TAMPA BAY BUCS
0:13:05 - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VS. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
0:18:05 - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS VS. ATLANTA FALCONS
0:22:45 - CLEVELAND BROWNS VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS
0:26:25 - DALLAS COWBOYS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS
0:27:45 - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS VS. HOUSTON TEXANS
0:29:55 - TENNESSEE TITANS VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
0:35:25 - GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. MINNESOTA VIKINGS
0:38:15 - LA CHARGERS VS. DENVER BRONCOS
0:40:45 - KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
0:43:35 - NEW YORK JETS VS. BUFFALO BILLS
0:45:15 - WASHINGTON COMMANDERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
0:47:30 - DETROIT LIONS VS. CHICAGO BEARS
1:05:28 - ARIZONA CARDINALS VS. LA RAMS
1:01:10 - MIAMI DOLPHINS VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1:03:00 - BALTIMORE RAVENS VS. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to Sharper Square, the podcast, presented by Hard RockBat. |
| 0:10.4 | We are part of the volume podcast network. |
| 0:13.2 | This is the show that makes the squares sharper and makes the wise guys pay attention. |
| 0:17.9 | I am Chad Millman. |
| 0:19.0 | I am joined, as always, by my BFF, my companion, my compadre, |
| 0:23.7 | my co-s, professional better. Simon, Antar. Hello, Simon. |
| 0:29.6 | Chad, how we doing? |
| 0:31.3 | Dude, I feel pretty good. I feel alive again. I feel I'm 36 hours removed from my deathbed with COVID. |
| 0:41.9 | I've moved on. We went two and three last week in our five favorite picks. Don't forget, |
| 0:49.0 | those picks, the results, everything, where we are in standings available to everyone to see in the |
| 0:56.2 | Sharper Square contest page for those who showed up. Shout out to the contest player named |
| 1:03.4 | the Big Y, who is currently number one in our contest with 16 total wick. Listen, there it is. |
| 1:11.6 | There, listen, it's lingering, but it's not contagious, okay? |
| 1:16.6 | With 16 total wins, five weeks remaining in the context. |
| 1:20.6 | We won with the Browns and the Seahawks. |
| 1:22.6 | We lost with the Titans, Bills, and Bears. |
| 1:26.6 | Dude, that was one of the best games of the year. |
| 1:27.9 | That might be why I still felt a little bit shitty on Monday because I stayed up for that |
| 1:32.0 | game. |
| 1:35.3 | Simon, I tease this a little bit on Sunday night on the show. |
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