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          • Warren Sharp
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            Warren Sharp
            Special to ESPN.com
            • Licensed professional engineer with 20 years experience
            • Uses advanced metrics to find betting market inefficiencies
            • Specializes in NFL and CFB totals
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          • Preston Johnson
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            Preston Johnson
            ESPN Sports Betting Analyst
            • Professional sports bettor finding advantages in inefficient markets
            • Joined ESPN in 2019
            • MS Sport Psychology, University of Utah
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          Dec 30, 2018, 06:14 PM

          It's Week 17 of the NFL season, and handicappers Warren Sharp and Preston Johnson have you covered with comprehensive betting previews for all of the Sunday games (except the Sunday night game, which will be featured in a separate file).

          Note: All odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Friday morning.

          Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs (-14)

          Total: 52.5
          PickCenter public consensus pick: 68 percent picked Kansas City

          Johnson: Kansas City still has the AFC West title and No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs to play for. The move off of the +14 at open isn't for any reason other than the market -- at least to this point -- thinking 14 is too many points. My projection for this game is Chiefs -12.0, so I agree with the move.

          In Week 13, Oakland played