It was an incredible Week 10 in the NFL, with many of the playoff races starting to take shape as a result. If you were betting on the Favorites just to win this weekend, you saw some success, as they went 10-4 Straight Up. As for Against the Spread, they went 7-6-1.

We had seen higher scoring games in recent weeks, but in Week 10, it was even as Overs went 7-7.

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Expert of the Week: Joe Bartel

Our Expert of the Week is Joe Bartel of Rotowire. If you’re into betting on NFL totals, Bartel has been the one to follow, with a 51% career win rate for NFL Totals. Since being tracked by Pickwatch in 2023, he has been one of the top experts overall at picking totals. In each of the last two seasons, he finished in the top 15 among experts in predicting NFL Totals and is on track for a third.

For the 2025 NFL season, Bartel has been one of the top sports bettors for Totals. His 54.4% on Totals ranks 4th among all experts.

While Totals are his expertise, he’s recently been profitable against the spread, and over the last five, he’s hit on 53.5% on NFL ATS.

Not only is Bartel a profitable sports capper, but he’s also a fantasy football expert for Rotowire. He writes weekly articles covering waiver wire adds and makes appearances on Rotowire’s podcasts covering all of the biggest stories in fantasy football.

Joe Bartel NFL Picks Breakdown

Week 10 Record (Totals): 8-6, 57.1% (2nd Overall)
Overall Record (Totals): 81-68, 54.4% (4th Overall)
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Week 10 Overview

It was a stellar Week 10 for Bartel, who finished No. 2 Overall among experts at predicting NFL Totals with an 8-6 record. He started the week off by predicting the low-scoring matchup on Thursday night between the Raiders and Broncos.

Bartel took the over on some of the higher totals of the weekend, including the Over 49.5 between the Rams and 49ers, and the Over 48.5 between the Patriots and Buccaneers. He went to the other extreme and correctly predicted minimal scoring between the Saints and Panthers, hitting the Under 39.5.

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