Road teams generally are frowned upon when it comes to NFL knockout picks, but this week may provide an exception. Nine of the 13 matchups have the road team favored, so you may have no choice but to back an away squad with Week 12 NFL survivor picks. The Chiefs visit Carolina, and the Lions head to Indianapolis, with both road teams favored by at least a touchdown. Kansas City and Detroit are the two biggest Super Bowl favorites, so, even with the location of their Sunday games, it would be prudent to consider them with Week 12 NFL knockout pools.

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In Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Texans (-7.5, 40.5) despite being more than touchdown home favorites over Tennessee. Houston will enter off a short week, and the Texans are just 2-5 straight-up over their last seven games with a rest disadvantage. Additionally, while this game will take place in Houston, the Space City hasn't been much of a home-field advantage for the Texans in recent meetings. The Titans have won four of the last five road matchups with Houston. Even though the Texans are projected to win in well over 70% of simulations, the model is saving Houston for another week.

Instead, the model is backing a SURPRISING team that wins outright in almost 80% of simulations! Picking this team will put you in the optimal position to win your NFL survivor pool. You NEED to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL survivor picks!

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