Doing a deep dive into the NFL schedule would reveal not one, not two, not three... but six appealing options for Week 13 NFL survivor picks. That's because the six teams coming off a Week 12 bye will all have Sunday home games. Those include the Saints (+2.5) versus the Rams, the Jets (+1.5) versus the Seahawks, the Patriots (+2.5) versus the Colts, and the Bengals (-2.5) versus the Steelers. So, if you're short on perceived quality options for Week 13 NFL knockout picks, then considering one of these half-dozen teams wouldn't be the worst NFL survivor strategy.

Before you make your Week 13 NFL survivor pool picks or NFL knockout pool picks, you NEED to see which team the SportsLine Projection Model is backing.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 22-8 hot streak on top-rated NFL picks this year. Longer term, it is on a 202-136 roll on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season and a 56-29 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model can be used to crush the Survivor Pool format, which calls for picking one team to win each week but never using the same team twice.

In Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Buccaneers (-6, 46.5) despite being nearly touchdown favorites over the Panthers. Carolina has been playing much better lately, winning back-to-back games before losing on a walk-off field goal to the Chiefs on Sunday. Bryce Young has increased his passer rating in each of his last three starts and gets to face a Bucs team that ranks 29th versus the pass and whose only victory over the last six weeks is over a listless Giants squad. The model advises to steer clear of Tampa with Week 13 NFL knockout pools.

Instead, the model is backing a SURPRISING team that wins outright in over 70% 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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