Chances are that if you've somehow survived to reach Week 17 NFL knockout pools, you're short on top options to utilize. That's the cost to make it this far, but there could be a sneaky option, and it includes backing a team that was eliminated from playoff contention several weeks ago. The Browns aren't a team you'd normally consider with your Week 17 NFL survivor picks, but they host a Miami team that notoriously struggles in cold weather. Tua Tagovailoa is 0-8 when the temperature is 45 degrees or below, so the weather forecasts could play an important role in NFL eliminator.

Before you make your Week 17 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 17 of the 2024 NFL season on a 28-12 hot streak on top-rated NFL picks this year -- a stunning 70% success rate! Longer term, it is on a 208-140 roll on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season and a 62-33 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 17 of the 2024 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Bengals (-3, 48.5) despite being home favorites and winners of three straight as they'll face the Broncos on Saturday. Denver lost last Thursday to the Chargers, but the Bengals would be much more appealing had the Broncos won, as they would have clinched a playoff berth. But now, Denver still needs a win to get into the postseason, and it has done lots of winning in Cincinnati, going 4-1 over its last five trips to The Queen City. Add in that the Broncos have a rest advantage following that TNF game, and the Bengals are one to steer clear of with Week 17 NFL survivor.

Instead, the model is backing a SURPRISING team that wins outright in over 60% 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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