NFL favorites came out on top in most games during Week 1, but the heaviest favorite on the board lost in a stunning upset when New England took down Cincinnati. The Bengals were 8.5-point favorites in that game, so that loss eliminated a large chunk of NFL survivor pools. That was welcome news for NFL survivor picks that avoided the upset, and there are eight teams favored by at least six points in the Week 2 NFL odds. Baltimore is an 8.5-point favorite against Las Vegas, the largest spread on the Week 2 NFL schedule by a full point. The Lions are favored by 7.5 over the Buccaneers, and the Cowboys are favored by 6.5 over the Saints.

Before you make your Week 2 NFL survivor pool picks or NFL knockout pool picks, you NEED to see which team proven NFL expert R.J. White is backing.

White is 636-534-34 (+4899) on ATS picks over the last seven years, and he avoided the Bengals in Week 1, going with the Saints instead. He has been even better with his top five picks each week, going 428-327-25 (56.7%) over the last nine years in the Las Vegas ATS contests. While this doesn't involve picking against the spread, applying the strategies he's developed to have long-term success on those picks to survivor pools puts contestants in the best position to outlast the competition this season.

White's advice 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. This was evident last week, as White avoided the huge upset with the Bengals and picked a blowout winner instead with the Saints. 

In Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season, we can tell you White is shying away from the Ravens (-8.5, 41), even though they're the heaviest favorite of the week. Baltimore is coming off a heartbreaking road loss at Kansas City in the NFL Kickoff Game, as its potential game-tying touchdown was overturned following video review. The Ravens are expected to bounce back this week, but White prefers saving them for later in the season. 

Instead, White is backing a home team that looks like it has one of the "best offenses in the league!" Picking this team will put you in the optimal position to win your NFL survivor pool. You NEED to see which team White is backing before locking in your NFL survivor picks!

Which team is the optimal Week 2 NFL survivor pool play? ... Join SportsLine right now to see White's Week 2 NFL survivor pick, all from the expert that avoided the Bengals in Week 1 and is up nearly 50 units on his NFL ATS picks over the last seven years!