Week 5 of the 2022 NFL schedule features just three games in which team with a winning record will face teams with a losing record. Two of them are Bills vs. Steelers and Chiefs vs. Raiders. The third features an undefeated team, Philadelphia, against one that is winless, Houston. Which games should you target with your NFL survivor pool picks and NFL knockout pool picks? Before you make your Week 5 NFL survivor 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 almost $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 139-103 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.

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 who has followed it is WAY UP!

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 5 of the 2022 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Baltimore Ravens (2-2), even though they are home favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) on Sunday Night Football. Cincinnati is rounding into form and has won its last two, plus it gets extra rest after playing last Thursday. Meanwhile, the Ravens have historically been known for their defense, but that's certainly not the case this year since the team has blown 17-plus point leads in both its losses, each coming at home. The Ravens have the league's last-ranked pass defense, one of the reasons why the model is steering clear of Baltimore in Week 5.

Instead, the model is backing a SHOCKING team that is well-positioned to deliver a Week 5 win! 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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