NFL Survivor Pool Picks
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 12: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 11/24/2021
Before we get into the meat and potatoes of this article, I want to first wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. It’s important to pause and give thanks for what’s important in life, and that is your health, the health of your family and all the little things that we take for granted on a daily basis. It’s also important to understand that you should be giving thanks on a daily basis and not just when the calendar tells you to do so. But I digress. Enjoy gathering around and eating delicious food with your family and remember that all day football is the gravy on top, not the main entrée.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 11: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 11/17/2021
I’m starting to believe that momentum is not a real thing, especially in football. Teams who look great one week come out and play terribly the next, and the teams that were blown out come out and look like Super Bowl contenders. We saw a great example of that with the Cardinals and Niners last week, and we were on the wrong side of both contests. The most important thing to remember when handicapping football is that every week is a different beast and it should be treated as such.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 10: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 11/10/2021
Depending on what type of bettor you are – a favorite chaser or one who bets nothing but underdogs – Week 9 was either extremely profitable or a complete and unmitigated disaster. Several huge underdogs lost outright, including the Bills, Cowboys and Rams, and it was just one of those weeks where you have to shake your head, dust it off and try again. Here’s to hoping that Week 10 is a little bit more reasonable in terms of the results.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 9: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 11/3/2021
Let me start by saying that last week was about as bad a week as it gets for me in terms of the NFL. We could count the number of wins we had on one hand and because of that, we feel like we let you guys down and owe you an apology. So, I’m sorry. Let’s stay the course and be better than last week and learn from our mistakes so that we can make the next handful of weeks a very profitable one.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 8: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 10/26/2021
If the theme of Week 7 was “blowout,” what will Week 8 have in store for us? Well, for starters, the slate is more competitive from a game-by-game perspective, and there are only two teams on a bye, which gives us more action to take in. There are some really good games to watch such as the Thursday night game between Arizona and Green Bay and the Sunday night game between Dallas and Minnesota. Hopefully we will have more than one game that is decided by three points or less.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 7: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 10/19/2021
t’s incredible to think that we are nearly halfway through the 2021/22 NFL Season and yet we are so far away from understanding which teams are “legitimately good” and which teams are just pretenders. Don’t get me wrong, preseason favorites like Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Kansas City and Green Bay have played well enough to justify their ability and capability to win the Lombardi Trophy, but the only remaining unbeaten team is the Arizona Cardinals, who, are quite quickly becoming the “best team in the league” according to some.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 6: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 10/13/2021
We are through five weeks of the National Football League. And with that comes time for our yearly reminder at this point every season that teams who are bad are going to continue to be bad, and teams that are good are likely to face a bit of a regression, so don’t be trying to get too cute with your selections. Sure, the underdogs are having a great season for the most part, but that’s strictly against the spread. For the sake of the survivor pool, you need to find the absolute perfect spot to use an underdog to win outright, and those spots are very rare. Stay focused on the task at hand and let’s survive another week.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 5: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 10/6/2021
It was a rather rough week for most teams that should have won, like the Saints and Titans, while teams like the Bucs needed all 60-minutes to come away with the win. And teams like the Rams and Broncos, who were both 3-0 heading into their Week 4 games, lost, leaving the Arizona Cardinals as the lone unbeaten team remaining in the NFL. If you had the Cardinals as the only unbeaten team left after Week 4, congrats, you are the only one in the world with a working crystal ball.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 4: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 9/29/2021
Before Week 3 started, I prayed to the football and gambling gods to let this be an entertaining and profitable week of NFL football. Heck, if it even sucked half as bad as Week 2 did, I would take that because Week 2 was brutal. The football gods delivered, and we were treated to some stellar games like the Ravens/Lions ending, the Chiefs/Chargers power struggle, the Raiders/Dolphins seesaw affair, and the Packers/49ers contest.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 3: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 9/21/2021
There is no need to sugar-coat anything. The nine early games on Sunday stunk. They were extremely boring, and nothing worth noting happened. Thankfully, the four late afternoon games more than made up for it as we saw extremly high-scoring contests, missed field goals and a crazy comeback which resulted in an OT win. The Sunday-nighter capped the day with a thrilling affair between Kansas City and Baltimore, while the Monday Night contest was decent for around 30 minutes. Looking ahead to this week, we should have a much better slate of games throughout the day, and I’m looking forward to settling in for another 12 hours of football.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 2: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 9/15/2021
Week 1 of the National Football League delivered, and I couldn’t be more excited about what’s in store for the rest of the season. We did have some dud games like Philly/Atlanta, but we also had games like the Chiefs/Browns, and Ravens/Raiders that gave us action-packed 60 minutes of football with crazy endings. I gave you the Niners and Rams as my top-two selections for last week’s Survivor Pools, and both teams won. Let’s look to keep the winning roll going and survive another week.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 1: Advice and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 9/7/2021
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the start of the 2021-22 NFL season. Starting on Thursday, there will be football on every week until the beginning of February, and I personally can’t wait for the NFL to get underway. Each year I talk myself into entering as many pools and contests as possible, and each year I come out with a new outlook on what worked well and what didn’t work at all. One of my favorite pools to enter is the survivor pools.
How to Win 2021 NFL Survivor Pool: Advice and Expert Strategy
by Chris Vasile - 9/6/2021
The return of college football this past weekend was tremendous. We were treated to some real electric games and some crazy finishes. If Week 1 of the NFL season is even half as crazy, we are going to be in for one hell of a season. The NFL kicks off its 2021/22 campaign with a Thursday Night showdown between “America’s Team” and the defending Super Bowl Champions. That’s right, it’s the Dallas Cowboys taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Kick-off is set for 8:20pm.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks and Advice: Week 17
by Chris Vasile - 12/29/2020
We have reached the final week of the NFL regular season, and there is still a lot left to play for. Starting at the bottom of the standings, the Jaguars and Jets have secured the Nos. 1 & 2 overall picks, respectively, for next year’s draft, but the remaining teams; Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Carolina, New York Giants, Detroit, and Denver; are all in play – depending on the results – to finish between No. 3 and No. 10.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks and Advice: Week 16
by Chris Vasile - 12/24/2020
I’ve touched on the subject of next year’s NFL Draft a few times over the last couple of weeks as we approach the regular-season finale in just one week’s time. I said how typical it would be of the Jets to go and do the one thing their fan base doesn’t want them to do; and that’s winning a football game and costing themselves a chance at drafting Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence with the first overall draft pick.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks and Advice: Week 15
by Chris Vasile - 12/16/2020
It was a rather straightforward Week 14 for survivor pools, with 13 favorites winning outright. The three underdogs that did win were sexy picks based on the spot they were in. As we inch closer to the end of the regular season, it’s important to understand the motivation of each team and what each team is playing for. Teams at the bottom of the standings may want to play spoiler to a division rival or they may want to take their loss and move closer towards the offseason.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks and Advice: Week 14
by Chris Vasile - 12/9/2020
And then there were none. Week 13 saw the last undefeated team – the Pittsburgh Steelers – fall at home to the only team without a real name – the Washington Football Team. From what I saw, read and talked about prior to the game, there was a ton of love for Washington to be the team to knock off the Steelers. After falling behind 14-0, it seemed like Washington turned it up a notch while the Steelers ran out of gas.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks and Advice: Week 13
by Chris Vasile - 12/3/2020
We are officially at the quarter-poll of the 2019-20 NFL season, and to say it’s been anything short of stellar and unorthodox would be an understatement. Throughout the first 12 games, we’ve seen great plays, hilarious miscues, poor officiating, questionable coaching decisions, questionable decisions regarding COVID and the postponement of games, terrible season-ending injuries and a playoff picture that is no clearer today than it was a few weeks ago.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks and Advice: Week 12
by Chris Vasile - 11/25/2020
Week 11 in the National Football League was a pretty straight-forward one by most accounts. The teams that were supposed to win the games won, and the teams that pulled off the upsets (Dallas, Denver, Tennessee and Los Angeles) were all the better team on the day and rightfully deserved the win. As we enter into Week 12 of the season, teams in the playoff hunt will need to pull out all the tricks in order to win ball games, while teams that are looking forward to next season may try and iron out some kinks or already be mentally checked out.
NFL Survivor Pool Picks and Advice: Week 11
by Chris Vasile - 11/18/2020
Last week I promised you two teams that nobody would use, and both of them delivered as Oakland and Minnesota got the job done. It was smooth sailing for Oakland as they dismantled the Denver Broncos to the tune of 37-12. As for the Vikings, well, it wasn’t pretty, and trusting Kirk Cousins on Monday Night Football was ballsy, but the Bear’s offense showed us why it’s always a good idea to fade them. If you managed to make it through to the next round, congratulations. Your reward for that is a Week 11 slate that is filled with plenty of close spreads and some tight matchups.
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FAQs
What are NFL Survivor Pool Picks
NFL Survivor Pool Picks are selections released by reputable sources, such as Doc's Sports, for the survivor pool that you are in. For over half a century, Doc's has been a leader in the gambling information industry, and utilizing their NFL Survivor Pool Picks can greatly increase your chances of winning your pool. Doc's NFL survivor pool picks will normally be released between Tuesday and Thursday each week of the NFL season and will give a ranked list of the strongest picks for the week.
What are the Basic Rules for NFL Football Survivor Contests?
NFL Football Survivor Pools usually follow this basic format:
1. Team Selection: Each week participants select one NFL team that they believe is most likely to win their game. The catch is, once that team has been used, it cannot be used for the rest of the season.
2. Winning Requirements: To survive and advance each week, your selected team must win. Ties and losses eliminate you from the contest. This is where the strategy comes into play, because if you use the best selections early on, later in the season you're left with less talented squads to choose from.
3. Last Person Standing: Each week the field is reduced until just one participant is remaining. This means successfully picking a winner until you are the last player left.
4. Contest Duration: Leagues usually last the duration of the football season, although some use a playoff format where the top portion of the league continues to play until the last person is standing.
5. Tiebreakers: In the event of a tie among players, tiebreakers such as total points scored or the record of the last team picked can be used to determine a winner.
It's important to note that each league is different and it is vital to understand all of the rules and nuances of your league. For example, some survivor pools use the point spread for the game to determine the winner, while there are other pools where you simply must pick the winner of the game.
What is a Survivor Pool Grid?
A survivor pool grid is a visual representation, usually in the form of a chart, that tracks the competitors and the teams they used each week. It provides transparency for the integrity of the group.
What is the Circa Survivor Pool?
The Circa Survivor Pool is renowned for being one of the largest and most prestigious survivor pools, with a buy-in of $10,000. It attracts significant attention due to its immense prize pool, often reaching millions of dollars. In 2022, a staggering 6,133 participants joined the pool, competing for a prize pool of $6.13 million.
What is the DraftKings Survivor Pool?
DraftKings offers many different Survivor Pools, but two in particular gain wide attention. The first, with a prize pool of $30,000, is incredibly popular because of the free entry fee. The other is a $1 million guarantee, for an entry fee of $100. The free contest only allows you one entry, while the $100 tourney has a cap of 10 entries.
What is an NFL Survivor Loser Pool?
These types of pools, also known as Loser Pools or Reverse Survivor Pools, offer a unique twist on the Survivor Pool concept by forcing the contestant to pick one team that loses every week. Once you pick a team that wins, you are eliminated from the contest. The last person remaining that has picked a loser in each game is declared the winner. Also, some second-chance pools are called "loser pools". If many contestants are eliminated early in the season because of a plethora of upsets, the pool runner might create a second pool called a loser pool.
What is an NFL Confidence Pool?
An NFL Confidence Pool is a popular type of football pool where participants assign confidence points to the predicted straight-up winners of the NFL games for that particular week. The points range from 1 (least confident) to the highest number of games for the week. Participants pick based on their varying levels of certainty to the winners of the week's game. Doc's also offers free NFL confidence pool picks each week throughout the pro football season.
What are NFL Office Pool Picks?
NFL office pool picks are ATS picks for every game for each week of the pro football season. Many office pools ask competitors to pick every game against the spread each week. Doc's Sports offers free NFL office pool picks every week of the pro football season. Some office pools require contestants to pick a certain number of games each week. One popular variation is for players to pick five games each week ATS, which follows the model of many of the top pickem contests in Las Vegas.