Betting on the home favorite may be a popular NFL Survivor strategy for Week 1. However, last year in Week 1, the Chiefs lost to the Lions and the Vikings lost to the Buccaneers despite both Kansas City and Minnesota having more than a field goal advantage at home. Given that the Bills beat the Cardinals by six points, Buffalo appears to be the Week 1 NFL Survivor Pool Pick of choice, but the Bills are no guarantee that your Week 1 NFL Knockout Pool Pick will advance to Week 2.
The opening week of NFL Eliminator Pool picks is always the toughest week, even though all teams are eligible. No one wants their NFL Survivor Pool picks to fail in Week 1, so seeking NFL Survivor advice for Week 1 can help alleviate that uncertainty. Before you lock in your 2024 NFL Survivor picks, be sure to check out NFL Survivor strategy from Las Vegas NFL expert RJ White.
White has been SportsLine's No. 1 NFL Against the Spread expert for the past seven years and has posted 636 wins, 534 losses and 34 ties on his SportsLine predictions, generating over 48 units of profit since 2017. He also has a 56.7% hit rate on his Vegas contest predictions over the past nine seasons and has two money wins, including finishing 18th out of 2,748 entries in 2017.
Now, White has his eye on the 2024 NFL schedule and has finalized his top picks and alternative strategies for his season-long NFL Survivor Pool, which you can see exclusively at SportsLine.
Top picks and strategies for 2024 NFL Survivor
Part of White's 2024 NFL survival strategy is not to pick the Cincinnati Bengals, who he considers the consensus play, in Week 1. With a 4-13 record last year, it's easy to overlook just how good the Patriots defense was. They were one of just two teams to rank in the top 12 against both the run and pass and ranked sixth in both third-down defense and red-zone defense. This is despite first-round draft pick Christian Gonzalez and All-Pro returner/CB Marcus Jones playing in just six games combined.
Meanwhile, the Bengals have tended to start slowly. Joe Burrow is 1-3 with 4 touchdowns, 6 turnovers and 17 sacks in Week 1 games. Cincinnati may also need to adjust to not having RB Joe Mixon and WR Tyler Boyd on the team. Their replacements are mostly unproven players. Using Cincinnati in your Week 1 NFL Knockout Picks is too risky, so don't get too carried away with the Bengals being the heavy favorites. Check out the rest of White's NFL Survivor Contest Picks here every week.
How to make Survivor Pool NFL picks for the 2024 NFL season
White is taking a bit more of a risk by playing a “lower team” in Week 1. This team isn't on the radar of many Survivor players, so it could give backers a big boost. This choice could be the difference between winning the Survivor pool or going home empty-handed. Only time will tell who wins.
So which NFL Survivors should you pick heading into the 2024 NFL season? And which Week 1 picks will set you apart from the rest? Visit SportsLine now to find out the answers by looking at the best picks for the NFL Survivor pool, plus advice from experts deep in one of the most prestigious betting tournaments.
