NFL survivor pool rules require you to pick one team to win each week, but you can only use a team once per season. However, devising a winning 2024 NFL survivor strategy is more sophisticated. Play too aggressively and you’ll be left with only mediocre or poor options for NFL survivor picks by the middle of the season. Play too cute and you’ll be eliminated. The 2024 NFL schedule will be an 18-week grind and Week 1 will give us three contests between postseason teams, including a rematch of Lions vs. Rams after Detroit narrowly escaped with a 24-23 win in the first round last season.
Burning either of those playoff contenders in NFL survivor 2024 may not be wise, but who should you target as you make your Week 1 NFL survivor pick? Before locking in any 2024 NFL survivor picks, be sure to check out the NFL survivor strategy from Vegas NFL expert R.J. White.
White has been SportsLine’s No. 1 NFL against-the-spread expert over the last seven years, going 636-534-34 against the spread to put him up more than 48 units on those picks at SportsLine since 2017. He has also delivered a 56.7% hit rate on his Vegas contest picks over the last nine seasons and has two finishes in the money, including finishing 18th out of 2,748 entries back in 2017.
Now, White has turned his attention to the 2024 NFL schedule and locked in his top NFL survivor pool picks and alternative strategy for the entire season. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top 2024 NFL survivor picks and strategy
One part of White’s 2024 NFL survivor strategy: He is not choosing the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1, whom he considers the consensus play. Cincinnati opens its season at home against the New England Patriots, whose over/under for regular-season wins (4.5) is the lowest of any team in the NFL.
However, the Bengals are dealing with offseason turmoil, with Ja’Marr Chase gunning for a new contract. Jerod Mayo takes over for Bill Belichick in New England and the former Patriots linebacker and longtime assistant will undoubtedly be eager to kick off his head coaching career with an unexpected victory. That’s part of the reason why White is predicting a closer-than-expected contest and avoiding the Bengals in Week 1. See the rest of White’s NFL survivor contest picks right here for every week.
How to make survivor pool NFL picks for the 2024 NFL season
White is taking a little more risk in Week 1 “by playing a lower-tier team.” This team will not be on many survivor players’ radar, potentially giving its backers a huge boost. This pick could be the difference between winning your survivor pool or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.
So which NFL survivor picks should you make for the 2024 NFL season, and which Week 1 pick could separate you from the pack? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL survivor pool picks and advice from an expert who has gone deep in one of the most prestigious betting tournaments, and find out.
