Days before the holiday season heats up for the playoffs, the NFL leads the proverbial dog. The trade deadline was last Tuesday and it was very active. The Jaguars were a busy team, but the Vikings made the most important move when they traded Carson Wentz for Kirk Cousins after he suffered a concussion. Monday night football.
If you were alive in your survivor pool going into week 9, you will probably continue to week 10. There have been very few upsets, the Packers over the Patriots being the only upset. I took the bears and it worked out for me, although the bucks had some trouble.
In the 10th week, I returned ahead of the Commander-in-Chief. Thursday night football. Survivor involves picking one team each week to win. If they beat you, if they lose you’re out in most cases. I’m in a single tank with four inlets, but it’s also a double drain tank. I’m at an entrance with a sign on it, but I keep riding along.
Check out the safest picks, best prices, and then trap picks below. I’ll post my own picks at the end. I’ll update on Sunday after I’ve locked in my three picks for the weekend.
I have included odds for favorites in each game FanDuel.
Jaguars (-10.5) over the Titans
Rams (-9.5) over Cardinals
Bills (-8) over Jet
These are three favorites that are beyond the reach of exploration. At the beginning of the year, it’s best to avoid divisional games, especially divisional road games. But now that we’re past the halfway point, you can’t be as picky. You’ll want to save some of these groups, but if your pool is glowing, these are all good choices.
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Rams (-9.5) over Cardinals
LA will be a popular choice for those who haven’t already used it this week. Their biggest remaining chances after this week are against the Packers in Week 12 and at home against the Cowboys in Week 15. Given how much of a shakeup the Rams have given them, neither is a compelling matchup. The Cardinals are back to their third-string quarterback. They may be fighting, but they are not winning this game.
Seahawks (-6.5) over Raiders
Colts (-3.5) over Dolphins
Texans (-5) over Brown
The Seahawks are sending rookie QB Fernando Mendoza to face the Raiders squad. He’s a complete wild card in this game. Seattle’s defense will probably give him a lot of trouble, but I’m staying away from this game.
The Colts have been dealing players left and right, but now the Dolphins have placed Malik Willis on injured reserve. Indy is a challenge if you want to roll the dice, but stay away from it.
Houston is a five-point road favorite in Cleveland and is showing a little more late life. But the Browns are a fairly jungle team, so you should stay away from this.
I’m going with the Rams this week. I have Jaguars and Bills, but I’m saving them for the next few weeks.