Top NFL football knockout, survivor pool picks, strategy, advice for Week 2, 2022: Fade the Buccaneers

Nothing is guaranteed when it comes to making NFL survivor pool picks, and the opening week was as unpredictable as ever. The 49ers were one of the biggest NFL favorites of Week 1 over the Bears, but Chicago won in a monsoon as Justin Fields bested Trey Lance. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers clearly missed Davante Adams as Green Bay fell on the road to Minnesota. The Bears will visit Green Bay as part of the Week 2 NFL schedule, and suddenly the Pack doesn’t look like a lock when considering your Week 2 NFL knockout pool picks. The first few weeks of a season are always the hardest to predict, so having the right Week 2 NFL survivor pool advice can help you pick the optimal team. Before finalizing any Week 2 NFL survivor picks, see which team the red-hot SportsLine Projection Model just went all-in on.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,500 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 139-98 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.

Now, it has turned its attention to the latest Week 2 NFL odds from Caesars and locked in its Week 2 survivor pool pick. You can only see who the model is backing this week at SportsLine.

Top Week 2 NFL survivor pool predictions 

For Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season, the model is shying away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0), even though they are favorites over the New Orleans Saints (1-0). Both teams had opening week road wins, but the Saints have been Tom Brady’s Kryptonite since he joined the Bucs in 2020. Tampa has lost all four regular-season games versus the Saints over that stretch, including the only time Brady has been shut out with the Buccaneers, a 9-0 loss in Week 15 of 2021. For his career, Brady is 5-6 all-time against the Saints, making them just one of two teams he has a record under .500 against (Seattle).

New Orleans’ domination over Tampa goes beyond Brady’s tenure with the team, as the Saints have won seven straight regular-season contests in this divisional-rivalry. Teams that win the turnover differential overwhelmingly win in the NFL and New Orleans has excelled in that regard. It has averaged 2.75 takeaways per game against the Bucs since 2020, while all other teams have averaged just 0.83 takeaways against Tampa over this stretch. Given the recent history of Brady’s Bucs against the Saints, the model sees it as too risky a play to back Tampa despite it being the favorite. See which team to pick here.

How to make Week 2 NFL survivor pool picks 

Instead, the model is backing a shocking team that is well-positioned to deliver a win in Week 2. The time to pick this team is now, and you can only see the play over at SportsLine.

Which surprising team is a must-back in your Week 2 survivor pool pick? Visit SportsLine now to see which team carries you to victory in Week 2, all from the advanced computer model that consistently crushes the NFL, and find out.