Following the offseason drama surrounding Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers were trounced 38-3 by New Orleans in their 2021 NFL season-opener. They righted the ship in a hurry, however, winning their next five contests to take control of the NFC North. Green Bay looks to extend the winning streak when it hosts the Washington Football Team on Sunday. The Packers are 8.5-point favorites in the latest Week 7 NFL odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and many will jump on them with their NFL survivor pool picks.
Other favorites that could attract attention for NFL knockout pool picks include the Arizona Cardinals (-17.5 against the Houston Texans), Los Angeles Rams (-15 against the Detroit Lions) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-12.5 against the Chicago Bears). Before making any Week 7 NFL survivor picks, you need to 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 almost $7,700 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. It went a sizzling 24-14 on top-rated NFL picks last season, returning more than $800. The model also enters Week 7 of the 2021 season on an incredible 125-85 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 five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
The model can be used to crush the survivor pool format. The team winning the most model simulations each week is a perfect 6-0 after the Colts (81 percent) routed the Texans, joining the 49ers in Week 1 (75 percent), Buccaneers in Week 2 (79 percent), Cardinals and Ravens in Week 3 (79 percent), Bills in Week 4 (87 percent) and Patriots in Week 5 (78 percent) as winners for survivor contestants who used those teams over the first six weeks. You can only see who the model is backing in Week 7 at SportsLine.
Top Week 7 NFL survivor pool predictionsFor Week 7, the model is shying away from the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tennessee Titans. Kansas City has had issues holding on to the ball this season and leads the NFL with 14 giveaways. The club also has not done well against the run, ranking 27th in yards allowed (133.2) and tying for 30th with nine rushing touchdowns permitted.
The Chiefs now are faced with the daunting task of trying to contain Derrick Henry, who leads the NFL with 783 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. The 27-year-old, who has led the league in both categories the last two seasons, has run for 246 yards and four TDs in two career regular-season meetings with Kansas City. Even though the Chiefs have scored more than 30 points in each of their first three road games this year, the Titans are too dangerous for the model's projections this week.
How to make Week 7 NFL survivor pool picksInstead, the model is backing a team whose opponent can't score. Picking this team not only will get you to Week 8, it also will put you in the optimal position to go deep in your NFL survivor pool. 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 7 NFL survivor
