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Pick'em Pool Pick Advice for 2025 NFL Playoff Pools

Picks, advice, and analysis for 2024-25 NFL playoffs pools and pick'em contests, from the Wild Card Round to the Super Bowl.

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How to Win NFL Playoffs Pick'em Pools

We break down some strategies for winning your NFL playoff pools, whether they involve pools that continue from the season or start fresh.

Pick'em Strategy Guide: How To Win Football Pick'em & Confidence Pools

Our strategy guide for winning football pick'em pools walks you through key topics and insights that maximize your edge.

Why You Should Play in More Football Pick’em Pools

Pick'em pools present a good value opportunity for those who are willing to enter them, for a lot of different reasons.

Why The Rules Of Your Pick'em Pool Should Influence Your Picks

If you want to win a pool, it's important to know all the different scoring rules. We go through some common ones.

Objective Win Odds: The Foundation For Winning Football Pick’em Contests

If you want to win pools, you have to pick winners correctly and have a solid plan to avoid just going with your gut.

Weekly vs. Season-Long Pools: How The Length Of Your Football Pick'em Impacts Strategy

Your strategy should be different depending on if you are in a weekly contest or one that goes all season.

Strategy For Pick'em Pools With Both Season and Weekly Prizes

Some pools give prizes for both season-long and weekly results. How do you decide which strategy to use in those kind of pools?

How Pool Size Impacts Optimal Pick Strategy In Football Pick'em Pools

Pool size can have a big impact on how you should make picks, and can also affect things like your likelihood of winning.

Endgame Strategy For Season Long Football Pick’em Pools

In season-long pools, you may need to adjust your strategy as the year goes on. We go through some key considerations.

Case Study: What Do Winning Football Pick’em Entries Actually Look Like?

We separate fact from fiction by looking at how our subscriber entries that finished first in pools performed through the season.

Point Total Tiebreakers: What Are the Most Common Scores?

We list a table of common NFL scores for your pick'em pool tiebreaker consideration, and review some factors to consider.

2024 Pick Analysis

Pick'em Pool Pick Advice for 2025 NFL Playoff Pools

Picks, advice, and analysis for 2024-25 NFL playoffs pools and pick'em contests, from the Wild Card Round to the Super Bowl.

Week 18 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season brings us teams with different motivations, and offers up values based on public perception.

Week 17 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season is a busy one, as games start on Christmas Day and stretch over most of the next five days.

Week 16 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season has some key matchups for your pick'em pools, including the Texans versus the Chiefs.

Week 15 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season has several high profile games to consider for your pick'em pool picks.

Week 14 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season is when we start adjusting pick strategy for some pick'em pools based on the standings.

Week 13 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season gives us a full Thanksgiving week schedule of values and opportunities for your pick'em pool.

Week 12 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season has a Packers-49ers showdown, the surging Eagles going to the West Coast, and more.

Week 11 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season starts with a big NFC East game, and also includes the Chiefs vs. Bills, and Broncos vs. Falcons.

Week 10 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season gives us the Dolphins needing to get a win, the Texans vs. the Lions, and the Cowboys getting the Eagles without Dak Prescott.

Week 9 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season gives us the Jets in primetime again, the Lions vs. Packers, and the Bears trying to rebound in Arizona.

Week 8 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season features several perceived mismatches, as half the games have spreads of six or more points.

Week 7 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season has several big AFC vs. NFC showdowns and a key NFC North game for your pick'em pools.

Week 6 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season has several key value plays and big matchups for your pick'em pools.

Week 5 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season gives us our first bye weeks, a London game, and more values to consider picking in your pools.

Week 4 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season gives us another round of underdogs that can bite as value picks to consider.

Week 3 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Last weeks underdogs have turned into this weeks favorites as Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season brings new top picks for your pick’em contests.

Week 2 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season can often be a big overreaction week. We look for values to include in your picks in pick'em contests.

Week 1 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2024)

Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season features many close matchups. Here's what you should consider as you make your picks in pick'em contests.