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Pick’em Pool Strategy

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2023 Pick Analysis

Pick'em Pool Pick Advice for Subscribers in 2024 NFL Playoff Pools

Picks, advice, and analysis for 2023-24 NFL playoffs pools and pick'em contests, from the Wild Card Round to the Super Bowl.

Week 18 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 18 closes out the 2023 NFL season, and gives us several value opportunities playing against public biases as teams have different motivations.

Week 17 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season gets us to the end stretch, with just two weeks of NFL games remaining and we several key games on the slate.

Week 16 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season means a full week of games stretching through Christmas Day.

Week 15 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season gives us several close matchups, including a key AFC South game as the hurting Houston Texans face the Titans.

Week 14 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 14 of the 2023 NFL season is a point at which your pick strategy in pick'em pools could change depending on standings and pool type.

Week 13 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 13 of the 2023 NFL season gives us a key NFC showdown and lots of QB issues to sort through in pick'em pools.

Week 12 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 12 of the 2023 NFL season has us thankful for a full 16-game schedule and lots of Thanksgiving football game options.

Week 11 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 11 of the 2023 NFL season includes a lot of big favorites and some notable emerging teams who are quite popular.

Week 10 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 10 of the 2023 NFL season gives us a range of matchups, from huge spreads to several toss-up matchups.

Week 9 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season gives us a lot of close matchups and plenty of quarterback uncertainty that will keep things interesting.

Week 8 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 8 of the 2023 NFL season has more big favorites, and all 32 teams in action in a week without any byes.

Week 7 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 7 of the 2023 NFL season has 13 games, nine of which feature a spread of three points or less at the start of the week.

Week 6 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season has three big favorites, the rolling 49ers at a tough defense, and the Belichick-McDaniels Bowl.

Week 5 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season gives you a decision: go against the recent form and the public on some teams that struggled last week.

VIDEO: NFL Week 5 Value Picks (2023)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the values in Week 5, including several smaller favorites where the public is taking the dog.

Week 4 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 4 of the 2023 NFL season features a couple of favorites that are being picked like underdogs, including a big AFC East matchup.

VIDEO: NFL Week 4 Value Picks (2023)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the values in Week 4 of the NFL Season, including all the games with a field goal point spread.

Week 3 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season brings us some big spreads, some really popular teams, and a few gut-check picks to consider in pick'em pools.

VIDEO: NFL Week 3 Value Picks (2023)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the values in Week 3 of the NFL Season, where the public has gone all-in on quite a few teams.

Week 2 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season is back for another episode of Overreaction week. That means value picks for pick'em contests.

VIDEO: NFL Week 2 Value Picks (2023)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the values in Week 2 of the NFL Season, aka overreaction week as you make your pool pick decisions.

Week 1 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2023)

Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season features many close matchups. Here's what you should consider as you make your picks in pick'em contests.