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Pick'em Pool Pick Advice for Subscribers in 2023 NFL Playoff Pools

Picks, advice, and analysis for 2022-23 NFL playoffs pools and pick'em contests, from the Wild Card Round to the Super Bowl.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

2022 Pick Analysis

Pick'em Pool Pick Advice for Subscribers in 2023 NFL Playoff Pools

Picks, advice, and analysis for 2022-23 NFL playoffs pools and pick'em contests, from the Wild Card Round to the Super Bowl.

Week 18 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 18 gets us the wild final week of the NFL season, where some teams have everything to play for, and others do not.

VIDEO: NFL Week 18 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 18, with playoff positioning and motivation factors playing a role.

Week 17 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 17 gets us some value picks based on teams with different motivations and QB injury status.

VIDEO: NFL Week 17 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 17, with lots of QB news and shifts impacting the odds.

Week 16 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 16 brings us cold weather, holidays, and lots of key NFL games for your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: NFL Week 16 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 16 as we move to the holiday weekend.

Week 15 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 15 of the 2022 NFL season continues the stretch run for pick'em pool glory, as all 32 teams are in action.

VIDEO: NFL Week 15 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 15 as we get several matchups before Sunday.

Week 14 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season moves us into endgame strategy mode, where your risk adjusts based on your place in the standings.

VIDEO: NFL Week 14 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 14 as we see some unexpected favorites and popular public sides.

Week 13 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season heads to December with the value picks coming in heavily this week, as injury news emerges.

VIDEO: NFL Week 13 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 13 as we see some injury-related values and high leverage upsets.

Week 12 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 12 of the 2022 NFL season brings us to Thanksgiving, and we have several turkeys to pick against in value plays.

VIDEO: NFL Week 12 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 12 starting with a Thanksgiving matchup.

Week 11 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 11 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

Week 10 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 10 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: Falcons-Panthers + Week 10 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for the Thursday night game between the Panthers and Falcons.

VIDEO: NFL Week 10 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 10, including why you shouldn't leave Las Vegas.

Week 9 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 9 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: Eagles-Texans + Week 9 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for the Thursday night game between the Eagles and Texans.

VIDEO: NFL Week 9 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 9, including several notable favorites falling out of favor.

Week 8 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 8 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: Bucs-Ravens + Week 8 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for the Thursday night game between the Buccaneers and Ravens.

VIDEO: NFL Week 8 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up in NFL Week 8, where we see lots of small underdogs who are unpopular.

Week 7 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: Saints-Cardinals + Week 7 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for the Thursday night game between the Saints and Cardinals

VIDEO: NFL Week 7 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius looks ahead to the early values showing up on the NFL Week 7 schedule, including a couple of unpopular favorites.

Week 6 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: "Pick 5" Spread Pool Breakdown for NFL Week 6 (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius reviews what happened in Week 5 in the Circa Sports Millions IV, and looks ahead to Week 6 in Pick 5 pools.

VIDEO: Commanders-Bears + Week 6 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for the Thursday night game between the Bears and Commanders.

VIDEO: NFL Week 6 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius recaps the Week 5 results and looks ahead to the early values showing up for Week 6.

VIDEO: NFL Week 5 Sunday Pick'em Breakdown (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius talks through some Sunday news and values as we head toward Week 5 kickoffs.

Week 5 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: "Pick 5" Spread Pool Breakdown for NFL Week 5 (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius reviews what happened in Week 4 in the Circa Sports Millions IV, and looks ahead to Week 5 in Pick 5 pools.

VIDEO: Broncos-Colts + Week 5 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for the Thursday night game between the Broncos and Colts.

VIDEO: NFL Week 5 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius recaps the Week 4 results and looks ahead to the early values showing up for Week 5.

Week 4 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and we have several value favorites showing up in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: NFL Week 4 Sunday Pick'em Breakdown (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius talks through some Sunday news and values as we head toward Week 4 kickoffs.

VIDEO: "Pick 5" Spread Pool Breakdown for NFL Week 4 (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius reviews Week 3 in the Circa Sports Millions IV and WestGate SuperContest, and looks ahead to Week 4 in Pick 5 pools.

VIDEO: Bengals-Dolphins + Week 4 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for the Thursday night game between the Bengals and Dolphins.

VIDEO: NFL Week 4 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius recaps the Week 3 results and looks ahead to the early values showing up for Week 4.

VIDEO: NFL Week 3 Sunday Pick'em Breakdown (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius talks through some Sunday news and values as we head toward Week 3 kickoffs.

Week 3 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season is here, and it looks like one full of close matchups and some values to jump on in your pick'em pools.

VIDEO: "Pick 5" Spread Pool Breakdown for NFL Week 3 (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius reviews Week 2 in the Circa Sports Millions IV and WestGate SuperContest, and looks ahead to Week 3 in Pick 5 pools.

VIDEO: Browns-Steelers + Week 3 Line Moves (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius goes over the key betting and pool numbers for Thursday night between the Steelers and Browns.

VIDEO: NFL Week 3 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius recaps the Week 2 results and looks ahead to the early values showing up for Week 3.

VIDEO: NFL Week 2 Sunday Pick'em Breakdown (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius talks through some Sunday news and values as we head toward Week 2 kickoffs.

Week 2 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season is what we like to call Overreaction Week. That means value picks, and here are some for pick'em contests.

VIDEO: Circa Sports Millions IV and SuperContest Spread Pools for NFL Week 2 (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius reviews what happened in Week 1 in the Circa Sports Millions IV and WestGate SuperContest, and looks at Week 2.

VIDEO: NFL Week 2 Value Picks (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius recaps the Week 1 results and looks ahead to the early values showing up for Week 2.

Week 1 Football Pick'em Contest Strategy & Advice (2022)

Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season features many close matchups. Here's what you should consider as you make your picks in pick'em contests.

VIDEO: Sunday Pick'em Summary For NFL Week 1 (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius reviews the latest pick data and betting line movement for NFL pick'em contests as the Sunday kickoffs near.

VIDEO: Friday Value Pick & Line Movement Review For NFL Week 1 (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius reviews pick'em contest value picks, popularity shifts and line movement for NFL Week 1 and college football.

VIDEO: NFL Week 1 Pick'em Introduction & Overview (2022)

Jason from PoolGenius walks through setting up a pool to get picks in the Football Pick'em Picks product, and reviews the Data Grid feature.