One of the most popular ways to tout your football knowledge is in a survivor pool. Each week, you select a team to win their game to survive as long as possible. The catch is you can only choose a team once, so it's imperative you think ahead when selecting.
The calendar has turned to November, and the playoff races are starting to heat up. This is one of the tightest weeks as far as spreads across the NFL. However, there are a few spots that provide strong survivor plays in Week 10. Let's take a look at some strong NFL survivor pool advice and picks.
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Week 10 NFL Survivor Pool Advice & Picks
Chicago Bears
Once you get this late into the season, you often need to start finding some shorter favorites to pick in survivor. Look no further this week than the Chicago Bears. I know that this pick can be scary. Chicago has already lost a few games this season as a short favorite, but this week should be all Bears.
Chicago has only played three games at Soldier Field this year. Over the final nine weeks of the season, they'll be in their own friendly confines five times, starting in Week 10. With a 5-3 start, Chicago is right in the thick of the playoff and NFC North races. This should be a rabid fan base ready to explode.
The football matchup favors Chicago, too. The Giants have been nothing short of terrible on the road. They're 2-3 against the spread (ATS) and 0-5 straight up (SU) away from home. The weather in Chicago is expected to be cold and wet, perfect run game weather. The Giants’ run defense is second-worst in the league in yards per game with 150. Chicago can exploit that with an explosive run attack that trails only Buffalo in the league. Now is the time to back the Bears as the survivor choices start to get tight.
Detroit Lions
Despite being two-score favorites last week, the Lions fell to the Vikings at home. This Sunday, they'll go on the road in a rematch of the NFC Divisional Round game where the Commanders tore the Detroit defense to shreds en route to an NFC Championship Game appearance. Don't think that the taste isn't still fresh in Dan Campbell and Jared Goff's mouths.
In Detroit's three losses this year, they've averaged just 69.7 yards per game on the ground. When Detroit can't move the ball with the run game, its offense appears disjointed and inefficient. The Commanders are in the bottom half of the league in defending the run and allow 124.2 yards per game. Detroit should have no issues getting Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery going, which would make things difficult for Washington.
One of the reasons Detroit is such a big favorite, even on the road, is that Jayden Daniels will be out after injuring his arm late in the Sunday night game. Detroit's defense won't miss seeing him this weekend after what he did in the playoffs. Throw in the fact that the Lions haven't lost back-to-back games straight up in over three years, and I don't see how a motivated Detroit team loses this one. They're a strong survivor pick if you haven't used them yet.
