Given that every team is available and there are some big favorites on the board, Week 1 may seem like a free ticket in NFL survivor picks. Well, not so fast. Last year, the Cincinnati Bengals were 8-point favorites in the season opener against the visiting New England Patriots. Unfortunately for Cincinnati, and many NFL survivor pool players, New England pulled off a 16-10 upset win.

Although it doesn't mean you have to avoid heavy favorites like the Eagles (-7) or Commanders (-6.5), it does mean you have to enter the season with a winning NFL survivor pool strategy. You need to know when to use a team or save them for a later date. Before finalizing any Week 1 NFL survivor picks, you need to see which team proven expert R.J. White is backing .

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