Week 9 Survivor Pool Picks

Welcome to my Week 9 Survivor Pool Picks. Each week I am going to break down my strategy, including my three favorite picks, and my top pick to stay away from. Let’s survive to check back in Week 10.

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Week 9 Survivor Pool Picks

As usual, we start off with a look at how Vegas sees these matchups. The table below is order from the strongest favorites to the weakest.

Picks of the Week:

Denver Broncos @ Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys are perhaps one of the most complete offenses in all of football. They proved this last week when a Cooper Rush led Dallas team came away with a win over the Vikings. Dak Prescott is expected back this week, and if that is the case it truly opens up this offense to its full potential. I simply do not think that the Broncos defense is going to be able to keep the pace this week, I expect Dallas to take care of business at home in Week 9.

Tennessee Titans @ Los Angeles Rams

While both of these teams are playoff contenders, one team just lost the best running back in football. To be perfectly honest, the loss of Derrick Henry may be something that this Titans offense cannot recover from. I expect there to be some growing pains in terms of the run game this week, and they will be forced to pass the ball. With Jalen Ramsey likely shadowing A.J. Brown, this is basically a Julio Jones or bust type of game. I think the Rams will come away with this one comfortably.

Houston Texans @ Miami Dolphins

Miami may be one of the better 1-7 teams that I have ever seen, at least on paper. They couldn’t get the job done with Jacoby Brissett, but this team is a better football team with Tua healthy and on the field. As we get into the later goings of the survival pool season, if options are starting to get thin, the Dolphins are certainly worth a look this week. Tyrod Taylor is expected to return, but Miami is the better team, even though the record may not indicate that.

Matchup to Avoid:

Green Bay Packers @ Kansas City Chiefs

We got robbed of a Rodgers/Mahomes matchup due to the fact that Aaron Rodgers tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the Week. So we are going to witness Patrick Mahomes versus Jordan Love. The thing is, the Chiefs were very close to losing to the New York Giants in Week 8, and Mahomes very well could have thrown three interceptions. The Packers are a better overall team than the Giants, and I am not sure that this Chiefs run defense will be able to hold Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon. So here is the thing, this game to me is either going to be a close Packers win, or a Chiefs blowout. But either way, this is one matchup I am avoiding this week.

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