NFL football pool, pick'em, office pool, confidence picks for Week 18, 2021: Back the Buccaneers

With 25 teams in the NFL having already sealed their fate in one way or another and only three playoff spots left up for grabs for the remaining seven teams, there won't be a lot to play for during the first Week 18 in NFL history. There's still seeding up for grabs in both conferences and the seven teams in contention for the three postseason spots will certainly be fighting but teams like the Packers who have already locked up the division and the No. 1 seed in the NFC won't want to risk injury. And that will make doing your Week 18 NFL office picks a chllenge.

Before making any Week 18 NFL pick'em predictions, you NEED to see which teams the SportsLine Projection Model is backing in its NFL football pool picks.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,200 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 18 of the 2021 season on an incredible 135-96 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is WAY UP!

In Week 18, we can tell you the model is high on the Buccaneers beating the Panthers comfortably at home with Bruce Arians announcing he won't rest his starters. In fact, the model is projecting that Tampa Bay gets the straight-up win nearly 80 percent of the time, making them a stronger choice in pick'em contests than the eight-point spread would indicate. 

The model has also identified a team that wins nearly 90 percent of the time in Week 18! Picks like these can give you a HUGE edge in your pools. You ABSOLUTELY need to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL office pool picks!

So which teams win outright in Week 18? And which team is a virtual lock? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the SportsLine Projection Model's office pool picks, all from the model that consistently crushes the NFL and has ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years!