Although all 28 teams that have yet to play will be available for your Week 1 NFL survivor picks, things get challenging in that there is no in-season data to utilize. There are also several divisional matchups between a number of rivals, including Buccaneers (-1) vs. Falcons, Bengals (-5.5) vs. Browns, Giants vs. Commanders (-6.5) and 49ers (-1.5) vs. Seahawks. Meanwhile no game has a larger NFL spread to consider for Week 1 NFL knockout picks than Broncos vs. Titans (+8.5) as No. 1 overall pick, Cam Ward, will make his NFL debut versus the team that led the league in sacks last season.

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In Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Arizona Cardinals (-6.5), even though they're coming off an 8-9 season and are -288 favorites on the money line against a Saints team that went 5-12. Kyler Murray enters his seventh season as the Cardinals quarterback after throwing for 3,851 yards and 21 touchdowns with 11 interceptions a year ago. But the Cardinals lost five of their last seven games and failed to make the postseason. The model favors the Saints to win in 42% of simulations, making the Cardinals an uneasy selection.

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