The Week 5 NFL schedule has relatively slim NFL spreads, with two teams, Miami (-12.5) the lone double-digit favorite. That could make setting your Week 5 NFL survivor pool picks a bit difficult with only one game expected to be one-sided. On the other side is Patriots vs. Saints, in which the Patriots are 1.5-point favorites according to the latest NFL odds after the line was a pick'em for most of the week. Before you make your Week 5 NFL survivor picks, you NEED to see which team the SportsLine Projection Model is backing.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 168-118 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 22-10 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of last season.

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

The model can be used to crush the Survivor Pool format, which calls for picking one team to win each week but never using the same team twice.

In Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Ravens, even though they are 4.5-point favorites over the Steelers. Pittsburgh is 5-1 against Baltimore over the last six meetings and the Steelers have gotten the better of Lamar Jackson in their matchups. In fact, Pittsburgh is one of three NFL teams in which Jackson has a losing record against. The quarterback has twice as many turnovers (eight) as passing plus rushing touchdowns (four) in his career against the rival Steelers. Baltimore is also dealing with a host of injuries, so the model advises to bypass it with Week 5 NFL knockout picks and save the Ravens for later in the year.

Instead, the model is backing a team with a streaking quarterback that is facing a reeling opponent! Picking this team will put you in the optimal position to win your NFL survivor pool this week. You NEED to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL survivor picks!

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