Week 10 reminded us of how essential Week 1 is in Survivor.
As the most important favourite within the season’s opening week, the Denver Broncos had been the most well-liked choice. After they narrowly prevented defeat to the Titans, it was simple to say, “Fortunately, we don’t must belief that staff once more.”
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Those that used the Broncos in opposition to the Jets or Giants had been probably saying the identical factor, however after one other week of carnage, those that escaped with Denver’s 10-7 win over the Raiders final Thursday bought to take a seat again and watch a pair of huge losses break various hearts on Sunday.
For many who tried to belief the Panthers in Week 10, it went about in addition to you may count on. Whether or not you’re out of Survivor due to that or earlier than Week 10, there are nonetheless classes to be discovered. There’s a cause we guarantee that our prime choose is without doubt one of the greatest 18 groups within the league — and going exterior of that group, due to assumptions made in regards to the opponent, not often goes effectively.
After all, nobody would have stored the Payments out of the top-18, and Buffalo closed as the most important favourite of the week. As our No. 1 choice for Week 10, Josh Allen and Co. suffered by a kind of video games, the place all the things that would go improper does, and in some way you find yourself soaked on the finish of it. We’ll by no means be capable of show it, however backing a staff after its greatest win of the season may be riskier than the purpose unfold suggests.
Who stays?
I don’t understand how you probably did it, however you’re nonetheless alive in Survivor.
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For the primary 10 weeks, choices had been considerable, and there have been infinite potential paths. Contest sizes can fluctuate, from the 18,718 entered within the Circa Survivor contest in Las Vegas, to the number of entrants you compete in opposition to in a Yahoo Football Survival League, however regardless of the dimensions, the proportion of unique entrants remaining is probably going the identical.
It doesn’t sound as laborious as it’s, since Survivor “simply” requires you to choose one winner each week, however there are nonetheless eight weeks left within the season and Circa’s Survivor contest is down to precisely 1,000 contestants, probably mirroring different swimming pools the place solely round 5% of the entries stay.
Acknowledging that after each 5 weeks our prime choose has gotten eradicated, and {that a} case could possibly be made that our assist shouldn’t be wanted to those that’ve made it on to Week 11, this content material is barely of help to those that have gotten this far. With the intention to be precious from right here on in, we have to determine who you might be, and the way you bought right here.
Whereas there are a handful of paths to survival, the next is the most-likely surviving route by 10 weeks:
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Week 1: Commanders (vs. Giants)
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Week 2: Cardinals (vs. Panthers)
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Week 3: Seahawks (vs. Saints)
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Week 4: Payments (vs. Saints)
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Week 5: Lions (vs. Bengals)
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Week 6: Packers (vs. Bengals)
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Week 8: Colts (vs. Titans)
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Week 9: Rams (vs. Saints)
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Week 10: Broncos (vs. Raiders)
Going ahead, we’ll make one choice based mostly on this being the estimated path you’ve taken to get right here and what you’re giving up by utilizing them, whereas additionally offering the estimated share of entrants that also have them out there (because of Circa’s availability matrix).
Week 11 cash traces
How probably is a staff to win and also you’ll advance? The betting market supplies the reply to that every week with the cash line, which we are able to convert to an implied win chance (IWP).
Cash line and implied win share for Week 11 NFL favorites. (Matt Russell/Yahoo Sports activities contributor)
*We’ve additionally adjusted for the roughly 2.4% sportsbook maintain
Market energy scores
It’s not so simple as selecting the staff most definitely to win, as a result of as soon as you utilize that staff, you possibly can’t use it once more. What is easy is that for those who’re going to make it by the 18-week season, then it is advisable use 18 groups. Meaning, in some unspecified time in the future, you’ll be trusting the 18th-best staff within the NFL. It’s an unnerving thought.
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Right here’s an inventory of the betting market’s present prime 18 groups and an estimation of their worth to the purpose unfold:
Selecting the most definitely staff to win every week, or the very best out there staff on this listing above, implies that you’re giving up the chance to make use of them once more later, and whereas each week is technically created equal, trusting a staff in November is nerve-racking, however doing so in some unspecified time in the future in December is actual.
Week 11 choose
1. Patriots (87.1%) over Jets
It looks as if, with each minute that passes by within the days between Sunday evening’s opening line and kick-off on Thursday evening, the Patriots get extra prone to win, as the purpose unfold and cash line go up and up. New England opened at -10.5 and has moved to virtually two full touchdowns.
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The primary 10 weeks have been spent balancing making picks utilizing groups we predict are reliable based mostly on final season, and those who have simply entered the cohort of “absolutely dependable.” With a win whole of 8.5, the Patriots had been anticipated to be round a .500 staff earlier than the season. They need to clear that quantity on Thursday evening.
Estimated Availability: 51.5%
What you’re giving up (projected level unfold):
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Week 13 vs. Giants (NE -8.5)
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Week 18 vs. Dolphins (NE -8)
It most likely didn’t take 10 video games to make you a believer in New England, however when you lastly believed in its high quality, you continue to wanted to search out the right spot to deploy it.
Week 13 is an choice, however it’s wild to suppose that with the lead the Patriots have constructed within the division, there’s a chance that Week 18’s sport in opposition to Miami may not matter.
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The following-biggest favourite on the board this week is Baltimore on the highway at Cleveland, with two different highway groups as the one others favored by as a lot as a transformed landing. Given these dicey propositions, you may as effectively burn the Patriots this week and take your possibilities with both the Ravens or Eagles throughout a difficult Week 13.
If the Patriots get surprised by the Jets on Thursday, you’ll simply must pack up the Survivor instruments we’ve offered this season, and prepare for 2026, together with the 95% of entrants who’ve already felt the sting of elimination.
You will discover extra precious betting evaluation from Yahoo Sports activities betting contributor, Matt Russell, at THE WINDOW.
