Welcome to the Wild Card Round, Confidence Pool Picks Nation! The playoffs are here, and every game counts more than ever. Let’s kick off 2025 with determination and playoff excitement!

Week 18 delivered thrilling matchups, with surprises in both high-risk and medium-risk categories. Out of our five high-risk picks, two came through with upsets: the New England Patriots (NEP) over the Buffalo Bills (BUF) and the Carolina Panthers (CAR) over the Atlanta Falcons (ATL). In the medium-risk category, two of our four picks also triumphed: the Seattle Seahawks (SEA) over the Los Angeles Rams (LAR) and the New York Jets (NYJ) over the Miami Dolphins (MIA). Hoping you’ve made the right picks and capitalized on these exciting results. Let’s celebrate the wins and gear up for the next challenges.

Big applause and congratulations to “Opto Gleaner” for winning the Premium Members League this season with an impressive 1521 points! A close second goes to “Terrapin Station” with 1520 points, and a strong third-place finish for “GiG Em” with 1509 points.

Huge congratulations to “The Tush Push Ambush” for taking the top spot on our Week 18 in CPP Nation Pool with an impressive 111 points—what a phenomenal achievement! “tenpin” follows closely in second place with 108 points, while “AZ CARDINALS” and “Bolts R Back 6” are tied for third with 104 points each. Special congratulations to “RockLonemilk” for winning the season with a remarkable total of 1511 points in first place! “BYFA” follows closely in second with 1502 points, and “big zig” rounds out the top three with 1495 points.

Additionally, congratulations to T Brown for sharing their incredible results in their Pool! T Brown shared, “Thanks for your help this year on my pool with the Premium Member Picks. I took 1st out of 52 entries.” Well done to all!

Source: T Brown

Scores from last week:

• Base Picks: 104
• Some Risk: 106
• Med Risk: 110
• High Risk: 112

Total Season Base Pick Score: 1666

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Here are this week’s playoff picks:

[Friday update: 01/10/25]

Higher Risk Picks (Bright Green):

• No High Risk Picks as of this update.

Medium Risk Picks (Dark Green):

• Los Angeles Rams (LAR) over Minnesota Vikings (MIN): 47% win probability, 26% pick-rate
• Houston Texans (HOU) over Los Angeles Chargers (LAC): 40% win probability, 16% pick-rate

The Medium Risk category for the Wild Card round continues to bring exciting matchups, offering strategic opportunities for calculated picks. As of this Friday’s update, the Los Angeles Rams (LAR) remain the favored option over the Minnesota Vikings (MIN), now with a 47% win probability, a 26% pick rate, and a $score of 3.9 points, reflecting a slight increase in favorability since the last update.

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