Welcome to the Wild Card Round, Confidence Pool Picks Nation! The 2025–2026 playoffs have arrived!

In Week 18, among six Risk Picks, the Washington Commanders, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions emerged as the only teams to pull off upsets, bringing an extra surge of excitement to the leaderboard.

Congratulations to our Week 18 Premium Pool standouts! CollinK dominated the field to secure first place, with DOLARMA and Dak To The Future sharing second, and 69crazyeddie locking in a strong third to round out the top three. A special shoutout to Spankenstein, the 2025–2026 Premium Pool season champion with 1,418 points!

Celebrating our Week 18 standouts in the CPP Nation Pool! CollinK held onto the top spot with an impressive performance, followed by BernerBunch in second and Pactasticos in third to round out the leaderboard. Huge congratulations to Nostra***** for being the 2025–2026 CPP Nation Pool season champion with 1,414 points!

We’re going to tally up the final scores and will contact you to deliver your prizes!

Total Season:	1572	1512	1581	1522
Scores from last week:	Base pick	Some Risk	Med Risk	High Risk
Week 18	97	106	106	114

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Here are this week’s playoff picks:

[Tuesday update: 01/06/25]

Higher Risk Picks (Bright Green):

• Los Angeles Chargers (LAC) over New England Patriots (NEP): 35% win probability, 9% pick-rate

Our High Risk Pick goes to the Los Angeles Chargers over the New England Patriots. With just a 35% win probability and a 9% pick rate.

Medium Risk Picks (Dark Green):

• Green Bay Packers (GBP) over Chicago Bears (CHI): 52% win probability, 25% pick-rate

Our Medium Risk Pick goes to the Green Bay Packers over the Chicago Bears. With a 52% win probability and a 25% pick rate

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