2024 NFL Pick Em Confidence Pools Strategy & Advice: Week 12 Predictions

NFL Week 12 has arrived, so it’s time to make those picks for our 2024 NFL Pick Em Confidence Pools.

After back-to-back great games for Thursday Night Football, we’re back in the mid with this AFC North battle between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. This one should be pretty ugly as both teams are dealing with offensive struggles and we’re also expecting some pretty gross weather throughout.

After all, it’s Cleveland in November. What else did you expect? The Vegas lines have this one as a pretty tight game with a low over/under, but with regard to our NFL Week 12 confidence pool picks, we all know where we’re landing in this one.

We came out of the gate pretty hot last week and then took a tumble during the late games. We finished 9-5 for the week, which is not good, especially if you’re trying to make up some ground in your 2024 NFL Pick Em Confidence Pool or just trying to escape the season with some money for a one-week win. 

We tried to buck the trend and took a few dogs in the Chiefs and Bengals and put a mid-tier confidence level on them, so that, obviously, didn’t help. We’ll get it back this week with stronger confidence pool advice and better NFL Week 12 confidence pool picks!

2024 NFL Pick Em Confidence Pools Strategy for Week 12

Feel like you’re in need of some strategy for your 2024 NFL Pick Em Confidence Pool picks? Where are you in your overall standings? Obviously that matters. If you find yourself sitting near the top of your standings, my standard confidence pool advice is to simply lean into the chalk. We are seeing a lot of favorites walk away with the win over the past few weeks, so keep your place in the standings and lean into it.

If you find yourself in the middle of the pack, you’re going to have to continue taking some chances now if you genuinely feel like you can move up and finish in the money. Maybe increase the confidence level of some of the less-chalky picks and see if you can move up. You should know by the end of this week, or maybe the next if you have a shot at finishing in the top-10.

If you’re at the bottom, you should check your 2024 NFL Pick Em Confidence pool rules and see if there is a second-half prize or even a weekly payout to chase. With everyone near the top leaning into the chalk, your chances of moving that far up are probably pretty slim.  If you can steal a weekly payout or two over the next few weeks, chances are you can finish the season in the black. Obviously, not ideal, but it is what it is.

NFL Pick Em Confidence Pools Advice

Once again, there’s not much left to add to my current confidence pool advice other than what you just read. At the top, you want to wait for some real good games to try and make a move with a contrarian pick. In the middle, it’s about adjusting your confidence levels on some picks that could go either way – maybe games like the Ravens/Chargers, 49ers/Packers or even the Rams/Eagles fit the bill.

If you don’t think you can finish top-10 then it’s time to look for other ways to make money off the pool. Most have a weekly payout, so lean into it. Here are my picks for Week 12 of your 2024 NFL Pick Em Confidence pools.

NFL Week 12 Confidence Pools Expert Picks