The DraftKings Pick ‘Em pools are one of the best ways to get in on the action for NFL Week 2.
DraftKings has huge NFL Pick ‘Em pools for Week 2. You can enter the Micro NFL Season-Long Pick ‘Em pool with a $50,000 prize for just $5. You can also enter the Mini NFL Season-Long Pick ‘Em pool with a $150,000+ prize, where $15,000+ will go to first place, for $50. Check out all of the NFL season-long pools on DraftKings here.
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NFL Pick ‘Em Pools
These pools are really easy to use and allow you to have action for the entire NFL season with just one entry fee. Every week you will go back to the pool and pick five games on the slate against the spread. Each correct selection is worth 1 point and each incorrect selection is worth 0 points.
You will also be given one “skip week” during the season where you don’t need to make picks if you don’t have picks you like for that week. In total, you will make 80 selections throughout the NFL regular season. That way even if you have one bad week, you are still in contention in the contest. It also means that even if you missed Week 1, you can still enter these season-long pools and just use Week 1 as your required skip week. There are also second-chance pools you can check out.
Every week of the regular season I will be giving out my five favorite selections, along with my leans for every other game on the slate.
Week 2 Picks
Season Record: 3-2
Packers +3.5 vs. Colts — The Packers will be without Jordan Love after the injury he sustained in Week 1. That means newly acquired QB Malik Willis will start for Green Bay. The look-ahead line for this game was Packers -4.5 before the injury to Love. Frankly, Love is a really good quarterback but he is not worth eight points to the spread over Willis. The Packers will be solid on defense and try to make this a slower-paced game with limited possessions. Matt LaFleur is a great offensive coach and with all of the weapons Green Bay has he will make it easy for Willis to move the ball without having to do too much.
Browns +3.5 vs. Jaguars — The Browns’ offense looked awful in Week 1 against the Cowboys. However, the Cowboys’ pass rush is one of the best in the NFL and that gave Deshaun Watson a lot of issues. The Jaguars do not have the same level of dominance on defense and the Browns should be able to move the ball more efficiently. This is also an elite Browns’ defense that should contain the Jaguars’ offense to make this a lower-scoring game.
Giants +1.5 vs. Commanders — Daniel Jones owns the Commanders. Jones is 5-1-1 SU against the Commanders in his career and 18-37 SU against everyone else. The Commanders’ defense couldn’t stop anything in Week 1 so the Giants should be able to move the ball much easier than they did against a good Vikings defense. Jayden Daniels played decent in his first career start but there is still a long way to go for the rookie QB and the Giants’ defensive line should be able to get after him.
Cowboys -6.5 vs. Saints — The Cowboys dominated the Browns in Week 1 and should be able to carry the momentum over to this game. The Cowboys averaged an astonishing 36.8 PPG in home games last season. The Saints have some good players on defense but it is not as good as the Browns’ defense that the Cowboys faced last week, and the Cowboys are in their own building. This offense should put up a huge number again and force the Saints to play catch up. Derek Carr looked great against the Panthers, who clearly still have some major issues that carried over from last season. I was low on the Saints entering the season and think they will regress to the mean after last week’s dominant win.
Broncos +2.5 vs. Steelers — Bo Nix struggled in his first career start on the road against Seattle. The Steelers are a tough defensive matchup, but Nix should be more comfortable at home in Denver than he was with a hostile Seattle crowd. The Steelers are expected to start Justin Fields again and unlike the Falcons last week, the Broncos will be able to prepare for Fields. The defensive gameplan against Justin Fields is much different than against Russell Wilson, which put the Falcons at a major disadvantage to not know which quarterback they were facing until so close to game time. Pat Surtain II should be able to take away George Pickens and force Fields to get the ball to the less-talented weapons.
Week 2 Leans
Leans Record: 7-4
Dolphins -2.5 vs. Bills
Ravens -9.5 vs. Raiders
Panthers +6.5 vs. Chargers
Vikings +5.5 vs. 49ers
Patriots +3.5 vs. Seahawks
Titans +3.5 vs. Jets
Bucs +7.5 vs. Lions
Cardinals -1.5 vs. Rams
Bengals +5.5 vs. Chiefs
Texans -6.5 vs. Bears
Falcons +6.5 vs. Eagles
Join the NFL Pick ‘Em pools on DraftKings and make your picks for Week 2.
I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and customer (my username is blakekrass) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skill and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and cannot access any non-public information.
