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Survivor Grid

Every team's opponent and spread, all 18 weeks, shaded by how big a favourite they are.

Reading a cell. The line is from that team's side, so −7.5 means they are laying seven and a half. @ marks a road game. Greener is a bigger favourite; red means they are the underdog.

The trap this grid is for. A survivor pick costs you that team for the rest of the season, so the question is never who wins this week but who you can afford to spend. Scan a row before taking it: a team laying double digits in week 3 and again in week 12 is worth saving for one of them.

Our path, one team once

  1. W1 JAX
  2. W2 LAC
  3. W3 SF
  4. W4 MIN
  5. W5 DET
  6. W6 NE
  7. W7 DEN
  8. W8 DAL
  9. W9 KC
  10. W10 LA
  11. W11 CHI
  12. W12 CIN
  13. W13 PHI
  14. W14 SEA
  15. W15 GB
  16. W16 BAL
  17. W17 BUF
  18. W18 HOU

Highlighted in the grid below. Every team is used exactly once, which is the constraint that makes the whole season a single puzzle rather than eighteen separate picks.

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TeamW1JAXW2LACW3SFW4MINW5DETW6NEW7DENW8DALW9KCW10LAW11CHIW12CINW13PHIW14SEAW15GBW16BALW17BUFW18HOU
ARI@LAC+9.5SEA+10@SF+11.5@NYG+7DET+8.5@LA+13.5DEN+7.5@DAL+10.5@SEA+13.5LA+10.5@KC+11.5WAS+4.5PHI+8.5byeNYJ-1.5@NO+5.5LV+1.5SF+8.5
ATL@PIT+3.5CAR-1.5@GB+7.5@NO+2.5BAL+4.5CHI+3SF+4.5@TB+4.5CIN+4.5KC+4.5bye@MIN+4.5DET+3.5@CLE+1.5@WAS+3.5TB+1.5NO-1.5@CAR+2.5
BAL@IND-3.5NO-7.5@DAL-2.5TEN-8.5@ATL-4.5@CLE-6.5CIN-3.5@BUF+2.5JAX-4.5LAC-3@CAR-4.5@HOU+1.5byeTB-6@PIT-2.5CLE-10@CIN+2.5PIT-5.5
BUF@HOU-1DET-3LAC-3NE-3@LA+3@LV-6.5byeBAL-2.5@MIN-3@NYJ-7MIA-11.5KC-2.5@NE+1.5@GB+1.5CHI-3.5@DEN-1.5@MIA-7.5NYJ-10
CARCHI+3@ATL+1.5@CLE-1.5DET+3bye@PHI+6.5TB+1.5@GB+7DEN+3@NO+1.5BAL+4.5@TB+3.5@MIN+3.5NO-2.5CIN+2.5@PIT+3.5SEA+5.5ATL-2.5
CHI@CAR-3MIN-3PHI-1.5NYJ-8.5@GB+3@ATL-3NE-1.5@SEA+4.5TB-3.5byeNO-6.5@DET+2.5JAX-3@MIA-5.5@BUF+3.5GB-1.5DET-1.5@MIN+1.5
CINTB-3.5@HOU+2.5@PIT-1.5JAX-2.5@MIA-6bye@BAL+3.5TEN-6.5@ATL-4.5PIT-3.5@WAS-1.5NO-6.5@CLE-4.5KC-1.5@CAR-2.5@IND-1.5BAL-2.5CLE-7.5
CLE@JAX+8.5@TB+6.5CAR+1.5PIT+2.5@NYJ+1.5BAL+6.5@TEN+2.5@PIT+6@NO+3.5HOU+4.5byeLV-1.5CIN+4.5ATL-1.5@NYG+4.5@BAL+10IND+2.5@CIN+7.5
DAL@NYG-3WAS-4.5BAL+2.5@HOU+2.5TB-3.5@GB+3@PHI+3ARI-10.5@IND-1.5SF-1.5TEN-6.5PHI-1.5@SEA+4.5bye@LA+6JAX-3NYG-4.5@WAS-1.5
DEN@KC+2.5JAX-3LA+3@SF+2.5@LAC+2.5SEA+2.5@ARI-7.5KC-1.5@CAR-3byeLV-7.5@PIT-1.5MIA-9.5@NYJ-5.5@LV-4.5BUF+1.5@NE+2.5LAC-1.5
DETNO-7@BUF+3NYJ-9.5@CAR-3@ARI-8.5byeGB-2.5MIN-4.5@MIA-6.5NE0TB-4.5CHI-2.5@ATL-3.5TEN-7.5@MIN-1.5NYG-4.5@CHI+1.5@GB+2.5
GB@MIN+1.5@NYJ-5.5ATL-7.5@TB-1.5CHI-3DAL-3@DET+2.5CAR-7@NE+1.5MIN-4.5bye@LA+5.5@NO-4.5BUF-1.5MIA-10.5@CHI+1.5HOU-2.5DET-2.5
HOUBUF+1CIN-2.5@IND-1.5DAL-2.5@TEN-3.5@JAX0NYG-5.5bye@LAC+2@CLE-4.5IND-5.5BAL-1.5@PIT-1.5@WAS-1.5JAX-3@PHI+2.5@GB+2.5TEN-7
INDBAL+3.5@KC+6.5HOU+1.5@WAS+1.5@PIT+2.5TEN-3.5@MIN+3@JAX+4.5DAL+1.5MIA-6.5@HOU+5.5NYG-2.5bye@PHI+5.5@TEN-1.5CIN+1.5@CLE-2.5JAX-1.5
JAXCLE-8.5@DEN+3NE-1.5@CIN+2.5PHI+1.5HOU0byeIND-4.5@BAL+4.5@TEN-2.5@NYG-1.5TEN-5.5@CHI+3PIT-3@HOU+3@DAL+3WAS-3.5@IND+1.5
KCDEN-2.5IND-6.5@MIA-7.5@LV-5.5byeLAC-2.5@SEA+3@DEN+1.5NYJ-9.5@ATL-4.5ARI-11.5@BUF+2.5@LA+3.5@CIN+1.5NE-2.5SF-3@LAC+1.5LV-8.5
LASF-3.5NYG-9.5@DEN-3@PHI-1.5BUF-3ARI-13.5@LV-7.5LAC-3.5@WAS-5.5@ARI-10.5byeGB-5.5KC-3.5@SF-1.5DAL-6@SEA+1.5@TB-4.5SEA-3
LACARI-9.5LV-8.5@BUF+3@SEA+3DEN-2.5@KC+2.5bye@LA+3.5HOU-2@BAL+3NYJ-9.5NE-2@TB-2@LV-5.5SF-2.5@MIA-7KC-1.5@DEN+1.5
LVMIA-3@LAC+8.5@NO+3.5KC+5.5@NE+8.5BUF+6.5LA+7.5@NYJ+1.5@SF+8.5SEA+7@DEN+7.5@CLE+1.5byeLAC+5.5DEN+4.5TEN-1.5@ARI-1.5@KC+8.5
MIA@LV+3@SF+10.5KC+7.5@MIN+7.5CIN+6bye@NYJ+2.5NE+7DET+6.5@IND+6.5@BUF+11.5NYJ-1.5@DEN+9.5CHI+5.5@GB+10.5LAC+7BUF+7.5@NE+10.5
MINGB-1.5@CHI+3@TB+1.5MIA-7.5@NO-1.5byeIND-3@DET+4.5BUF+3@GB+4.5@SF+4ATL-4.5CAR-3.5@NE+4.5DET+1.5WAS-2.5@NYJ-3.5CHI-1.5
NE@SEA+3PIT-5@JAX+1.5@BUF+3LV-8.5NYJ-9.5@CHI+1.5@MIA-7GB-1.5@DET0bye@LAC+2BUF-1.5MIN-4.5@KC+2.5@NYJ-6.5DEN-2.5MIA-10.5
NO@DET+7@BAL+7.5LV-3.5ATL-2.5MIN+1.5@NYG+2.5PIT+2byeCLE-3.5CAR-1.5@CHI+6.5@CIN+6.5GB+4.5@CAR+2.5@TB+3.5ARI-5.5@ATL+1.5TB+1.5
NYGDAL+3@LA+9.5TEN-3ARI-7@WAS+2NO-2.5@HOU+5.5bye@PHI+5.5WAS-1.5JAX+1.5@IND+2.5SF+3@SEA+7.5CLE-4.5@DET+4.5@DAL+4.5PHI+3
NYJ@TEN+1.5GB+5.5@DET+9.5@CHI+8.5CLE-1.5@NE+9.5MIA-2.5LV-1.5@KC+9.5BUF+7@LAC+9.5@MIA+1.5byeDEN+5.5@ARI+1.5NE+6.5MIN+3.5@BUF+10
PHIWAS-4.5@TEN-5.5@CHI+1.5LA+1.5@JAX-1.5CAR-6.5DAL-3@WAS-2NYG-5.5byePIT-5.5@DAL+1.5@ARI-8.5IND-5.5SEA-1.5HOU-2.5@SF+1.5@NYG-3
PITATL-3.5@NE+5CIN+1.5@CLE-2.5IND-2.5@TB+1.5@NO-2CLE-6bye@CIN+3.5@PHI+5.5DEN+1.5HOU+1.5@JAX+3BAL+2.5CAR-3.5@TEN-1.5@BAL+5.5
SEANE-3@ARI-10@WAS-3.5LAC-3SF-3.5@DEN-2.5KC-3CHI-4.5ARI-13.5@LV-7bye@SF+1.5DAL-4.5NYG-7.5@PHI+1.5LA-1.5@CAR-5.5@LA+3
SF@LA+3.5MIA-10.5ARI-11.5DEN-2.5@SEA+3.5WAS-5.5@ATL-4.5byeLV-8.5@DAL+1.5MIN-4SEA-1.5@NYG-3LA+1.5@LAC+2.5@KC+3PHI-1.5@ARI-8.5
TB@CIN+3.5CLE-6.5MIN-1.5GB+1.5@DAL+3.5PIT-1.5@CAR-1.5ATL-4.5@CHI+3.5bye@DET+4.5CAR-3.5LAC+2@BAL+6NO-3.5@ATL-1.5LA+4.5@NO-1.5
TENNYJ-1.5PHI+5.5@NYG+3@BAL+8.5HOU+3.5@IND+3.5CLE-2.5@CIN+6.5byeJAX+2.5@DAL+6.5@JAX+5.5WAS+1.5@DET+7.5IND+1.5@LV+1.5PIT+1.5@HOU+7
WAS@PHI+4.5@DAL+4.5SEA+3.5IND-1.5NYG-2@SF+5.5byePHI+2LA+5.5@NYG+1.5CIN+1.5@ARI-4.5@TEN-1.5HOU+1.5ATL-3.5@MIN+2.5@JAX+3.5DAL+1.5
10+ favourite7 to 103 to 7under 3underdogbye

Median spread across every sportsbook captured for that game, taken at each book's most recent price. Weeks 1 and 2 are quoted by most of the market; distant weeks by as few as 1 book, so treat a week 15 number as a sketch that will move. Nothing here is a projection. It is the market, as captured. Hover a cell for the book count and whether it is a division game.

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