The model’s straight-up pick for every Week 6game, ordered most confident to least, for pick’em pools. Our win probability, not a bet.
Updated · Week 6 2026 picks
Our most confident Week 6 pick'em pick is the San Francisco 49ers over the Washington Commanders, straight up at 83% win probability.
The next-safest picks are the Los Angeles Rams at 81% and the New England Patriots at 81%.
No game this week is a coin flip; every pick clears 55% win probability.
7 of this week's 14 games are 70% or better favorites, straight up.
The Week 6 top pick'em pick hit: the San Francisco 49ers beat the Washington Commanders 23-17.
Ranked by the model’s win probability for the picked side, straight up. Where a market spread is posted, we note our pick’s number against it, informational only.
| # | Pick | Opponent | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs WAS Against the spread, our pick is San Francisco 49ers -7.5. | 83% | STRONG | |
| 2 | vs ARI Against the spread, our pick is Los Angeles Rams -12.5. | 81% | STRONG | |
| 3 | vs NYJ Against the spread, our pick is New England Patriots -7.5. | 81% | STRONG | |
| 4 | at LV Against the spread, our pick is Buffalo Bills -5.5. | 75% | STRONG | |
| 5 | vs LAC Against the spread, our pick is Kansas City Chiefs -7.5. | 75% | STRONG | |
| 6 | vs HOU Against the spread, our pick is Jacksonville Jaguars -2.5. | 73% | STRONG | |
| 7 | vs TEN Against the spread, our pick is Indianapolis Colts -7.0. | 73% | STRONG | |
| 8 | at CLE Against the spread, our pick is Baltimore Ravens -3.0. | 69% | SOLID | |
| 9 | vs DAL Against the spread, our pick is Green Bay Packers -1.5. | 64% | SOLID | |
| 10 | vs NO Against the spread, our pick is New York Giants +1.5. | 64% | SOLID | |
| 11 | at TB Against the spread, our pick is Pittsburgh Steelers -2.5. | 64% | SOLID | |
| 12 | vs SEA Against the spread, our pick is Denver Broncos +2.5. | 64% | SOLID | |
| 13 | vs CHI Against the spread, our pick is Atlanta Falcons +1.5. | 60% | SOLID | |
| 14 | vs CAR Against the spread, our pick is Philadelphia Eagles +3.0. | 58% | SOLID |
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A pick’em pool only cares who wins the game, not by how much, so the right number to rank by is straight-up win probability, which is exactly what the board above does. A team can be a big underdog against the spread and still be the safer straight-up pick.
Public perception and the betting line both lean toward name-brand teams and recent results. Our model weighs six seasons of play-by-play efficiency instead, which is why our straight-up rankings sometimes differ from the spread favorite, especially on divisional and rivalry games where the public overrates a familiar matchup.
Most weeks come down to how you handle the games near 50%, not the easy calls. Treat a coin-flip game as a genuine 50/50 and pick a side you can defend, rather than assuming the model (or anyone else) has a real edge on it.
Playing a confidence pool instead? See our confidence pool picks, with points assigned and expected points shown.
CONFIDENCE POOL PICKS →Picks are the model’s own, straight up. Past results. Not financial advice.