I like checking which teams the majority of people are picking before making my final selections. Do you think consensus percentages provide useful information, or can following the public too closely actually make your picks worse?
How Much Attention Do You Pay to Public NFL Picks?
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I know this thread is a bit old, but I wanted to chime in because this question still comes up. Public consensus can sometimes be a trap, since it often reflects emotion and recent hype rather than sharp analysis. Have you tried comparing those percentages to the actual line movement? A split between public picks and where the money is going can be a better signal. Curious what others have noticed since this was posted.
Public consensus often leads you toward the same losing picks everyone else makes. I find better results by studying matchups and injury reports instead. For a fun way to test picks without real risk, I use NFLPoolPicks.net to join free contests and track my predictions, which helps me focus on strategy rather than following the crowd.
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