Cincinnati wreaked havoc in NFL pick'em pools last week when it was upset by Mike White and the Jets. The Bengals will try to bounce back as small favorites against Cleveland on Sunday, but are they one of the Week 9 NFL picks you should avoid? Elsewhere in the league, Dallas will try to cover the spread for an eighth consecutive game when it hosts Denver as a 10-point favorite in the latest NFL odds from Caesars Sportsbook. The Cowboys have been among the best teams to back with NFL office pool picks this season.

Buffalo (-14.5) is the only other double-digit favorite on Sunday, as the Bills visit Jacksonville. Should the Cowboys or Bills be at the top of your NFL confidence pool picks? Before you make your NFL predictions, you need to see the Week 9 NFL football pool picks from SportsLine's proven model.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost $7,800 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six years ago. It went a sizzling 24-14 on top-rated NFL picks last season, returning more than $800. The model also enters Week 9 of the 2021 season on an incredible 128-86 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.

More importantly for NFL confidence pool players, the model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports office pool players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, the model has simulated the entire Week 9 NFL schedule 10,000 times and generated its optimal NFL pick'em plays. Go to SportsLine to see them.

Top Week 9 NFL office pool predictions

One of the top Week 9 NFL pick'em predictions from the model: The Ravens cruise past the Vikings for a comfortable six-point win. The Ravens have had a week off to think about their disappointing loss to Cincinnati in Week 7. They are still sitting atop the AFC North standings, but they do not have much wiggle room.

The Ravens will face a Minnesota defense that allowed 325 passing yards to Cowboys backup quarterback Cooper Rush last Sunday night. Minnesota struggled against a mobile quarterback earlier this season, giving up 400 passing yards to Arizona's Kyler Murray. Baltimore's Lamar Jackson is passing for more than 275 yards per game, which ranks 10th in the NFL.

SportsLine's model is projecting Jackson to go over 250 passing yards and to add another 62 rushing yards against Minnesota's defense. His success is a big reason why Baltimore is winning in well over 60 percent of simulations.

How to make Week 9 NFL office pool picks

The model also made the call on every other Week 9 game and has strong picks for potentially close matchups like Bengals vs. Browns and Cardinals vs. 49ers. It's also calling for one underdog to win outright. You can only see all of the model's NFL pool picks here.

So who should you pick in every Week 9 NFL game? And which underdog wins outright? Visit SportsLine now to get optimal NFL office pool picks, all from the advanced computer model that has ranked in the Top 10 on straight-up picks four of the last five years and went an outstanding 128-86 on top-ranked picks since 2017.