Week 1 Predictions
Another year, another opportunity to
practice picking football games with the point spread! Let’s get started with
the Week One lines, and happy football.
GB (+6) vs SEA – I don’t know why I
thought that Seattle wouldn’t cover a game at home. Maybe I’m just rusty
because it was the first game of the season. But not a great start; hopefully
I’ll be smarter on Sunday!
NO (-3.5) vs ATL – This line keeps
rising as more and more people fall in love with the team I picked to win the
Super Bowl in June. It’s not reassuring when the whole public is on one team to
win it all, but short-term, I love the Saints in the regular season for sure.
New Orleans 27, Atlanta 17
MIN (+3) vs STL – This game is the
perfect case of literally anything could happen and it wouldn’t be surprising.
For now, I’ll take the team with Adrian Peterson and Cordarrelle Patterson.
Minnesota 24, St. Louis 20
CLE vs PIT (-6.5) – The Steelers at
home in an opener against a young QB. Lock it in. Cleveland 13, Pittsburgh 24
JAC (+10) vs PHI – The Jags aren’t
that bad, and you’re getting double digits. Close your eyes and take it.
Jacksonville 17, Philadelphia 26
OAK (+7) vs NYJ – I love the Jets in
this game. But are they good enough to be favored over anyone by a full
touchdown? I kind of like Derek Carr! But still give me the Jets straight up.
Oakland 20, New York 24
CIN vs BAL (-1) – Coin flip game. I
love the Ravens and hate the Bengals, especially in Baltimore. Cincinnati 21,
Baltimore 24
BUF (+7) vs CHI – I’ve been hearing
all week that ALL the money is going on the Bears this week…the Bills love
running the football and Chicago was atrocious at stopping the run last year.
But I’m in on the Bears this year, and I think they pull out a
tighter-than-expected contest. Buffalo 23, Chicago 27
WAS vs HOU (-3) – Gotta see it to
believe it with RGIII. For now I’ll take the home team that has Foster,
Johnson, Clowney, and Watt. Washington 17, Houston 20
TEN (+3.5) vs KC – The Chiefs seem
due for a regression year after their defense got torched following a 9-0
start. If the Titans can contain Jamaal Charles, I think Jake Locker is good
enough to put points on the board and pull off the UPSET ALERT of Week One.
Tennessee 21, Kansas City 16
NE (-4.5) vs MIA – Feels like a lot
of points for a team that plays the Patriots really well, but I can’t go
against New England in the opener right? I’m all in on Gronk and Vareen this
year, and I’d bet on this team to start out 1-0. New England 27, Miami 20
CAR vs TB (-3) – Huge swing to -3
for Tampa, but I still like it. I’m not as high on the Bucs as some other
people, but I still think that they are more talented than the Panthers right
now, especially with Cam being banged up. Big start for Lovie Smith in his
first game. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 23
SF (-3.5) vs DAL – Because why would
you put yourself in a position to root for the Cowboys defense? San Francisco
31, Dallas 27
IND (+8) vs DEN – Just like Seattle,
I don’t know why I’m going against the Broncos at home in a primetime opener.
But I love Andrew Luck and I think that he can keep enough pace to make it
worth taking the points. Indianapolis 27, Denver 34
NYG vs DET (-6.5) – I want to take
the Giants so bad in this one, but they have looked so bad in the preseason,
and the Lions are deadly in a dome. I think they will come out on Monday Night
and thrash the G-Men, but I hope not. New York 17, Detroit 34
SD (+3) vs ARI – The Chargers are
going to be really, really good this year and even though I picked both these
teams to finish 10-6, someone has to lose this first one. I’d be more scared
picking the team who has already lost Darnell Dockett, Daryl Washington, and
quite possibly Andre Ellington. Go Chargers Go. San Diego 27, Arizona 20
Lock of the Week: PIT (-6.5)
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