Football is lower than a week away, so it be about time you initiate locking on your Week 1 picks. The opening week of the NFL regular season is both one of many most pleasurable gambling weeks of the one year, or one you are desirous to take care of up a ways off from — reckoning on how you plan at it. There are no previous video games to head off of, the total traits sharps watch are from final one year and there are impress unique avid gamers who will likely be experiencing their first run.
There may maybe be repeatedly no longer lower than one mountainous shock. Engage final one year as an illustration; the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ lone victory came in Week 1 against Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts, and Dwayne Haskins and the Washington Football Crew beat the Philadelphia Eagles by double digits. There may maybe be now not this form of thing as a “obvious thing” in Week 1.
Yearly, we round up those on our CBS NFL roster and ask for his or her wonderful wager for Week 1 of the regular season. Those taking allotment listed below are NFL insider Jonathan Jones, senior writer Pete Prisco, Take Six Podcast host Will Brinson, plus writers John Breech, Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso, Jordan Dajani, Jared Dubin, Josh Edwards, Tyler Sullivan, Bryan DeArdo, Cody Benjamin and Jeff Kerr.
First, we can checklist all 16 spreads and Over/Unders and then salvage into our wonderful bets.
All NFL odds are through Caesars Sportsbook.
Week 1 odds
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-7.5) (Over/Below 51.5)
Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans (-3) (Over/Below 52)
Modern York Jets at Carolina Panthers (-5) (Over/Below 44.5)
Los Angeles Chargers (-1) at Washington Football Crew (Over/Below 44.5)
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons (-3.5) (Over/Below 48)
Seattle Seahawks (-2.5) at Indianapolis Colts (Over/Below 48.5)
Minnesota Vikings (-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (Over/Below 48)
Jacksonville Jaguars (-3) at Houston Texans (Over/Below 44.5)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Payments (-6.5) (Over/Below 48.5)
San Francisco 49ers (-7.5) at Detroit Lions (Over/Below 45.5)
Denver Broncos (-2.5) at Modern York Giants (Over/Below 42.5)
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs (-6) (Over/Below 53)
Miami Dolphins at Modern England Patriots (-2.5) (Over/Below 44)
Green Bay Packers (-4) at Modern Orleans Saints (Over/Below 50)
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams (-7.5) (Over/Below 44.5)
Baltimore Ravens (-4.5) at Las Vegas Raiders (Over/Below 51)
Week 1 wonderful bets
Cowboys at Buccaneers
Prisco: Cowboys +7.5. This line is bloated since the Bucs own all 22 starters abet from the Enormous Bowl salvage. I salvage it. But let’s no longer omit that group did now not even salvage the division. The Cowboys will end on this game and lose by a self-discipline purpose. Giving me 7.5 is a easy victory for the dog.
Brinson: Buccaneers -7.5. It’d be plan too mountainous a donkey transfer to prefer a half a degree right here and salvage it -7 (-125) so I’m no longer going to realize that and as a exchange will lovely bank on the Buccaneers steam-rolling the Cowboys in the 2021 opener. Tom Brady goes through his first corpulent offseason with the Buccaneers, who confirmed their doable on offense down the stretch final one year once he in point of fact developed a rapport alongside with his wide receivers. Each person knows in regards to the 22 starters coming abet, so I will be succesful to also no longer rehash that. What I salvage is a exiguous bit more attention-grabbing is the harmony on the offensive line with all those guys coming abet and the corpulent health of Vita Vea on the interior of the defensive line. Younger avid gamers like Devin White (legit DPOY candidate) and Antoine Winfield Jr. own even more seasoning now. The Cowboys protection could maybe be better this one year nonetheless I manufacture no longer salvage it comes out solid in Week 1. And the Dallas offense wasn’t mountainous final one year with a healthy Dak Prescott. He’s heading in the correct direction for Week 1 nonetheless right here’s a complex opening test. The Bucs roll on this one like 38-21.
Breech: Buccaneers -7.5. Dak Prescott is coming off two accidents, he hasn’t taken a game snap in 11 months and his first game is against one of many relevant defenses in soccer. This one could maybe salvage grotesque for the Cowboys.
Cardinals at Titans
Sullivan: Cardinals +3. I manufacture no longer esteem the plan the Titans are trending heading into the regular season. No longer simplest are they going through COVID-19 factors, nonetheless both Julio Jones and A.J. Brown own been dinged up for the duration of the summer. If they are lower than 100% out of the gate, Kyler Murray and the Cardinals offense can also don’t own any mission leaving them in the dirt. Tennessee has also struggled to originate the one year traditionally. In their previous 5 Week 1 contests, they are 1-4 ATS.
49ers at Lions
Jones: 49ers -7.5. I command I heed that which that it’s seemingly you’ll maybe no longer salvage the spread too mountainous in Week 1. But there is now not any proof this Lions group will likely be ready to take care of up tempo with the Niners even supposing San Francisco is no longer exhibiting all the pieces they’ve in the opener. This one appears to be obtrusive to me. (I also like Green Bay -3 against the Saints. Drew Brees is no longer walking through that door.)
Kerr: 49ers -7.5. The 49ers are one of many most talented teams in the NFL when healthy — and own their corpulent arsenal of avid gamers heading into this matchup. Detroit is rebuilding its roster below Dan Campbell — and I’m uncertain how the Lions are going to ranking 17 aspects against the 49ers protection. San Francisco must own its plan against Detroit on the ground. This has the makings of a blowout.
Dajani: 49ers -7.5. The 49ers are one of many wonderful favorites in Week 1 and I’m jumping on board. With Jimmy Garoppolo motivated to take care of up his job against a subpar opponent in the Lions, quiz the 49ers to memoir a double-digit victory.
Dubin: Below 45.5. I will be succesful to no longer glance the Lions scoring powerful and the Niners will likely be philosophize material to poke the ball all game when they salvage a lead.
Vikings at Bengals
Benjamin: Vikings -3.5. Joe Burrow’s return is thrilling, nonetheless give me Mike Zimmer against his used flame right here. The Bengals are aloof establishing their identification, and their secondary, whereas restocked, remains suspect. Minnesota can pound the ball on the ground, salvage after Burrow and recall a nice motorway salvage to open the one year.
Dolphins at Patriots
Wilson: Patriots -2.5. This Modern England group — on both facets of the ball — will plan fully assorted from final one year’s 7-9 outfit. Tua Tagovailoa will likely be better in Year 2 nonetheless it absolutely’s exhausting no longer to recall Bill Belichick in that matchup.
Broncos at Giants
Trapasso: Below 42.5. The Broncos protection is ready to rock another time with Von Miller and Bradley Chubb reunited on the perimeters and Justin Simmons patrolling the deep center. The Giants are now not worthy defensively, nonetheless James Bradberry is probably going one of many league’s wonderful mountainous cornerbacks who needs to be a ambitious matchup for Courtland Sutton in his first game abet from an early 2020 hurt. Teddy Bridgewater is a succesful starter nonetheless no longer one conversant in main shootouts on the motorway. This can also furthermore be your father’s low-scoring fight.
Packers at Saints (in Jacksonville)
Edwards: Packers -4. There are understandably going to be greater concerns in the abet of the minds of those on the Saints roster.
Ravens at Raiders (MNF)
DeArdo: Raiders +4.5. The Raiders can also very properly pull off the upset. Baltimore nowadays suffered a gut punch in shedding J.Ok. Dobbins for the season. Las Vegas goes to be riding the momentum of playing in entrance of followers at Allegiant Stadium for the main time
