It's that time of year folks! New players, new coaches, big egos with even bigger contracts, huge last-minute signings, THE NFL IS BACK! This is the NFL's 100th season and it's going to be an awesome one. We'll be posting our top picks for the week in this blog along with some analysis. Let's get it going!
We like the Kansas City Chiefs (-3.5) against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Nick Foles will play well for the Jaguars but this team just hasn't proven to us that they can be reliable lately. Mahomes has been unreal and he should continue on that MVP pace with all his weapons.
- Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in their last five contests against Jacksonville.
- Kansas City is 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine road contests.
- Jacksonville is 1-3-1 ATS in their last five home contests.
- Jacksonville is 2-8-2 ATS in their last 12 contests overall.
We like the Houston Texans (+7) against the New Orleans Saints
Saints usually get off to a slow start. Texans have added to their offense with Duke Johnson Jr. Could see Saints winning by not by more than 7. There's always potential for the backdoor cover with these high scoring games vs the Saints.
- The Saints are 0-5 straight up in their last five season openers
- Saints are 1-1 ATS when facing the Texans since 2010.
- In 2019, the Saints were 7-8 ATS as favorites and the Texans 2-2 ATS as underdogs.
We like the Buffalo Bills Moneyline (+120) against the New York Jets
Cole Beasley will help Josh Allen a lot on the offense. Divisional dogs are 14-3 in the last 3 years in week 1!
- The Jets were 5-11 ATS in 2018.
- Buffalo is 5-3 ATS over their last 8 games.
- These teams split last season with each team winning SU on the road.
We like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-1) against the San Francisco 49ers
49ers are overrated and the Bucs play well to start the season, especially at home.
- The 49ers are just 1-7 against the spread in their last eight games versus NFC opponents overall
- San Francisco is 0-4 ATS in its last four games as the visiting team
- The 49ers didn’t win a single game away from home in 2018