NFL Week 1 Predictions

And we are off to the races! With the season just days away, everyone is throwing their two cents in on how the league will play out week by week. Nothing is guaranteed however, especially in September. Last year, who saw Fitzmagic become a thing and take down two contenders in successive weeks? How bout the beat down new Detroit Head Coach Matt Patricia laid down on his former team? And there is not a chance you thought Patrick Mahomes would throw 10 touchdowns and no interceptions in the first two games as the full time starter, en route to a MVP season. Football is weird. Football is unpredictable. There are 256 games in an NFL season. According to Action Network, only three teams had 10 or more games go against the spread (Cle, Chi, NO), which in turn means it is impossible to identify with certainty how every team will play each week. I have personally picked every single game for about ten years now, and have had considerable success against the best of the best. I finally decided it was time to keep up with and compete with experts from some of the most popular sport sites out there. Below my weekly predictions, you will find a table comparing my picks to the others throughout the duration of the season.

Last two season results:

2018 – 167-89 (65.2%)

2017 – 170-86 (66.4%)

*Final score will be indicated in bold*

*Spread is in parentheses. Ex: If a team is (-3), they are favored to win by 3 points. (+3) means they are favored to lose by three points. Generally, home teams have a three point advantage. *

Last Week: — This Week: 1-0 Overall Record: 1-0          

Green Bay Packers (+3) at Chicago Bears  — Thursday, 7:20pm

Prediction: GB over Chi 23-19

Packers 10 – Bears 3 Final

Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings (-4) – Sunday, 12:00pm

Prediction: Min over Atl 24-23

Baltimore Ravens (-7) at Miami Dolphins – Sunday, 12:00pm

Prediction: Bal over Mia 34-14

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets (-3) – Sunday, 12:00pm

Prediction: NYJ over Buf 23-17

Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars (+4) – Sunday, 12:00pm

Prediction: Jax over KC 27-24

Los Angeles Rams (-3) at Carolina Panthers – Sunday, 12:00pm

Prediction: LAR over Car 30-23

Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns (-6) – Sunday, 12:00pm

Prediction: Cle over Ten 27-16

Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles (-10) – Sunday, 12:00pm

Prediction: Phi over Was 35-17

Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks (-9) – Sunday, 3:05pm

Prediction: Sea over Cin 30-6

Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Chargers (-7) – Sunday, 3:05pm

Prediction: LAC over Ind 30-22

Detroit Lions (-2.5) at Arizona Cardinals – Sunday, 3:25pm

Prediction: Det over Ari 31-20

NY Giants at Dallas Cowboys (-7) – Sunday, 3:25pm

Prediction: Dal over NYG 28-17

San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Bucs (PK) – Sunday, 3:25pm

Prediction: TB over SF 30-24

Pittsburgh Steelers (+6) at New England Patriots – Sunday, 7:20pm

Prediction: Pit over NE 27-24 (OT)

Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints (-7) – Monday, 6:10pm

Prediction: NO over Hou 38-21

Denver Broncos (PK) at Oakland Raiders – Monday, 9:20pm

Prediction: Den over Oak 24-17

Want to see how I fare this week against experts from various sites? Check out our picks side by side below!

Week 1KamBleacher Report Rosenthal (NFL.com)CBSSports (Eisenberg)ESPN (Wickersham)
Total Record (Games Behind)1-01-01-00-11-0
This Week’s Record1-01-01-00-11-0
Packers @ BearsGBGBGBChiGB
Titans @ BrownsCleCleCleCleTen
Ravens @ DolphinsBalBalBalBalBal
Falcons @ VikingsMinMinMinMinAtl
Bills @ JetsNYJBufBufBufNYJ
Redskins @ EaglesPhiPhiPhiPhiPhi
Rams @ PanthersLARCarLARCarLAR
Chiefs @ JaguarsJaxKCKCJaxKC
Colts @ ChargersLACLACIndLACLAC
Bengals @ SeahawksSeaSeaSeaSeaSea
Giants @ CowboysDalDalDalDalNYG
Lions @ CardinalsDetDetDetDetDet
49ers @ BuccaneersTBTBTBTBSF
Steelers @ PatriotsPitNENENENE
Texans @ SaintsNONONONONO
Broncos @ RaidersDenDenDenOakDen
Byes:
N/A

https://www.thelines.com/nfl-week-1-lines-2019/

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