And we’re again. The 2023 common season is upon us as we at the moment are simply days away from the Chiefs unveiling their championship banner earlier than kicking off the yr with a showdown towards the Lions. In fact, a brand new season of NFL motion comes with a boatload of video games for us to guess on. Whereas we’ll get to dip our toe into one recreation on Thursday night time, we’ve a full 14-game slate ready for us on Sunday, plus the Monday Night time Soccer showdown, which is able to give us the debut of Aaron Rodgers with the Jets.
As we proceed to attend for all of the insanity to ensue, let’s take our first glimpse of all of the Week 1 matchups and get our impression of the opening strains to see if there may be something they’ll inform us about who the oddsmakers see popping out on prime.
Week 1 early odds
(All strains through SportsLine consensus odds; all video games on Sunday except famous)
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Detroit Lions at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Thursday |
Chiefs -7 |
54 | Lions +235, Chiefs -292 |
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Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons |
Falcons -3 |
43 | Panthers +150, Falcons -178 |
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Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns |
Bengals -2.5 |
47 | Bengals -140, Browns +118 |
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Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts |
Jaguars -3.5 |
43 | Jaguars -220, Colts +180 |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings |
Vikings -7 |
45.5 | Buccaneers +210, Vikings -260 |
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Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints |
Saints -3.5 |
42 | Titans +155, Saints -175 |
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San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
49ers -3 |
41.5 | 49ers -155, Steelers +135 |
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Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders |
Commanders -5.5 |
40.5 | Cardinals +250, Commanders -320 |
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Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens |
Ravens -9 |
45 | Texans +360, Ravens -480 |
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Inexperienced Bay Packers at Chicago Bears |
Bears -2.5 |
44.5 | Packers +100, Bears -120 |
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Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos |
Broncos -3 |
44.5 | Raiders +170, Broncos -205 |
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Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots |
Eagles -5 |
46 | Eagles -195, Patriots +162 |
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Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers |
Chargers -2.5 |
49 | Dolphins +140, Chargers -165 |
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Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks |
Seahawks -5 |
47 | Rams +196, Seahawks -240 |
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Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants |
Cowboys -2 |
47 | Cowboys -170, Giants +143 |
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Buffalo Payments at New York Jets, Monday |
Payments -1 |
47.5 | Payments -145, Jets +122 |
Notable motion, developments
Lions at Chiefs
After opening as a full landing favourite, Kansas Metropolis has gone beneath the 7-point threshold and is now laying 6.5 factors to the Lions. Final season, the Chiefs went 3-5-1 ATS as a house favourite, whereas the Lions have been 5-2 ATS as highway canine.
Panthers at Falcons
Atlanta now has the hook and is laying 3.5 factors to the Panthers in Week 1 after opening as a easy subject aim favourite. The whole has dropped significantly since opening at 43 and now sits at 40. Final season, each of those NFC South groups have been 9-8 ATS.
Bengals at Browns
The road has held at 2.5, however the complete did tick as much as 48 after initially opening at 47. Cincinnati was 13-6 ATS a season in the past, which included an 8-3 ATS mark on the highway. Cleveland is predicted to be higher this season with Deshaun Watson extra accustomed to the offensive system and his suspension out of the best way. He’ll look to assist a Browns group that was 4-4 ATS at dwelling in 2022.
Jaguars at Colts
Jacksonville opened as a 3.5-point favourite and that has since moved as much as 5 main into Week 1. That might stem from first-round rookie Anthony Richardson being named because the starter for this divisional matchup. The whole on this recreation additionally jumped from 43 to 45. The Jaguars have been 3-3 ATS in divisional video games in 2022 whereas the Colts have been 1-5 ATS beneath the earlier regime.
Buccaneers at Vikings
Minnesota’s landing benefit has since dipped to -6, however the complete has held at 45.5. The Vikings have been 4-6 ATS at dwelling final season. The Buccaneers, who’ll be beginning Baker Mayfield at quarterback, have been tied for a league-worst 2-6 ATS on the highway in 2022.
Titans at Saints
This line has since dropped the half-point hook and sits on the Saints laying a subject aim as they’re set to host Tennessee. The Titans have been 6-2-1 ATS on the highway final season whereas New Orleans was 3-5 ATS at dwelling. The totals for this head-to-head dropped from 42 to 41.
49ers at Steelers
The Niners at the moment are laying 2.5 factors as a highway favourite after initially surrendering the complete subject aim. San Francisco went 2-4 ATS as a highway favourite in 2022 whereas the Steelers went 1-1-1 ATS as a house canine. Pittsburgh lined 57.1% of their dwelling video games final season. As for the entire on this matchup, it is dipped some extent going from 41.5 to 40.5.
Cardinals at Commanders
Washington is now giving up a full landing to the Cardinals after this line opened at Commanders -5.5. The whole for this recreation additionally noticed a noticeable drop, falling from 40.5 to 38. That could possibly be, partially, as a result of Arizona’s shakeup at quarterback after releasing Colt McCoy and buying and selling for Joshua Dobbs.
Texans at Ravens
The largest unfold of Week 1 resides in Baltimore with the Ravens laying 10 factors to the Texans after opening at -9. The whole additionally fell from 45 to 43.5. The Ravens struggled at dwelling final season, going 1-6-1 ATS at M&T Financial institution Stadium, however they did endure a number of accidents in the course of the yr that contributed to these subpar outcomes.
Packers at Bears
After opening at Bears -2.5, Chicago is just surrendering some extent as they’re set to host the Packers, who’ll be beginning Jordan Love following the commerce of Aaron Rodgers this offseason. The Bears have been 3-5-1 ATS at dwelling a season in the past. In the meantime, the entire fell to 43.5 after opening at 44.5.
Raiders at Broncos
Denver is now giving up the sector aim and the hook with this line shifting to Broncos -3.5 after opening at -3. Denver was 3-5 ATS at dwelling in 2022. They tackle a Raiders group who might be beginning Jimmy Garoppolo after signing the veteran this offseason. Final yr, Las Vegas performed nicely inside the division, proudly owning a 4-2 ATS report beneath Josh McDaniels. This complete dipped barely, falling merely a half-point to 44.
Eagles at Patriots
Philadelphia is now a 4-point highway favourite as they gear up for the Week 1 opener in Foxborough towards the Patriots after beforehand sitting at -5. The Eagles weren’t a worthwhile group to guess on at any time when they went on the highway in 2022, proudly owning a 2-6 ATS report away from Lincoln Monetary Discipline. That mentioned, the Patriots have been 3-5 ATS at dwelling final yr. The whole for this matchup fell to 45 after opening at 46.
Dolphins at Chargers
Los Angeles is giving up the complete subject aim after this line opened at Chargers -2.5. Justin Herbert and firm lined 64.7% of their video games final season, which was the fifth-best cowl charge within the league and included a 4-3-1 ATS report at dwelling. The Dolphins have been 5-5 ATS on the highway in 2022. Factors are anticipated to come back in bunches on this head-to-head with the entire now sitting at 51 after opening at 49.
Rams at Seahawks
The road has held at Seahawks -5, however the complete did fall to 46 after opening at 47. The standing of Cooper Kupp might be price monitoring all through the week main into this recreation after the Rams star receiver suffered a setback along with his hamstring harm. L.A. handled accidents all final season and contributed to their 6-9-2 ATS report. In the meantime, the Seahawks have been 4-5 ATS at dwelling in 2022.
Cowboys at Giants
Dallas is now laying 3.5 factors to New York after opening as a 2-point highway favourite. The Giants went 6-3 ATS at dwelling in 2022, which was tied for the fourth-best mark within the league. The Cowboys have been highway favorites six instances a season in the past and went 3-3 ATS in these matchups. The whole fell barely from 47 to 46.5.
Payments at Jets
Buffalo is laying 2.5 as they gear up for a visit to MetLife the place they have been initially a 1-point favourite. In fact, this would be the debut of Aaron Rodgers with the Jets, however the complete for this recreation is definitely transferring down because it now sits at 46.5 after opening at 47.5. The Payments lined 57.1% of their highway video games final season.
