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As I told you last week, I hate picking Week 1 NFL games.
But, surprisingly, I had a decent week.
I went 8-6-2 against the spread and 10-6 straight up for a decent start to the 2024 NFL season. The unpredictability of the first week is the challenge. The next part is trying to figure out how much of Week 1 is real.
Let’s hope I did a decent job of finding the fakes here as I look to keep my head above .500 after two weeks.
Week 1 wasn’t so bad.
Let’s hope Week 2 is even better.
Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)
Josh Allen has owned the Miami Dolphins in his career with an 11-2 record. That won’t change in this one. It’s always tough on the Bills playing in the heat, but this is a night game. Sure, it’s on a short week, but the Bills will do enough on defense and Allen will win it late. He continues his mastery over the Dolphins.
Pick: Bills 28, Dolphins 24
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
This a second straight road game for the Raiders against a team playing its home opener with rest — and it’s on the east coast. That’s a brutal trip for the Raiders. Their offense struggled against the Chargers and it will here. The Ravens won’t struggle. Lamar Jackson has a nice game.
Pick: Ravens 28, Raiders 16
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
This is a long trip for the Chargers in the early time zone, but the Panthers are bad. They were awful in their opener and now will be without defensive tackle Derrick Brown, their best defensive player. The offense is really bad. Look for the Chargers to win both lines of scrimmage as they get a road victory.
Pick: Chargers 26, Panthers 9
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
This game features teams coming off two of the better showings this past week. The Cowboys will be playing their home opener after beating the Browns, while the Saints are on the road for the first time. The Dallas defense was suffocating against the Browns and I think that carries…
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Author : Pete Prisco
Publish date : 2024-09-11 09:00:48
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