Are you ready for some football? A full-blown NFL Sunday?
Yeah, me too.
It's been a long time since I got to weigh in on some best bets. I'm excited to put this glove back on, only in an expanded fashion from year's past as we branch out into more exotics, teasers, props and some alternate lines as well. As I wrote in the Thursday Night Football preview, I try not to go too crazy in the early weeks of the season, despite there being such temptation to go wild with so much invent ory finally back on the board. But there are a few of these games that I have been eyeing for a long time and the numbers still look good to me in a number of instances.
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I lean a little bit into favorites in Week 1, for the most part, and I'm staying away from some of the larger spreads (unless teasing it, of course). In general, even in games I wouldn't play, there are some decent teams getting points at home, which in general I would espouse this time of year. So, with that out of the way, here is what I like in Week 1: