The New England Patriots visit Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday to play the Miami Dolphins in the opening game of the NFL regular season for both teams. New England will be led at quarterback by Mac Jones. Last season as a rookie, Jones passed for 3,801 yards with 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Damien Harris rushed for 929 yards last season and will be the feature running back this year. Offseason acquisition DeVante Parker will be the top wide receiver and last season had 515 yards with two touchdowns.
New England's defense will feature a 3-4 alignment with Lawrence Guy and Deatrich Wise Jr at the defensive end and Davon Godchaux at nose tackle. Josh Uche and Mattew Judon are the top two linebackers both against the pass and the run as well as rushing the passer. The New England secondary is led by two talented safeties in Kyle Dugger and Devin McCourty, who is one of the best safeties in all of football and you can find all the other great players with our free NFL sports betting picks.
Miami will be led at quarterback by Tua Tagovailoa and backed up by Teddy Bridgewater. Last season Tua passed for 2,653 yards with 16 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while playing in 13 games. Chase Edmonds acquired in the offseason from Arizona will be the feature running back and last season rushed for 592 yards but played in only 12 games due to injuries. Tyreek Hill will be the leading receiver and last season with Kansas City caught 111 passes for 1,239 yards and nine touchdowns.
Miami will have a 3-4 defensive alignment with Emmanuel Ogbah and Christian Wilkins as the starting defensive ends and Raekwon Davis as the starting nose tackle. Jaelan Phillips, Jerome Baker, Melvin Ingram III and Elandon Roberts are the four starting linebackers. Miami's secondary is led by safeties Brandon Jones and Jevon Holland while Xavien Howard and Byron Jones will start at cornerback.
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- New England is 1-4 ATS in its last 5
- The UNDER has cashed in 9 of the Patriots last 13 on the road
- Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 at home
- The UNDER has cashed in 7 of the Dolphins last 10
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