Jordan Dajani & Jared Dubin

“I'll lean toward the Bears here because of the Patriots' injury issues along the offensive line, which could hold the run game back further and put even more on Maye's shoulders.”

“But give me Chicago at home, with the backing of an emotionally charged atmosphere.”

“I'll take the Seahawks in a low-scoring game.”

“I'll take Dallas to win, but I can't see the Cowboys blowing anyone out in their current state.”

“I just don't think the Cowboys should be favored by more than a field goal against anybody right now, given how they're playing on both sides of the ball.”

“Give me the upset here.”

“If there is any team that can compete with an explosive offense, it's probably the Bengals, but I don't see them quite keeping up here.”

“This line feels several points too low, even with Mike Evans potentially out in addition to all of the other wide receiver issues.”

“This week, I'm going to take the points with Atlanta.”

“Give me the Lions at home.”

“I lean toward the Lions because they can beat you both ways.”

“Just take the Over in this matchup.”

“If you're going to give me the hook at +3.5 in an international game, I'm probably going to take it.”

“I don't trust this offense enough to build a lead against Pittsburgh's defense (ninth in yards, 12th in points, fifth in EPA per play) right now, so I'll lean toward this game playing out in a similar fashion to New Orleans' early-season contests, with the Steelers taking a lead and the Saints trying to stage a comeback, only to fail this time around.”

“I'm basically just throwing my hands in the air and saying, well, the Eagles can't lose again , can they?”

“I have some legitimate concerns about the Panthers defense, but I'll take the upset in Philly.”

“The impending return of Caleb Williams has me leaning toward Chicago here.”

“I'm going to take the points with the home team, and take Bijan Robinson and Co. to bounce back.”

“Maybe the Commanders surprise me and rally, but I'm leaning the other way.”

“And I don't trust the Commanders to do quite enough to keep up with their explosive offense.”

“I cannot rightly expect the Broncos to get anything going against this hellacious Seattle defense.”

“However, I'm going to fade the Broncos in this spot for a couple of reasons.”

“If he does, I think the Ravens win this game by a lot.”

“I predict they keep that momentum going and score an upset victory across the pond.”

“Dallas should put up points, too, because the Packers' defense is no great shakes, but I'm taking Green Bay to win here.”

“I know Week 1 is a liar and I expect the Broncos to be better than what we saw on Monday night, but this Jaguars team is for real.”

“I'll take Pittsburgh to keep it close.”

“This should be a relatively low-scoring game, but I still trust New England's offense a lot more than Pittsburgh's, and that should be enough to take home the win.”

“There are plenty of trends that back up the Colts' case here, such as them being 3-0 ATS in their last three games vs. the Chiefs, but I'll take Kansas City to win by a touchdown at home.”

“So I like the Colts to keep things relatively close in this one, even while the Chiefs grind out a win on the ground.”

“I'm going to take the Saints to cover the big number because Baltimore could be without two of its top wideouts in Flowers (hamstring) and Ja'Kobi Lane (wrist).”

“The only reason I'm taking the Saints here is the question about Flowers' availability, and the potential for New Orleans to secure a back-door cover in comeback mode, like it did against Detroit last week.”

“I think both teams can find some success offensively here, and in that case, I like the Texans to secure the win at home.”

“But I think DeMeco Ryans is going to have this defense ready to roll and rebound in their second straight home game.”

“I have the Rams bouncing back and covering with a late field goal.”

“It's easy to overreact to what we saw in debut games and take the Giants here because they were so impressive against Dallas and the Rams were so inept against San Francisco, but I'm going to lean on the preseason priors for a little while longer and take L.A. to win in pretty convincing fashion.”

“Dajani (Ravens -3.5): A home dog at 3.5 points sings to me like the sirens to Odysseus, but I'm afraid something has tied me to the ship's mast.”

“It all adds up to a big Ravens win.”

“I can see Jordan Love putting on a fireworks show here in the opener, winning a shootout against an also-improved Vikings offense with Kyler Murray replacing J.J. McCarthy.”

“Dajani (Vikings -1.5): Full disclosure, I don't understand why people are relatively high on the Packers this year.”

“I'm not the biggest Bo Nix fan in the world, but the Broncos offense has undeniably been effective with him at the helm, and I think they have enough to get it done against the Chiefs in Week 1.”

“The Broncos are 7-2 against the spread in their last nine games against the Chiefs, so I'm eyeing an upset here to close out Week 1”

“With the Bucs having Emeka Egbuka coming off a toe injury that kept him out for a bunch of camp, I don't think they keep pace with Cincinnati in the opener.”

“Dajani (Buccaneers +3.5): My logic here is simple.”

“Dajani (Rams -3.5): This matchup is much more than just two rival contenders kicking off the season in the land down under.”

“Dubin (Rams -3.5): The Rams are, unsurprisingly, my pick to win the Super Bowl this season.”

“Give me the Texans in the season opener, who are 4-0 straight up in their last four games as an underdog”

“Dubin (Texans +1.5): I hate to keep parroting the same ideas as Jordan here, but the numbers for Josh Allen against this Houston defense are not pretty.”

“I'm in on this Dallas team, with one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL backed by what should be an improved defense coordinated by Christian Parker.”

“Maybe Malik Nabers is fully healed and Dart is actually a franchise quarterback, but I'm going to back the Cowboys here under the lights of the Meadowlands”