Will Brinson

“Again, it's weird, and the Seahawks could come out with a monster effort here, but I trust Mahomes in these spots and we're gonna take the points.”

“Dolphins +4.5 vs. Jets”

“And yes, we are taking the Dolphins !”

“Packers-Lions Over 53.5”

“Vikings -6.5 vs. Colts”

“I'm backing Chicago at home in a game where the Bears get a banged-up Patriots team coming in.”

“Taking Washington with the points against undefeated San Francisco, plus prime-time props for Brock Purdy and George Kittle”

“Daniels has been his electric, athletic self when he's been healthy, though, so we're going to bank on him being able to come through the back door and/or put on a show early to give Washington some cushion.”

“But I like Dallas in a classic bounceback spot for the Cowboys and a classic letdown spot for the Packers.”

“Saints-Giants Over 46.5”

“Texans +2.5 "at" Jaguars (London game)”

“Texans +2.5 "at" Jaguars (London game)”

“Chiefs -7.5 vs. Chargers”

“Saints-Giants Over 45.5”

“Instead, I'm just going to back the home dog in prime time on a short week.”

“I don't care; there are going to be points between these two teams.”

“Steelers -3 vs. Colts”

“Cardinals +5.5 vs. Lions”

“Chargers +3.5 vs. Broncos”

“But this is a great spot for them to bounce back from a humiliating Week 4 loss to the Browns.”

“But we're going to lean in and respect the desperation and talent on the rest of the roster.”

“With that much scoring expected, I'll happily take the variance and the points with a capable offense.”

“Sean Payton can coach around the weaknesses of his team, and while I expect the Rams to very much keep this competitive and for it to a be a low-scoring close game, my spidey sense says the Broncos find a way to win late, and if not, it's a field goal walk-off situation for either team, making these points extremely valuable.”

“Maybe Aaron Rodgers flips a switch and DK Metcalf finds something this week, but I definitely believe it's more likely Dex destroys the interior, Rodgers is pressured and the Bengals are able to score 25+ points to leave the Steelers in the dust.”

“The Seahawks could legitimately be laying double digits here.”

“Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson look like new men this year and I expect big games from both of them this week as they finagle a cover against a good Lions team that lacks any firepower on the back end of its defense.”

“Buccaneers -8.5 vs. Browns”

“Chargers -6.5 vs. Raiders”

“Cowboys -3.5 vs. Commanders”

“Vikings +4.5 at Bears”

“Dolphins +13.5 at 49ers”

“I'm not so sure, and as such I'll be taking the Broncos with the points in this prime-time AFC West battle.”

“Maybe I'm the sucker here, but the market keeps saying I'm not: I loved this during the offseason when it was mid-teens and still like the Cardinals getting anything north of nine points in this game.”

“It's Week 1 and I'm more than willing to take a home dog, especially one that was really dangerous out of the gate last year and looks relatively healthy.”

“Colts +3.5 vs. Ravens”

“Texans +1.5 vs. Bills”

“Eagles -5.5 vs. Commanders”

“Buccaneers +3.5 vs. Bengals”

“Cardinals +9.5 vs. Chargers”