| THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 | | | | against the Rams. Since 1980, St. Louis |
| New Orleans at Indianapolis: The Saints | | | | is 7-13-1 ATS as an opening game |
| have covered four of their last five | | | | favorite. |
| meetings with the Colts but Indianapolis | | | | Miami at Washington: The Redskins have |
| has been strong out of the gate, | | | | covered four of their last five meetings |
| notching a 6-1-1 mark against the spread | | | | with the Dolphins but Miami also is 7-1 |
| (ATS) in its last eight season openers. | | | | ATS on the road versus non-conference |
| SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 | | | | foes. |
| Denver at Buffalo: The Broncos have been | | | | Detroit at Oakland: The Raiders have |
| a solid road favorite over the past four | | | | covered four of their last five meetings |
| seasons, notching an 11-7-1 mark ATS. | | | | with the Lions. Since 1980, Oakland is |
| Buffalo is 7-1 ATS at home preceding | | | | 7-2 ATS in home openers. |
| back-to-back road games. The Bills head | | | | Chicago at San Diego: The Bears have |
| to Pittsburgh and New England after | | | | covered four straight games versus the |
| hosting Denver. | | | | Chargers and own the AFC West with a |
| Pittsburgh at Cleveland: The Steelers | | | | remarkable 17-2-1 record ATS the last 20 |
| have covered seven straight games | | | | meetings. Chicago is 7-3 ATS as an |
| against the Browns, including four in a | | | | underdog in season openers the last 27 |
| row in Cleveland. The Browns are 2-9 as | | | | years. |
| division underdogs of seven points or | | | | Tampa Bay at Seattle: The Buccaneers are |
| less. The line opened with Pittsburgh | | | | 1-7 ATS versus non-conference opponents |
| favored by a field goal. | | | | their last eight and are 1-3 ATS versus |
| Philadelphia at Green Bay: The Eagles | | | | the Seahawks their last four meetings. |
| have covered seven of their last eight | | | | Seattle is 17-3 ATS in September versus |
| meetings with the Packers, including | | | | less than .500 SU competition. |
| three straight in Green Bay. The Packers | | | | New York Giants at Dallas: The Giants |
| are 1-7 as a home underdog the last four | | | | are undefeated (5-0-1 ATS) in their last |
| years, including 0-5 last season, and | | | | six games against the Cowboys and are |
| are 1-7 ATS their last eight home games | | | | 3-1-1 ATS versus them in Dallas. The |
| against non-conference foes. | | | | Cowboys are 6-7 ATS as a favorite on |
| Kansas City at Houston: Houston is 1-5 | | | | opening day. |
| ATS at home against a non-division | | | | MONDAY, SEPT. 10 |
| opponent in September but Kansas City is | | | | Baltimore at Cincinnati: The Bengals |
| a pathetic 1-10 ATS as a non-conference | | | | have covered four of their last five |
| road favorite. The Chiefs opened as a | | | | against the Ravens. The favorite in the |
| 1-point underdog but the line could | | | | Ravens-Bengals series (Cincinnati opened |
| switch so watch this one closely. | | | | -3) is 6-1 the last seven games. |
| Tennessee at Jacksonville: Jacksonville | | | | Baltimore is 13-11 ATS on Monday Night |
| has covered eight consecutive openers. | | | | Football, including 2-4 as a road |
| Forget about the money line; the | | | | underdog. Cincy is 5-10 ATS on MNF, |
| straight up (SU) winner also is 22-2 ATS | | | | including 1-1 as a home favorite. |
| in the Tennessee-Jacksonville series. | | | | Arizona at San Francisco: The Cardinals |
| Atlanta at Minnesota: The Falcons are | | | | have covered three of their last four |
| 4-1 ATS their last five games versus the | | | | meetings with the Niners. Since 1980, |
| Vikings, including 3-1 their last four | | | | Arizona is 2-6 ATS on Monday Night |
| trips to Minnesota. Atlanta is 16-10-1 | | | | Football, but has never been a road |
| ATS in season openers since 1980. | | | | underdog. With an ATS record of 33-13-1, |
| New England at New York Jets: The | | | | San Francisco is the champion of MNF. |
| Patriots have covered five of their last | | | | The Niners are a superb 16-5-1 in the |
| six encounters with the Jets and have a | | | | role of home favorite. |
| streak of eight straight pointspread | | | | Are the above Sportsbook busters |
| wins against them in New York. New | | | | guaranteed? Of course not. But |
| England also is 16-8 ATS versus the | | | | historians point out that by studying |
| division the past four years. | | | | the past we're better equipped to |
| Carolina at St. Louis: The Panthers have | | | | predict the future. That may be true for |
| covered the spread four games in a row | | | | sports betting, too. |