NFL 2025 Week 1 Picks

My pick: listed first. Home team: CAPS. Post-game comments, if any, in italics.

Thursday Night:

Cowboys +8.5 vs. EAGLES ✅ – Not a bad start to the Schottenheimer era!

Friday Night Brazilian Special:

CHARGERS +3 vs. Chiefs

Sunday 1pm:

Bengals -4.5 vs. BROWNS – I feel like the Bengals really let the early season get away from them last year. They still feel close to an elite team.

Steelers -3 vs. JETS – You really got to give it to the NFL for scheduling this one in week 1.

Sunday 4pm:

Lions +1.5 vs PACKERS – Good scheduling for Detroit to get their annual trip to Lambeau out of the way so early.

RAMS -3 vs. Texans

SNF:

BILLS over Ravens +105 moneyline – With the point spread it was Bills +1 (-105) so it seems dumb not to bet the moneyline here. I’d feel the same if I were betting the Ravens.

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This week: TBD

2024 regular season betting record: 80-80-4
2024 playoffs record: 10-20-1 (took an 0-9 bath on the conference championships round)