Week 1 NFL Matchup: Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints<\/strong><\/h3>\nThursday, September 9, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\nNFL betting favorite: Saints -4 The season kicks off in style with the defending champion Saints opening at home in the raucous Louisiana Superdome. Their opponent: their fellow NFC finalists, the Minnesota Vikings. The NFL Week 1 odds have to go New Orleans\u2019 way here. First off, they\u2019ll be energized playing at home in one of the league\u2019s wildest buildings and raising their banner. Secondly, the Vikings\u2019 offense may not be up to speed just yet. Brett Favre still hasn\u2019t signed. If he doesn\u2019t play, Tarvaris Jackson will be thrown to the wolves against a defense that forces tons of turnovers. If Favre does play, the Saints showed in the NFC championship last year that they know how to beat him. They\u2019ll hit him early and often. Pick: Saints -4<\/strong><\/p>\nWeek 1 NFL Matchup: Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers<\/strong><\/h3>\nSunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\nNFL betting favorite: Falcons -1 Oooh. Tough choice here. On one hand, you have one of the NFL\u2019s most ferocious and formidable defenses opening the season at home. On the other, the Steelers won\u2019t have the suspended Ben Roethlisberger under center. The Steelers offense could have some major growing pains as it tries to break in backup pivot Byron Leftwich (or Dennis Dixon) and transition to a more run-focused attack featuring Rashard Mendenhall. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons\u2019 offense could be a well-oiled machine. Ryan worked hard this offseason and could be a Pro Bowler in 2010. Look for him to catch the Steelers off guard and lead the Falcons to victory. ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.mysportsbook.com\/mysb_banners\/300x250_flash\/300x250_girls.gif\")
<\/a> Pick: Falcons -1<\/strong><\/p>\nWeek 1 NFL Matchup: Denver Broncos @ Jacksonville Jaguars<\/strong><\/h3>\nSunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\nNFL betting favorite: Jaguars -1 The Broncos\u2019 NFL Week 1 odds are among the cloudiest. It appears Kyle Orton will retain the starting quarterback job to start the year. But how will Tim Tebow factor in? Will Josh McDaniels use him at the goal line? The Denver passing game is a mystery \u2013 especially since Brandon Marshall is gone as the No. 1 wideout. But reports out of camp are that Knowshon Moreno is ready to break out as the featured back in his second season. The only problem: the Broncos may be forced to throw. Their run defense ranked near the bottom of the league last year and they have the daunting task of stopping the human bowling ball known as Maurice Jones-Drew. I don\u2019t think the new-look Broncos are ready to win on the road in Week 1. Pick: Jags -1<\/strong><\/p>\nWeek 1 NFL Matchup: Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears<\/strong><\/h3>\nSunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\nNFL betting favorite: Bears -7 You can always find value among the NFL Week 1 odds because oddsmakers never really know just how much teams have improved or regressed until they see all their starters on the field. The Detroit Lions seem poised to shock some opponents this season. Matt Stafford showed flashes of being a winner as a rookie and his group of weapons his growing. He has Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson \u2013 and rookie Jahvid Best, who could give the Bears major headaches in a hybrid role. Yeah, Mike Martz will help the Bears score points, but he\u2019ll also leave Jay Cutler open to more hits. That\u2019s music to Kyle Vanden Bosch and Ndamukong Suh \u2013 assuming he signs. The Lions should keep this close. Pick: Lions +7<\/strong><\/p>\nMYSPORTSBOOK.COM PROMOS \u2013 JOIN and GET up to $100 FREE \u2013 10% New Member Bonus on your first deposit. JOIN HERE TODAY + Bet now!<\/a><\/h3>\n <\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shea Matthews weighs in with his Week 1 Free NFL Picks and an indepth look at top matchups and their NFL Betting Odds for all the best Week 1 NFL Matchups…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":23805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[31659,31660,1655,31580,471,479,4062,802,6967,827,869,15702,3032,1323,14825,31581,15779,31579,31578,15700,1330,1331,1333,1335,1341],"class_list":["post-24343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-broncos-vs-jaguars","tag-falcons-vs-steelers","tag-free-nfl-pick","tag-free-nfl-week-1-predictions","tag-free-picks","tag-free-predictions","tag-lions-vs-bears","tag-nfl-betting","tag-nfl-betting-odds","tag-nfl-gambling","tag-nfl-sportsbooks","tag-nfl-week-1-matchups","tag-vikings-vs-saints","tag-week-1","tag-week-1-betting-odds","tag-week-1-free-nfl-picks","tag-week-1-matchups","tag-week-1-nfl-free-picks","tag-week-1-nfl-games","tag-week-1-nfl-lines","tag-week-1-nfl-matchups","tag-week-1-nfl-picks","tag-week-1-odds","tag-week-1-point-spreads","tag-week-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24343"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24345,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24343\/revisions\/24345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
NFL betting favorite: Saints -4 The season kicks off in style with the defending champion Saints opening at home in the raucous Louisiana Superdome. Their opponent: their fellow NFC finalists, the Minnesota Vikings. The NFL Week 1 odds have to go New Orleans\u2019 way here. First off, they\u2019ll be energized playing at home in one of the league\u2019s wildest buildings and raising their banner. Secondly, the Vikings\u2019 offense may not be up to speed just yet. Brett Favre still hasn\u2019t signed. If he doesn\u2019t play, Tarvaris Jackson will be thrown to the wolves against a defense that forces tons of turnovers. If Favre does play, the Saints showed in the NFC championship last year that they know how to beat him. They\u2019ll hit him early and often. Pick: Saints -4<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n NFL betting favorite: Falcons -1 Oooh. Tough choice here. On one hand, you have one of the NFL\u2019s most ferocious and formidable defenses opening the season at home. On the other, the Steelers won\u2019t have the suspended Ben Roethlisberger under center. The Steelers offense could have some major growing pains as it tries to break in backup pivot Byron Leftwich (or Dennis Dixon) and transition to a more run-focused attack featuring Rashard Mendenhall. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons\u2019 offense could be a well-oiled machine. Ryan worked hard this offseason and could be a Pro Bowler in 2010. Look for him to catch the Steelers off guard and lead the Falcons to victory. Sunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n NFL betting favorite: Jaguars -1 The Broncos\u2019 NFL Week 1 odds are among the cloudiest. It appears Kyle Orton will retain the starting quarterback job to start the year. But how will Tim Tebow factor in? Will Josh McDaniels use him at the goal line? The Denver passing game is a mystery \u2013 especially since Brandon Marshall is gone as the No. 1 wideout. But reports out of camp are that Knowshon Moreno is ready to break out as the featured back in his second season. The only problem: the Broncos may be forced to throw. Their run defense ranked near the bottom of the league last year and they have the daunting task of stopping the human bowling ball known as Maurice Jones-Drew. I don\u2019t think the new-look Broncos are ready to win on the road in Week 1. Pick: Jags -1<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n NFL betting favorite: Bears -7 You can always find value among the NFL Week 1 odds because oddsmakers never really know just how much teams have improved or regressed until they see all their starters on the field. The Detroit Lions seem poised to shock some opponents this season. Matt Stafford showed flashes of being a winner as a rookie and his group of weapons his growing. He has Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson \u2013 and rookie Jahvid Best, who could give the Bears major headaches in a hybrid role. Yeah, Mike Martz will help the Bears score points, but he\u2019ll also leave Jay Cutler open to more hits. That\u2019s music to Kyle Vanden Bosch and Ndamukong Suh \u2013 assuming he signs. The Lions should keep this close. 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<\/a> Pick: Falcons -1<\/strong><\/p>\nWeek 1 NFL Matchup: Denver Broncos @ Jacksonville Jaguars<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Week 1 NFL Matchup: Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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