The NFL regular season is still a ways away, but with lines beginning to trickle in at various sportsbooks there is no better time to begin trying to identify value. <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at five underdogs in prime position to pull off a Week 1 upset.<\/p>\n
Sunday, September 8, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n Mike Munchak was Tennessee\u2019s offensive line coach before becoming the team\u2019s head coach. Munchak had one mandate when he was promoted, and that was to get Chris Johnson\u2019s career back on track.<\/p>\n Johnson showed some signs of life over the latter half of the 2012 season, and should be extra-motivated this year with the Titans bringing in Shonn Greene to compete with Johnson for touches in the Titan backfield.<\/p>\n As for the Steelers, they haven\u2019t left Ben Roethlisberger much talent to work with this year, and they let some key defensive players leave via free agency.<\/p>\n The Titans also beat the Steelers in the lone meeting between these teams a year ago.<\/p>\n Maybe I\u2019m not going out on much of a limb by picking a 1-point underdog to pull off an upset, but I believe this is the start of a trend that can be very profitable for bettors over the early part of the NFL season.<\/p>\n The Dolphins were very active in free agency this offseason, bringing in an impressive assortment of veteran players, but this is a cautionary tale we\u2019ve heard many times before. Winning teams aren\u2019t assembled through free agency.<\/p>\n However, early action in Vegas has shown that bettors are eager to get behind the Dolphins. This should lead to some very favorable lines for those doubters who don\u2019t believe Miami is poised for the major step forward that many expect.<\/p>\n The first favorable line comes right out of the gate in Cleveland on a Browns team that should be effective this season with Norv Turner calling the shots on offense.<\/p>\n Seemingly endless Darrelle Revis trade rumors linked these teams to one another throughout the offseason, and they\u2019ll get to face one another to start the regular year.<\/p>\n Revis will help improve Tampa Bay\u2019s 32nd-ranked pass defense, but that may not be where they need help on this day. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n The Jets have a solid offensive line, and they run the ball well. Chris Ivory is very familiar with the Bucs having spent the first three years of his career with the Saints, and he\u2019s averaged 7.0 yards per carry against them.<\/p>\n The Rams took a big step forward in Jeff Fisher\u2019s first year as head coach last season. This isn\u2019t a condemnation of the team\u2019s progress, but they\u2019ll have some issues to work through in Week 1.<\/p>\n Key veterans on offense Steven Jackson and Danny Amendola are both gone, leaving Sam Bradford with a stable of young, largely unproven players to work with. Also, the man tagged to take over as the team\u2019s starting running back, Isaiah Pead, has been suspended for this game.<\/p>\n Outside of changes at the safety position the Cardinal defense that has been solid over the last two-plus seasons is largely intact. New quarterback Carson Palmer should at least be able to get the ball to Larry Fitzgerald, and the Cardinals are a different team when that happens.<\/p>\n Monday, September 9, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m not nearly as confident that Robert Griffin III is ready for this game as others seem to be. Kirk Cousins filled in nicely when RGIII went down last season, but the Redskin offense is far less dynamic when he\u2019s under center.<\/p>\n Chip Kelly\u2019s offense may not be successful in the NFL over the long term, but he may be able to pull out a few surprises in Week 1. Steve Spurrier\u2019s Fun \u2018n\u2019 Gun offense didn\u2019t last in the NFL, but he was able to catch the Cardinals off guard in Week 1 of the 2002 season to the tune of 31 points and 442 yards of offense.<\/p>\n In the three meetings between these teams started and completed by Michael Vick the Eagles are 3-0, outscoring the Redskins by an average of 20.7 points.<\/p>\n Betting NFL Futures The NFL regular season is still a ways away, but with lines beginning to trickle in at various sportsbooks there is no better time to begin trying to identify value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":976,"featured_media":63096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[59205,59207,148,59206,17009,8267,66502,59208,803,830,2384,840,844,880,15776,882,13289],"class_list":["post-62870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-2013-nfl-week-1-lines","tag-2013-odds","tag-bet-on-football","tag-bet-on-nfl-week-1","tag-bet-on-week-1","tag-gambling-picks","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-betting-on-week-1","tag-nfl-betting-online","tag-nfl-handicapping","tag-nfl-handicapping-tips","tag-nfl-odds","tag-nfl-picks","tag-nfl-week-1","tag-nfl-week-1-gambling","tag-nfl-week-1-odds","tag-week-1-nfl-odds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62870","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\/976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62870"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63095,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62870\/revisions\/63095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Tennessee (+6.5) at Pittsburgh Steelers<\/h3>\n
Cleveland (+1) v. Miami Dolphins<\/strong><\/h3>\n
New York Jets (+2) v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Arizona Cardinals (+6) at St. Louis Rams<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Philadelphia Eagles (+5) at Washington Redskins<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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