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2024 NFL Week 1 Betting Picks Guide—A Solid Early-Season Spot for Taking the Points
Much of our work seeks to capitalize on bettor biases that create actionable inefficiencies in the marketplace. One common preference...

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Aug 27, 20242 min read


2024 NFL Week 1 Betting Picks Guide—Expectations Too Low for These Three Underdogs
NFL Betting Picks: Taking Points with the Panthers, NY Giants and Commanders One solidly profitable angle, predicated on the public's...

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Aug 25, 20241 min read


2023 NFL Week 1 Betting Picks Guide—Tailing the Sharp Action
Tampa Bay at Minnesota NFL Betting Pick: Bucs +4.5 According to data from SportsInsights, 61% of spread bets are down on Kirk Cousins and...

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Sep 10, 20231 min read


2023 NFL Week 1—Another Angle for Early Season Betting Picks
We're taking the New York Giants ATS at the Dallas Cowboys in the 2023-24 NFL season opener at AT&T Stadium. We detail our rationale here...

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Aug 27, 20232 min read


2023 NFL Week 1: Betting Pick for Thursday Night Football Season Opener
We kick off the 2023 NFL season with a Thursday Night Football ATS play on the champion Kansas City Chiefs as hosts to the Detroit Lions...

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Jul 24, 20231 min read


2023 NFL Week 1: Highly Successful System Yields 7 Betting Picks
NFL Betting Picks: Backing low-quality dogs vs. their division The first action of the NFL season has historically proven a golden...

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Jul 23, 20232 min read


NFL Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals
In 2022 NFL week 1 action, we're backing the Pittsburgh Steelers as road dogs at last year's runner up Cincinnati Bengals. Details here...

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Sep 9, 20221 min read


2022 NFL Week 1 TNF: Kicking the Season off with the Buffalo Bills @ Los Angeles Rams
Getting down on the road favs: Buffalo Bills -2.5 It has proven a rare event for teams from opposing conferences to match up in NFL...

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Sep 6, 20222 min read


2022 NFL Week 1: Teasing a Road Favorite and Home Dog
In 2022 NFL week 1 action, we are combining plays on the Vikings (vs. Packers) and Colts (at Texans) in a two-leg, six point teaser...

@WizeOwlSports
Sep 5, 20222 min read


2022 NFL Week 1: A Spot for Point-Takers Facing Dubious Division Foes
We like 4 division dogs for the 2022 NFL week 1 cover, based on a reliable system. Siding with Texans, Patriots, Falcons & Raiders ATS...

@WizeOwlSports
Sep 5, 20221 min read


2022 NFL Week 1: Exploiting Market Biases to Kick off the New Season
To kick off the 2022-23 NFL regular season, we are backing three home dogs for whom we have reason to believe betting spreads are mispriced.

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Sep 5, 20222 min read


2022 NFL Week 1: Recency Bias at Work Early in the Regular Season
We identify a profitable system that highlights the Falcons, Bears, Lions & Texans as home dogs worth considering in 2022 NFL week 1 action

@WizeOwlSports
Sep 4, 20222 min read


2022 NFL Week 1: Lines We Don't Expect to Last Until Opening Week
We look at how betting flows are shaping up for 2022 NFL week 1 action and detail six lines bettors might want to jump on sooner than later.

@WizeOwlSports
Aug 21, 20223 min read


2021 NFL Week 1: Niners and Rams Betting Spreads Make for Irresistible Teaser
We suggest a 7-point teaser on the Chicago Bears at LA Rams -7.5 & the San Francisco 49ers -7.5 at Detroit Lions for 2021 week 1 NFL action.

@WizeOwlSports
Sep 8, 20213 min read


2021 NFL Week 1: A Profitable Angle on Two Week 1 Road Dogs
History suggests the new York Jets, with rookie, Zach Wilson, at quarterback, are worth considering versus the number Sunday. We also...

@WizeOwlSports
Sep 6, 20213 min read


2021 NFL Week 1: Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots
We are backing the Miami Dolphins plus the field goal at the New England Patriots in 2021 NFL week 1 play. We detail herein contextual...

@WizeOwlSports
Sep 3, 20212 min read


2021 NFL Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans
Bookmakers opened the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars as three-point favorites for the week 1 face-off between these

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Aug 5, 20213 min read


NFL 2020 Week 1: Bears, Lions and Live Dogs
Our primary NFL handicapping framework, a computer simulation-fuelled power rankings approach, grades the Bears as two points better than...

@WizeOwlSports
Sep 11, 20203 min read


2020 NFL Week 1: Eyeing Several NFL Sunday Pooches
The primary @WizeOwlSports NFL handicapping approach, a power rankings framework, sees value with the Dolphins, Browns and Cardinals Sunday

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Sep 11, 20202 min read


2020 NFL Week 1: Thursday Night Football Opener
The Texans didn't have much fun when these teams last met. We estimate the loss of Hopkins makes their sledding that much tougher come Thurs

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Sep 9, 20203 min read
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