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2020 NFL
Week 1
Texans @ Kansas City
— Chiefs beat Houston 51-31 here in playoffs LY, after trailing 24-0 at one point; Texans won 31-24 here in regular season.
— Houston covered 8 of last 12 tries as a road underdog.
— Texans lost four of last five road openers (6-4-1 ATS in last 11).
— Since 2017, Kansas City is 17-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— Chiefs started out 1-0 the last five years, scoring 36 ppg in last five openers.
— Over is 4-0-1 in Chiefs’ last five home openers
— KC is 7-5 overall in series games, with teams splitting four games in Arrowhead..
Seahawks @ Atlanta
— Seattle lost 11 of its last 13 road openers, winning LY at Pitt when Big Ben didn’t play in 2nd half.
— Last three years, Seahawks are 13-9-2 ATS on the road.
— Atlanta won last three home openers, by 11-7-4 points.
— Last two years, Falcons are 6-9-2 vs spread at home.
— Dan Quinn coaches against his mentor Pete Carroll; Seahawks won 27-20 here LY, just their third win in last nine series games.
— Teams split Seattle’s last six visits to Peachtree Street..
Jets @ Buffalo
— Jets are 17-6 ATS in their last 23 road openers.
— Jets are 9-16-1 ATS in last 26 games as a road underdog.
— Last four years, Gang Green is 4-6-2 ATS in AFC East road games.
— Bills won six of last nine home openers (8-5 ATS in last 13)
— Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in last seven home openers as a home favorite.
— Last two years, Bills are 3-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under is 5-2 in Buffalo’s last seven home openers.
— Home side lost last four series games; teams scored total of only 52 points in their two meetings LY.
— Jets won 27-23/13-6 in their last two trips to western NY.
— Teams split last six series games.
Bears @ Detroit
— Trubisky is expected to start at QB for Chicago.
— Bears are 8-13 ATS in last 21 games as a road underdog.
— Under Nagy, Chicago is 6-9 ATS on the road.
— 16 of Chicago’s last 19 road openers stayed under total
— Last two years, Detroit is 7-9 ATS at home.
— Lions are 9-22-1 under Patricia; they were 36-28 under Caldwell, his predecessor.
— Detroit won six of its last nine home openers (over 7-3 in last 10).
— Chicago won last four series games, winning 23-16/24-20 in their last two visits to the Motor City.
Packers @ Minnesota
— Since 2013, Green Bay is 10-14-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Packers are 4-8 ATS in last 12 NFC North road games.
— Over is 11-3 in Green Bay’s last 14 road openers
— Under Zimmer, Minnesota is 26-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Vikings are 10-4 ATS in last 14 NFC North home games.
— Vikings won/covered their last five home openers (under 6-0 last six)
— Minnesota is on its 5th offensive coordinator in six years.
— Green Bay swept series 21-16/23-10 LY, after going 1-8-1 in previous ten series games.
— Packers lost three of last four visits here, losing by 3-13-7 points..
Dolphins @ New England
— Fitzpatrick is Miami’s QB, with oft-injured rookie Tagovailoa only backup on roster.
— Since 2014, Miami is 16-25 ATS as road underdogs (5-3 LY)
— Miami covered six of its last eight road openers.
— First game in long time where Tom Brady isn’t a Patriot.
— Since 2015, New England is 24-12-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— NE won 16 of its last 18 home openers (9-7-2 ATS)
— Dolphins upset New England at home in Week 17 LY, after losing first meeting here 43-0.
— Miami lost 10 of last 11 visits to Foxboro.
— Patriots’ last four series wins were all by 18+ points.
Eagles @ Washington
— Last three years, Philly is 7-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Eagles covered six of last nine NFC East road games.
— Under is 3-1-1 in Eagles’ last five road openers.
— Wentz had some injury issues in training camp.
— Ron Rivera is Redskins’ new coach; his Panthers split their last four meetings with Philly.
— Rivera was 12-7-1 ATS as a home underdog in Carolina.
— Washington is 5-7 ATS in last 12 games as a home underdog.
— Washington lost five in row, seven of last eight home openers.
— Philly won last six series games, winning last three visits here, all by 10+ points.
— Last four series totals were all 47+.
Raiders @ Charlotte
— Last three years, Las Vegas is 7-15-2 ATS on the road.
— Raiders covered four of their last five road openers.
— New coaches, new QB, no off-season program.
— Since 2016, Panthers are 14-17-1 ATS at home.
— Under is 6-2 in Panthers’ last eight season openers.
— Home side won four of six Las Vegas-Carolina games.
— Raiders lost two of three visits here, with last visit in 2012- they won here in ’04. Carolina won five of its last six home openers (4-2 ATS).
Colts @ Jacksonville
— Under Reich, Colts are 3-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Colts covered four of last six AFC South road games.
— Indy lost eight of its last ten road openers, five of last six season openers.
— Jaguars are 16-30-1 ATS in last 47 games as a home underdog.
— Jacksonville did cover nine of last 14 AFC South home games.
— Jaguars lost seven of last eight home openers, last four of which went over total.
— Home side won nine of last ten series games.
— Jaguars won six of last nine games with Indy, winning last four played here, three of them by 20+ points.
Browns @ Baltimore
— Cleveland has its 9th head coach in the last 13 years.
— Since 2013, Cleveland is 10-17-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Since 2003, Browns, are 6-9-2 ATS in road openers.
— Baltimore won its last four Week 1 games, by combined score of 139-20.
— Ravens won 13 of last 15 home openers (10-5 ATS).
— Last five years, Baltimore is 12-19-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Ravens’ QB Jackson was limited some in summer camp with a leg injury.
— Ravens won seven of last nine series games; road team won both meetings LY.
— Browns lost three of last four visits here, losing by 21-14-2 points.
Chargers @ Cincinnati
— First game in long time where Philip Rivers isn’t the Chargers’ QB.
— Last three years, Chargers are 7-3-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Chargers covered six of their last eight road openers.
— Rookie QB Burow gets nod at QB, without having played in a preseason game.
— Last two years, Bengals are 5-10-1 ATS at home.
— Cincy is 2-6-1 ATS in last nine games as a home underdog.
— Road team in 6-4 in this series.
— Bengals won four of last six meetings, with teams splitting last four meetings played here.
Buccaneers @ New Orleans
— First game in pewter/red for Tom Brady.
— Arians is 5-11 ATS in last 16 games as a road underdog.
— Tampa Bay won four of its last five road openers.
— How much of Tampa’s offense can RB Fournette pick up in 10 days?
— Saints lost four of last five home openers (0-5 ATS).
— Since 2014, New Orleans is 15-25-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Average total in Saints’ last four home openers: 62.8.
— These NFC South rivals split their season series each of last four years.
— Bucs lost three of last five games in Superdome; they were swept 34-17/31-24 by NO last year.
Cardinals @ San Francisco
— Arizona added star WR Hopkins in off-season, figures to be even more pass-happy.
— Cardinals are 9-5-2 ATS in last 16 games as a road underdog.
— Cardinals lost their last four road openers, by average score of 31-15.
— 49ers are 7-15-2 ATS in last 24 games as a home favorite.
— Niners covered twice in last nine NFC West home games.
— Five of 49ers’ last six home openers stayed under the total
— 49ers swept Arizona 36-26/28-25 LY, after losing previous eight series games.
— Four of last seven series games were decided by 3 points.
— Redbirds won four of their last five visits here..
Cowboys @ Rams
— New coach, same offensive coordinator.
— Special teams coach Fassel, K Zeurlein came to Dallas from the Rams.
— Since 2014, Dallas is 15-9-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Dallas covered 10 of its last 13 road openers (5-5 SU last ten)
— Under McVay, Rams were 14-8 SU in the LA Coliseum.
— Rams are 1-6-1 ATS in last eight games as a home underdog.
— Rams won/covered their last five home openers.
— First NFL game in brand-new Sofi Stadium.
— Dallas won four of last six series games; they ran ball for 260 yards in their 44-21 win over LA last year.
— Cowboys lost last visits to Tinseltown 30-22 in ’18 playoffs..
Steelers @ Giants
— Last four years, Steelers are 4-10-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Last five years, Pittsburgh is 14-6 ATS against NFC teams.
— 10 of Steelers’ last 13 road openers stayed under the total.
— Giants started out 0-1 seven of last eight years.
— New head coach and staff; Jason Garrett is the new OC.
— Giants are 4-13 ATS in last 17 games as a home underdog.
— Last four years, Giants are 10-6 ATS vs AFC opponents.
— Big Blue’s last six home openers stayed under the total.
— Steelers won last two series games 24-20/24-14; their last series win was in ’08.
Titans @ Denver
— Since 2014, Tennessee is 14-22 ATS as a road underdog.
— Tennessee won six of last seven road openers, covered nine of last 12.
— Denver is 20-10-1 ATS in its last 31 home openers.
— Last three years, Denver is 3-8-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— Over is 8-4-1 in their last 13 home openers.
— Broncos won five of last seven series games, beating Titans 16-0 LY, the game where Tannehill replaced Mariota as Tennessee’s QB.
— Titans lost their last seven trips here; their last win in Denver was in 1980 (they won an ’87 strike game, but I don’t count those).
Week 1
Texans @ Kansas City
— Chiefs beat Houston 51-31 here in playoffs LY, after trailing 24-0 at one point; Texans won 31-24 here in regular season.
— Houston covered 8 of last 12 tries as a road underdog.
— Texans lost four of last five road openers (6-4-1 ATS in last 11).
— Since 2017, Kansas City is 17-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— Chiefs started out 1-0 the last five years, scoring 36 ppg in last five openers.
— Over is 4-0-1 in Chiefs’ last five home openers
— KC is 7-5 overall in series games, with teams splitting four games in Arrowhead..
Seahawks @ Atlanta
— Seattle lost 11 of its last 13 road openers, winning LY at Pitt when Big Ben didn’t play in 2nd half.
— Last three years, Seahawks are 13-9-2 ATS on the road.
— Atlanta won last three home openers, by 11-7-4 points.
— Last two years, Falcons are 6-9-2 vs spread at home.
— Dan Quinn coaches against his mentor Pete Carroll; Seahawks won 27-20 here LY, just their third win in last nine series games.
— Teams split Seattle’s last six visits to Peachtree Street..
Jets @ Buffalo
— Jets are 17-6 ATS in their last 23 road openers.
— Jets are 9-16-1 ATS in last 26 games as a road underdog.
— Last four years, Gang Green is 4-6-2 ATS in AFC East road games.
— Bills won six of last nine home openers (8-5 ATS in last 13)
— Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in last seven home openers as a home favorite.
— Last two years, Bills are 3-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under is 5-2 in Buffalo’s last seven home openers.
— Home side lost last four series games; teams scored total of only 52 points in their two meetings LY.
— Jets won 27-23/13-6 in their last two trips to western NY.
— Teams split last six series games.
Bears @ Detroit
— Trubisky is expected to start at QB for Chicago.
— Bears are 8-13 ATS in last 21 games as a road underdog.
— Under Nagy, Chicago is 6-9 ATS on the road.
— 16 of Chicago’s last 19 road openers stayed under total
— Last two years, Detroit is 7-9 ATS at home.
— Lions are 9-22-1 under Patricia; they were 36-28 under Caldwell, his predecessor.
— Detroit won six of its last nine home openers (over 7-3 in last 10).
— Chicago won last four series games, winning 23-16/24-20 in their last two visits to the Motor City.
Packers @ Minnesota
— Since 2013, Green Bay is 10-14-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Packers are 4-8 ATS in last 12 NFC North road games.
— Over is 11-3 in Green Bay’s last 14 road openers
— Under Zimmer, Minnesota is 26-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Vikings are 10-4 ATS in last 14 NFC North home games.
— Vikings won/covered their last five home openers (under 6-0 last six)
— Minnesota is on its 5th offensive coordinator in six years.
— Green Bay swept series 21-16/23-10 LY, after going 1-8-1 in previous ten series games.
— Packers lost three of last four visits here, losing by 3-13-7 points..
Dolphins @ New England
— Fitzpatrick is Miami’s QB, with oft-injured rookie Tagovailoa only backup on roster.
— Since 2014, Miami is 16-25 ATS as road underdogs (5-3 LY)
— Miami covered six of its last eight road openers.
— First game in long time where Tom Brady isn’t a Patriot.
— Since 2015, New England is 24-12-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— NE won 16 of its last 18 home openers (9-7-2 ATS)
— Dolphins upset New England at home in Week 17 LY, after losing first meeting here 43-0.
— Miami lost 10 of last 11 visits to Foxboro.
— Patriots’ last four series wins were all by 18+ points.
Eagles @ Washington
— Last three years, Philly is 7-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Eagles covered six of last nine NFC East road games.
— Under is 3-1-1 in Eagles’ last five road openers.
— Wentz had some injury issues in training camp.
— Ron Rivera is Redskins’ new coach; his Panthers split their last four meetings with Philly.
— Rivera was 12-7-1 ATS as a home underdog in Carolina.
— Washington is 5-7 ATS in last 12 games as a home underdog.
— Washington lost five in row, seven of last eight home openers.
— Philly won last six series games, winning last three visits here, all by 10+ points.
— Last four series totals were all 47+.
Raiders @ Charlotte
— Last three years, Las Vegas is 7-15-2 ATS on the road.
— Raiders covered four of their last five road openers.
— New coaches, new QB, no off-season program.
— Since 2016, Panthers are 14-17-1 ATS at home.
— Under is 6-2 in Panthers’ last eight season openers.
— Home side won four of six Las Vegas-Carolina games.
— Raiders lost two of three visits here, with last visit in 2012- they won here in ’04. Carolina won five of its last six home openers (4-2 ATS).
Colts @ Jacksonville
— Under Reich, Colts are 3-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Colts covered four of last six AFC South road games.
— Indy lost eight of its last ten road openers, five of last six season openers.
— Jaguars are 16-30-1 ATS in last 47 games as a home underdog.
— Jacksonville did cover nine of last 14 AFC South home games.
— Jaguars lost seven of last eight home openers, last four of which went over total.
— Home side won nine of last ten series games.
— Jaguars won six of last nine games with Indy, winning last four played here, three of them by 20+ points.
Browns @ Baltimore
— Cleveland has its 9th head coach in the last 13 years.
— Since 2013, Cleveland is 10-17-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Since 2003, Browns, are 6-9-2 ATS in road openers.
— Baltimore won its last four Week 1 games, by combined score of 139-20.
— Ravens won 13 of last 15 home openers (10-5 ATS).
— Last five years, Baltimore is 12-19-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Ravens’ QB Jackson was limited some in summer camp with a leg injury.
— Ravens won seven of last nine series games; road team won both meetings LY.
— Browns lost three of last four visits here, losing by 21-14-2 points.
Chargers @ Cincinnati
— First game in long time where Philip Rivers isn’t the Chargers’ QB.
— Last three years, Chargers are 7-3-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Chargers covered six of their last eight road openers.
— Rookie QB Burow gets nod at QB, without having played in a preseason game.
— Last two years, Bengals are 5-10-1 ATS at home.
— Cincy is 2-6-1 ATS in last nine games as a home underdog.
— Road team in 6-4 in this series.
— Bengals won four of last six meetings, with teams splitting last four meetings played here.
Buccaneers @ New Orleans
— First game in pewter/red for Tom Brady.
— Arians is 5-11 ATS in last 16 games as a road underdog.
— Tampa Bay won four of its last five road openers.
— How much of Tampa’s offense can RB Fournette pick up in 10 days?
— Saints lost four of last five home openers (0-5 ATS).
— Since 2014, New Orleans is 15-25-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Average total in Saints’ last four home openers: 62.8.
— These NFC South rivals split their season series each of last four years.
— Bucs lost three of last five games in Superdome; they were swept 34-17/31-24 by NO last year.
Cardinals @ San Francisco
— Arizona added star WR Hopkins in off-season, figures to be even more pass-happy.
— Cardinals are 9-5-2 ATS in last 16 games as a road underdog.
— Cardinals lost their last four road openers, by average score of 31-15.
— 49ers are 7-15-2 ATS in last 24 games as a home favorite.
— Niners covered twice in last nine NFC West home games.
— Five of 49ers’ last six home openers stayed under the total
— 49ers swept Arizona 36-26/28-25 LY, after losing previous eight series games.
— Four of last seven series games were decided by 3 points.
— Redbirds won four of their last five visits here..
Cowboys @ Rams
— New coach, same offensive coordinator.
— Special teams coach Fassel, K Zeurlein came to Dallas from the Rams.
— Since 2014, Dallas is 15-9-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Dallas covered 10 of its last 13 road openers (5-5 SU last ten)
— Under McVay, Rams were 14-8 SU in the LA Coliseum.
— Rams are 1-6-1 ATS in last eight games as a home underdog.
— Rams won/covered their last five home openers.
— First NFL game in brand-new Sofi Stadium.
— Dallas won four of last six series games; they ran ball for 260 yards in their 44-21 win over LA last year.
— Cowboys lost last visits to Tinseltown 30-22 in ’18 playoffs..
Steelers @ Giants
— Last four years, Steelers are 4-10-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Last five years, Pittsburgh is 14-6 ATS against NFC teams.
— 10 of Steelers’ last 13 road openers stayed under the total.
— Giants started out 0-1 seven of last eight years.
— New head coach and staff; Jason Garrett is the new OC.
— Giants are 4-13 ATS in last 17 games as a home underdog.
— Last four years, Giants are 10-6 ATS vs AFC opponents.
— Big Blue’s last six home openers stayed under the total.
— Steelers won last two series games 24-20/24-14; their last series win was in ’08.
Titans @ Denver
— Since 2014, Tennessee is 14-22 ATS as a road underdog.
— Tennessee won six of last seven road openers, covered nine of last 12.
— Denver is 20-10-1 ATS in its last 31 home openers.
— Last three years, Denver is 3-8-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— Over is 8-4-1 in their last 13 home openers.
— Broncos won five of last seven series games, beating Titans 16-0 LY, the game where Tannehill replaced Mariota as Tennessee’s QB.
— Titans lost their last seven trips here; their last win in Denver was in 1980 (they won an ’87 strike game, but I don’t count those).
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