There are not many teams expected to ease into the season during the Week 1 NFL schedule, which is loaded with difficult NFL matchups. The season begins with the 2024 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens as 3-point home favorites in the Week 1 NFL odds. Kansas City has won back-to-back Super Bowls, beating Baltimore in the AFC Championship last season. The Week 1 schedule continues when the Eagles (-3) face the Packers in the first-ever NFL in Brazil game on Friday, with both teams expected to contend for the NFC title this year.
Sunday’s slate includes matchups like the Colts (+2.5) vs. Texans, Browns (-2.5) vs. Cowboys, and Lions (-3.5) vs. Rams. The schedule concludes when the 49ers (-3.5) host the Jets on Monday Night Football, so there are plenty of options for Week 1 NFL bets. Before you make any Week 1 NFL picks or NFL parlays, be sure to see what SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein has to say.
A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed working for Pro Football Focus. He tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Hartstein’s weekly Vegas contest selections form the basis of his NFL best bets column, which is 79-48-2 (62.2%, +25.95 units) since its inception in 2022. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
For Week 1, Hartstein has locked in three confident best bets. If you successfully parlay his picks, you’re looking at a payout of almost 6-1. You can only see Hartstein’s Week 1 NFL picks at SportsLine.
Top Week 1 NFL picks
We can tell you Hartstein loves the Browns (-2.5) to cover against the Cowboys. Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has only played in 12 games over the past two seasons after missing the entire year before that. He is set to start in Week 1, and he is surrounded by playmakers like Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy and David Njoku.
Cleveland has an elite defense and was nearly unbeatable at home last year, going 8-1 in those games. The Browns covered the spread in six straight home games to close the season, and they are 6-2 in their last eight games in September. Dallas was trending in the opposite direction to wrap up the 2023-24 campaign, covering the spread just one time in its final five games. See which other NFL parlay picks to make here.
How to make Week 1 NFL parlays
Hartstein also jumped on two other NFL matchups, including backing one team who he says is “poised for greatness.” You can only see Hartstein’s Week 1 NFL best bets and parlay at SportsLine.
What are Hartstein’s top Week 1 NFL picks, and which other NFL matchups should you target for a strong 6-1 payout? Visit SportsLine now to see the Week 1 NFL best bets from the Vegas expert who is up 25.95 units on ATS picks since 2022, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
September 3, 2024 | 10:45 am
