Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
These guys always do good work. Highlights of the piece:
- Over the past two seasons, QBs making their first career start are 18-6 ATS, so keep your eyes on the New York Jets (+5), Jacksonville Jaguars (-3) and the New England Patriots (-2.5).
- Reigning Super Bowl champions are 13-4-3 ATS in Week 1 the year after winning the title, including 9-3-3 in Thursday openers.
- Buffalo games went 13-5-1 to the over last season (11-4-1 in regular season).
- All eight Cardinals road games went under the total last season. Overall, Arizona was 11-5 to the under last season.
- Indianapolis has lost 7 straight Week 1 games (1-5-1 ATS), and they are 1-10 last 11 Week 1 games (1-9-1 ATS).
- Cleveland is 0-15-1 outright in its last 16 Week 1 games (last win: 2004). It's 4-11-1 ATS in that span in Week 1.
- Kansas City was 2-9 ATS in its final 11 games last season including playoffs.
- Miami is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games as an underdog with four straight covers. Tua Tagovailoa is 3-0 ATS as an underdog.
- New Orleans has gone over the total in Week 1 in seven straight seasons.
- New Orleans is 8-2 ATS as an underdog since 2018 and 25-10 ATS since 2014.
- Lamar Jackson is 13-3-2 ATS in his career on the road (15-3 outright).
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- Over the past two seasons, QBs making their first career start are 18-6 ATS, so keep your eyes on the New York Jets (+5), Jacksonville Jaguars (-3) and the New England Patriots (-2.5).
- Reigning Super Bowl champions are 13-4-3 ATS in Week 1 the year after winning the title, including 9-3-3 in Thursday openers.
- Buffalo games went 13-5-1 to the over last season (11-4-1 in regular season).
- All eight Cardinals road games went under the total last season. Overall, Arizona was 11-5 to the under last season.
- Indianapolis has lost 7 straight Week 1 games (1-5-1 ATS), and they are 1-10 last 11 Week 1 games (1-9-1 ATS).
- Cleveland is 0-15-1 outright in its last 16 Week 1 games (last win: 2004). It's 4-11-1 ATS in that span in Week 1.
- Kansas City was 2-9 ATS in its final 11 games last season including playoffs.
- Miami is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games as an underdog with four straight covers. Tua Tagovailoa is 3-0 ATS as an underdog.
- New Orleans has gone over the total in Week 1 in seven straight seasons.
- New Orleans is 8-2 ATS as an underdog since 2018 and 25-10 ATS since 2014.
- Lamar Jackson is 13-3-2 ATS in his career on the road (15-3 outright).
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