NFL Week 1 Picks - Saints/Pack, Ravens/SteelersPosted Sep 07, 2011 at 5:30 AM |
It's that time of the year again - NFL opening weekend!!! Well, opening "week" I should say, considering the first game falls on a Thursday with the defending champion Green Bay Packers hosting Drew Brees and Co. at Lambeau Field.
It's a very exciting time for me as I love to blog about upcoming games on some of the sports picks sites I run. Most years I also hire some additional picks analysts to throw out there own opinions on my websites too. All in all, I hope you guys continue to tune in to my weekly posts here on DD, where I will be posting excerpts of that week's games from my own blog and then link you to the full post if you want to check out a little more.
Here are some of my week 1 picks for the 2011 NFL season from NFLBetting.net:
New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers (Thursday night game)
"The betting total on this game is 47 at almost all sportsbooks, with the exception right of books like BetOnline where it’s listed a 47.5. Personally I love the under in this game so that’s the bet I made – Saints @ Packers U 47.5 -110 1.1 units to win 1.0 units.
Now of course, most people are looking at this game between two of the league’s most explosive offenses and saying it has high scoring written all over it. The factor I think the market hasn’t adjusted for enough is these two teams had serious issues last season on defense, the Packers due to injury and the Saints partially due to injury but also do being an offensive focused team, for most of last season."
^^ Read more on my Saints-Pack analysis on our Week 1 NFL Picks post
Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday)
"The biggest game at 1PM is the Steelers @ Ravens and honestly this one is tough game to handicap. The Baltimore Ravens are a near entirely different team with Derrick Mason, Willis McGahee (not to mention Todd Heap, Le’Ron McClain, and NT Kelly Gregg) all replaced with some impressive additions.
The Steelers on the other hand are running their mouth about a new and improved pass-first offense they’ll debut this season – but on the defensive side of the ball there are uncertainties with Troy Polamalu’s health. Without giving up the rice bowl I’ll say I have these two teams in a near dead heat on the power rankings with all players healthy."
Final Pick: Baltimore -2.5 1.05 units to win 1 unit
Every week, this site will house similar picks on the most intriguing games to bet on this year - including ones that will be most profitable for your roll. As most people would advocate, shop around different books for the best lines and don't forget you can normally find some pretty decent value in teasers at sites like Bookmaker and 5Dimes - ESPECIALLY during NFL season. Thanks for checking out my blog...more to come as the season progresses.
It's a very exciting time for me as I love to blog about upcoming games on some of the sports picks sites I run. Most years I also hire some additional picks analysts to throw out there own opinions on my websites too. All in all, I hope you guys continue to tune in to my weekly posts here on DD, where I will be posting excerpts of that week's games from my own blog and then link you to the full post if you want to check out a little more.
Here are some of my week 1 picks for the 2011 NFL season from NFLBetting.net:
New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers (Thursday night game)
"The betting total on this game is 47 at almost all sportsbooks, with the exception right of books like BetOnline where it’s listed a 47.5. Personally I love the under in this game so that’s the bet I made – Saints @ Packers U 47.5 -110 1.1 units to win 1.0 units.
Now of course, most people are looking at this game between two of the league’s most explosive offenses and saying it has high scoring written all over it. The factor I think the market hasn’t adjusted for enough is these two teams had serious issues last season on defense, the Packers due to injury and the Saints partially due to injury but also do being an offensive focused team, for most of last season."
^^ Read more on my Saints-Pack analysis on our Week 1 NFL Picks post
Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday)
"The biggest game at 1PM is the Steelers @ Ravens and honestly this one is tough game to handicap. The Baltimore Ravens are a near entirely different team with Derrick Mason, Willis McGahee (not to mention Todd Heap, Le’Ron McClain, and NT Kelly Gregg) all replaced with some impressive additions.
The Steelers on the other hand are running their mouth about a new and improved pass-first offense they’ll debut this season – but on the defensive side of the ball there are uncertainties with Troy Polamalu’s health. Without giving up the rice bowl I’ll say I have these two teams in a near dead heat on the power rankings with all players healthy."
Final Pick: Baltimore -2.5 1.05 units to win 1 unit
Every week, this site will house similar picks on the most intriguing games to bet on this year - including ones that will be most profitable for your roll. As most people would advocate, shop around different books for the best lines and don't forget you can normally find some pretty decent value in teasers at sites like Bookmaker and 5Dimes - ESPECIALLY during NFL season. Thanks for checking out my blog...more to come as the season progresses.
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