Best Week 2 Nfl Bets

The Week 1 picks got off to a rough start, but a strong finish salvaged the opening slate of games. It’s always tough to start the season because the information on some teams isn’t super reliable. Week 2 should be a little easier, but that surely won’t stop me from getting a bunch wrong!

Here are this week’s best NFL picks against the spread: Green Bay (-6) vs. It can be dangerous betting against the Packers, but the Lions managed to keep things tight last season. You can bet 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan will have his team ready to go in NFL Week 2. Plus, the Jets have the NFL’s worst record ATS - 12-20-1 - since 2018. The 49ers will win and cover. The first week of the 2020 NFL season was filled with plenty of upsets when it comes to betting but that’s the beauty of sports: a comeback is always in the cards. While it is always hard to bet with confidence so early during the NFL season, there are certain places where you can feel good about placing your money.

Spreads will be provided by BetMGM as always.

To the picks! (HOME TEAM in all caps).

Week 1 picks: 8-7-1
Overall: 8-7-1

CLEVELAND (-6) vs. Cincinnati

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I forgot to tweet my pick, but I go with the honor system. I had the Bengals because the Browns with a new coach on a short week scared me a bit. Needless to say I was wrong on how Cleveland would show, but Cincinnati snuck in with the backdoor cover at the end.

Pick: Bengals (+6)

PITTSBURGH (-7) vs. Denver

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At first I was going to say that there’s no way the Steelers will lose to a not-that-good Broncos quarterback. But then again they lost to Tim Tebow in a playoff game so it’s hard to rule anything out.

Pick: Steelers (-7)

San Francisco (-7) vs. NEW YORK JETS

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Do you want to know how bad the Jets are? This line was the 49ers -7 points. Then through the course of the week they lost Richard Sherman, George Kittle and Dee Ford. The line did not move.

Pick: 49ers (-7)

GREEN BAY (-6) vs. Detroit

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The Lions got lit up by Mitchell Trubisky last week. This season is all about coaching and it’s becoming clearer that Detroit has one of the worst head coaches in the league.

Pick: Packers (-6)

Buffalo (-5.5) vs. MIAMI

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Bets

Is Josh Allen going to win an MVP award this year? That sounds insane on the surface, but consider a couple things here. First, Allen’s numbers. He completed 71.4 percent of his throws for 312 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Second, he could guide the Bills to their first AFC East title since 1995 and keep the Patriots from winning it again. If he does that he’ll have the narrative to go along with his numbers and that’s how MVPs are won.

Pick: Dolphins (+5.5)

TAMPA BAY (-8) vs. Carolina

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Can we just get something out in the open real quick? Yes – it looks odd seeing Tom Brady in a jersey that is not a Patriots jersey. It will probably always look weird. Pointing that out every time an image of Brady pops up in a Bucs uniform is no longer required. We all know. It’s strange. It’s always going to be strange. Move on.

Pick: Bucs (-8)

INDIANAPOLIS (-3.5) vs. Minnesota

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Here’s a fun one. I picked the Vikings to win the NFC North and the Colts to win the AFC South. Minnesota got waxed at home by their division rival Packers, while the Colts got beat by a Jags team that is not going to be very good. Not great!

Pick: Colts (-3.5)

PHILADELPHIA (-2) vs. Los Angeles Rams

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Here’s a good time to talk about the top seven picks in the 2017 NFL draft. Jared Goff went No. 1 overall. Carson Wentz went No. 2 overall. After that it went Joey Bosa, Ezekiel Elliott, Jalen Ramsey, Ronnie Stanley and DeForest Buckner. That is an incredible group of players and that is worth recognizing. Shoutout to the 2016 draft.

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Pick: Eagles (-2)

DALLAS (-3.5) vs. Atlanta

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This week Danny Kelly, one of the hosts of the Ringer Fantasy Football Show, mentioned on the podcast that Dan Quinn was the Falcons’ head coach and not Gus Bradley. I knew those were two different people, but also if you’d have told me Bradley was the Falcons’ head coach I’m not certain I would have even questioned it.

Pick: Cowboys (-3.5)

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CHICAGO (-5.5) vs. New York Giants

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Fun with mascots! Bears vs. Giants sounds like an incredible Sci-Fi movie. It can even feature cameos from like, Mike Singletary and Phil Simms or something. Hasn’t Lawrence Taylor done some movies? Maybe LT is the guy. Additionally, the Giants and Bears is perhaps the scariest mascot mashup of the week. Giant bears? I’ve seen ‘The Revenant’ and no thank you.

Pick: Giants (+5.5)

TENNESSEE (-7.5) vs. Jacksonville

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Remember when I wrote, “Giants and Bears is perhaps the scariest mascot mashup of the week”? Jaguars and Titans might take the crown. A Jaguar alebrije was scary enough in Coco. A Jaguar Titan? Bruh.

Pick: Jaguars (+7.5)

ARIZONA (-7) vs. Washington

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Both of these teams got somewhat surprise wins last week, but Arizona’s success feels a lot more sustainable. Unrelated to anything but it needs to be mentioned here: Ron Rivera is awesome. Shoutout to Ron Rivera.

Pick: Cardinals (-7)

Baltimore (-7) vs. HOUSTON

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So the Texans traded DeAndre Hopkins this offseason and then opened their schedule at the Chiefs and home vs. the Ravens. It’s like the league punished them or something. Do you think every time Deshaun Watson turns to hand the ball off and David Johnson is there he gets a little sad?

Pick: Ravens (-7)

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Kansas City (-8.5) vs. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

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Typically the “can X team go undefeated” stuff doesn’t start until they’re undefeated in Week 8 or 9 or so. With the Chiefs it can start now. They maintained good continuity this offseason and they have the NFL’s most unstoppable weapon in Patrick Mahomes. There are a lot of things pointing to Kansas City winning all their games.

Pick: Chiefs (-8.5)

SEATTLE (-4) vs. New England

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The Patriots are underdogs in the regular season for the first time in their last 64 games. That is an insane streak of games to go into as the favorites. Another insane thing is that Pete Carroll is older than Bill Belichick.

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Pick: Seahawks (-4)

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New Orleans (-5.5) vs. LAS VEGAS

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One minor shame of fans not attending games for the most part this season is that we missed out on the people who went to the Saints’ home game vs. the Bucs, partied all week, then followed the club to Vegas to see them face the Raiders. Those stories would’ve been remarkable and it’s a small bummer we won’t get them.

Pick: Saints (-5.5)

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