Two veteran quarterback look to get their new teams in the win column when the Atlanta Falcons host the Pittsburgh Steelers during the Week 1 NFL schedule. Coaching and quarterback issues doomed the Falcons to a 7-10 record, but there is hope that Kirk Cousins can connect with Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts to make the team explosive. The Steelers had their own quarterback woes last season, but head coach Mike Tomlin is hoping they can turn their season around with Russell Wilson under center. Cousins and the Falcons are 3-point favorites in the latest NFL odds, but Wilson leads the regular season head-to-head matchup, 4-2. Which NFL spreads should you target? 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. Dallas struggled last season against top-10 defensive fronts last season, coming up short against the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers. The Browns’ defense was especially good against the pass, allowing just 164.7 average yards in the air and registering the second-most interceptions (18). That makes things even…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2024-09-01 15:14:34
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