The NFL Betting Trends You Should Know For Week 1

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The opening week of the 2023-24 NFL regular season is finally here. Below are some key betting trends for each of the Week 1 football games.

Since 2000, underdogs are 175-155-14 (53%) against the spread, and 117-225 (34%) straight up in Week 1 games, good for some solid return on your investment.

If you want to take it one step further, since 2000, double-digit underdogs are 12-7 against the spread (63.2%). It’s also helpful to back underdogs on the road, that didn’t qualify for last year’s post-season. In the Super Bowl era, these teams are 73-46-4 in this situation, good for a 61% cover rate.

A few teams fit this category in the trend previews below, and that’s certainly something to keep an eye on. You can check out the Week 1 underdogs that we’re backing this weekend.

In addition to the NFL betting trends and underdogs, we’ve also made Week 1 NFL predictions for all 16 games. Make sure to check out our entire NFL coverage before placing wagers at the top NFL betting sites.

  • Detroit is 9-1 against the spread in its last ten games
  • Kansas City has won five straight home games
  • Kansas City is 0-6 against the spread over their past three seasons as a home favorite between 3.5 to 7 points
  • Detroit is 1-5 over their past three seasons in September
  • Jared Goff is 6-0 against the spread in his last six Week 1 starts

  • The total has gone over in four of Carolina’s last five games
  • Carolina is 6-2 in their past eight games against the spread
  • The total has gone under in five of Atlanta’s last six games
  • Bryce Young will start at QB for the Panthers. Number 1 picks who start at QB are 4-21-1 straight up in their first career start
  • Panthers’ coach Frank Reich is 0-4-1 straight up and against the spread in Week 1 games as head coach
  • Houston is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games
  • The Ravens are 2-10 against the spread in their last three seasons when they’re favored between 3.5 to 9.5 points
  • Houston is 4-1 against the spread during September games over their past three seasons
  • Baltimore is 5-0 SU in their last five games when playing at home against Houston
  • The total has gone under in five of Baltimore’s last five games at home
  • The Bengals are 4-1 against the spread as a road favorite of three points or less over the past three seasons
  • Cincinnati is 5-1 against the spread in their past six games on the road
  • Cincinnati is 10-1 in its last 11 games
  • Cleveland has gone under in six of their past seven games
  • Cleveland has won five straight home games against the Bengals
  • The Jaguars are 1-6 against the spread as a favorite over their past three seasons
  • Jacksonville is 6-1 against the spread over their past seven games
  • The total has gone over in five of Indianapolis’s last six contests
  • The Colts have won their last five games when playing at home against Jacksonville
  • Trevor Lawrence is 4-14 straight up and 7-11 against the spread on the road
  • Tampa Bay is 7-2 against the spread in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
  • Minnesota has gone over in five straight home games
  • The total has gone over in seven of Minnesota’s last eight games
  • Todd Bowles has struggled as head coach when an underdog. He was 0-4 straight up in this spot last season, and is 10-34 overall since 2016
  • The Buccaneers are 0-5 over the past three seasons as an underdog against the spread
  • The Titans are 14-7 since 1993 against NFC South divisional opponents
  • New Orleans has gone under the total in five straight games
  • As an underdog, Titans’ coach Mike Vrabel is 23-15-1 (61%) against the spread, including 22-9-1 (71%) when the spread is 3 points or higher
  • The Saints are 6-9 over their past three seasons in dome games
  • Tennessee is 4-1 in its last five games when playing on the road against New Orleans
  • The 49ers have won 12 of their past 13 games
  • Pittsburgh is 6-1 against the spread in their past seven games
  • The total has gone over in Pittsburgh’s last five games when playing against the 49ers
  • In games ranging from a spread of +3 to -3, the Steelers are 11-3 against the spread over their past three seasons
  • Pittsburgh has won and covered in three straight Week 1 contests under coach Mike Tomlin
  • The total has gone over in four of Arizona’s last five games on the road
  • Washington has played in five straight under games at home
  • Washington has won five straight over Arizona at home
  • Five of the past seven Cardinals vs. Commanders games have gone under
  • In the Commanders’ last 24 home games, the under is 18-5-1
  • Green Bay has won their last five games when playing Chicago
  • The Bears have gone over the total in eight of their past 11 games
  • The total has gone over in seven of Chicago’s last 10 games when playing at home against Green Bay
  • Chicago is 2-10 over their past three seasons against divisional opponents
  • Packers’ head coach Matt LaFleur is 13-4 (77%) against the spread as an underdog
  • Denver enters with a 5-13 record against the spread over their last three seasons in games where the line ranges from +3 to -3 points
  • Denver is 1-4 against the spread in their last five games as a home favorite of three points or less
  • Las Vegas is 5-0 on the moneyline in their last five games when playing Denver
  • Denver has gone over in five straight contests
  • Las Vegas is 10-1 against the spread in its last 11 games when playing Denver
  • The total has gone under in 10 of Denver’s last 13 games when playing Las Vegas
  • Over the last 20 years, Miami holds a 47-23 record against AFC West opponents
  • Miami is 4-8 over their past three seasons in games played on turf
  • The total has gone under in 16 of Miami’s last 18 games when playing the LA Chargers
  • Miami has lost five straight games away from home
  • Tua Tagovailoa is 0-3 against the spread all-time on the road in the Pacific Time Zone

  • New England is 3-12 on the moneyline as underdogs over their past three seasons
  • The Patriots are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 September games
  • Philadelphia is 7-1 in their last eight games on the road
  • The total has gone over in four of New England’s last five games when playing Philadelphia
  • Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts is just 3-9 against the spread in his career as a road favorite.
  • Hurts is 6-13 on the road against the spread in his career
  • Under coach Sean McVay, the Rams are 5-1 on the moneyline and against the spread in Week 1 action
  • The Rams are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games when playing on the road against Seattle
  • Seattle is just 1-7 against the spread over the past three seasons when listed as a home favorite between 3.5 to 7 points
  • The total has gone under in six of Seattle’s last eight games when playing LA Rams
  • The total has gone under in four of Seattle’s last five games
  • Dallas has won 11 of their past 12 games against the Giants
  • The Giants have covered the spread in five of their last six games
  • Mike McCarthy is 58-38 all-time against the spread when taking on a divisional opponent
  • The Cowboys have yet to win a Week 1 game with Mike McCarthy as head coach, as they’re 0-3 during his time
  • Dak Prescott is 13-4 on the moneyline in primetime home games
  • The total has gone over in seven of NY Giants’s last nine games when playing Dallas
  • Buffalo has won eight of their past nine games
  • The Jets have gone under the game total in five straight contests
  • The total has gone under in seven of Buffalo’s last eight games on the road
  • Since 2003, Buffalo is 14-6 against the spread in Week 1 games
  • The Jets are 2-10 on the moneyline over their past three seasons when facing divisional opponents
  • New York is 1-5 against the spread over their last six games in September

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