NFL odds week 1 action begins on Thursday, September 4th on NBC television as the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Washington Redskins. The Giants are 3.5 point favorites in NFL week 1 odds. Here are the rest of the games on the NFL week 1 schedule.
NFL week 1 games continue on Sunday, September 7th with 13 games. There are a total of nine games starting at 4:00 pm Eastern including some very important early season divisional matchups. Jacksonville is expected to be a major contender in the AFC this season and they start on the road at Tennessee. The Jaguars are 3 point favorites in NFL week 1 odds. Another big divisional game comes from the NFC South as the New Orleans Saints host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New Orleans is a 3 point favorite in NFL week 1 action in that game. Other early games in NFL odds week 1 action on Sunday have Cincinnati at Baltimore, the Jets at Miami, Kansas City at New England, Houston at Pittsburgh, Detroit at Atlanta, Seattle at Buffalo, and St. Louis at Philadelphia
The late games on Sunday afternoon have some excellent matchups as well on the NFL odds week 1 board. Everyone’s pick to be the surprise team in the NFL this year, the Cleveland Browns, host the Dallas Cowboys at 4:15 pm Eastern time. The Cowboys are a 3 point road favorite in NFL week 1.
Another interesting late game has Carolina at San Diego where the Chargers are a big 10 point favorite in NFL week 1 action. The other late Sunday afternoon game has Arizona at San Francisco where the Cardinals are 2.5 point road favorites in NFL odds week 1 action.
The Sunday night game on NBC is a rematch of Super Bowl XLI as the Indianapolis Colts host the Chicago Bears. The Colts are 9.5 point favorites in NFL week 1 action. NFL odds week 1 action is a bit different on Monday night since the opening week has two games. The Green Bay Packers host the Minnesota Vikings in the early game while the Oakland Raiders host the Denver Broncos in the late game. Both games are on ESPN. The Packers are three point home favorites in NFL week 1 odds while the Broncos are a one point favorite in NFL week 1 play.