Analyzing NFL Week 1 Betting Lines
In today’s newsletter…
Leading Off: NFL season kicks off
NFL: 16 points feels like a lift for Patriots
Column: Picking the top NFL Week 1 matchups
MLB: Shane Baz hasn’t allowed a road home run
College Football: Iowa can finally score some points
Soccer: National team action during international break
Overtime: American success at U.S. Open
The NFL will forever be a game of inches, and the season kicked off last night with a game decided by a toe. The reversal of Ravens’ wide receiver Isaiah Likely’s would-have-been touchdown catch as time expired gave the NFL the kind of drama it loves and delivers week after week.
The Chiefs had Lamar Jackson on the run all night, as he scrambled at his third-highest rate (19.5%) in a single game since 2021 — 10 times for 75 yards. He completed only one pass off a scramble, but it was a big one: A 49-yard touchdown strike to Likely on the first play of the fourth quarter to cut Kansas City’s lead to three.
Lamar Jackson’s rushing and scrambling attempts | NFL Next Gen Stats
In this issue of the newsletter, Chris takes on the Week 1 NFL slate, Jack is covering tomorrow’s college football action, Craig analyzes today’s MLB matchups, and Sam has soccer from South America to Europe. In her weekly column, Abby talked to sports analysts about the NFL games they are most looking forward to this week. Enjoy the weekend!
- Abe Rakov
P.S. Remember to check out the game-by-game breakdown of every NFL matchup this week on our website.
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