Saturday, April 22, 2017 | 2 a.m.
Twenty weeks are left until the first week of the 2017-18 NFL season, and bettors can already get action on all 16 games.
For the fourth straight year, Las Vegas sports books posted point spreads for NFL’s Week 1 on the same night the schedule was revealed on Thursday. And some of the numbers available are bound to wind up as bargains.
Last year, the average Week 1 spread shifted 2 points from the time it opened in April to kickoff in September. The largest moves, in fairness, happened because of unforeseen circumstances — Tom Brady’s suspension and Tony Romo’s injury, for instance — but the fact remains that value is available on the initial lines of the NFL season.
The challenge lay in finding it.
Talking Points will give it a chance below, labeling a few early lines among the whole list of Week 1 lines.
Kansas City Chiefs plus-7 at New England Patriots
New York Jets plus-6.5 at Buffalo Bills
Atlanta Falcons minus-5.5 at Chicago Bears
Jacksonville Jaguars plus-4.5 at Houston Texans
Philadelphia Eagles plus-2.5 at Washington Redskins
Arizona Cardinals plus-2.5 at Detroit Lions
Oakland Raiders pick’em at Tennessee Titans
Tampa Bay Buccaneers plus-2 at Miami Dolphins
Baltimore Ravens plus-1 at Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers minus-9.5 vs. Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts minus-3.5 vs. Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks plus-2.5 at Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers minus-4 at San Francisco 49ers
New York Giants plus-6 at Dallas Cowboys
New Orleans Saints plus-4 at Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Chargers plus-3.5 at Denver Broncos
Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.
Join the Discussion:
Check this out for a full explanation of our conversion to the LiveFyre commenting system and instructions on how to sign up for an account.
Full comments policy