{"id":17574,"date":"2011-09-11T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=17574"},"modified":"2011-09-11T02:06:26","modified_gmt":"2011-09-11T07:06:26","slug":"nfl-odds-week-1-nfl-lines-totals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-odds-week-1-nfl-lines-totals-17574\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Odds: Week 1 NFL Lines & Totals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The week 1 nfl odds are posted on our live point spreads page<\/figcaption><\/figure>The NFL lines have been moved around. Navigate to our\u00a0NFL betting lines\u00a0page to see the opening line for each game, and where the line sits for a variety of books. And don\u2019t forget to grab Maddux Sports\u2019 premium picks<\/a> to make sure you have a positive return on your sports investment. Here\u2019s a quick glance at some of the movement.<\/p>\n

Baltimore (-1) vs. Pittsburgh<\/strong> \u2013 The Ravens and Steelers renew their rivalry this Sunday afternoon in what should be another hard-hitting, defensive battle. The Ravens opened as 2 \u00bd point favorites, but sharps and squares have played the Steelers pretty heavily, which is why the line is anywhere between a pick and Baltimore -1 \u00bd. The total has been bet down from 37 to 35 \u00bd. Joe Flacco has a monkey named \u2018Pittsburgh\u2019 on his back. The problem for Flacco is that even if the Ravens win on Sunday, the monkey will still be there.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay (-1) vs. Detroit<\/strong> \u2013 The Bucs and Lions \u2013 two of the League\u2019s most talked about upstart teams \u2013 meet in Tampa this Sunday at noon. The Bucs opened as 3 point favorites, but strong, consistent action on the Lions has brought the line down to between a pick and Tampa -1 \u00bd, very similar to the Steelers\/Ravens line. I\u2019m interested to see if Detroit has any kind of a running game, or if this is a one dimensional team. I have a feeling the latter is true. Whoever wins this game could have a big leg-up towards the end of the season if both teams are in the playoff hunt, which they may be.<\/p>\n

Atlanta (-2 \u00bd) at Chicago<\/strong> \u2013 This game opened as a pick, but the line has moved towards the Falcons; Atlanta is currently favored by somewhere between 1 \u00bd and 2 \u00bd points, depending upon the book. After hosting the NFC championship game, I\u2019m a little surprised by the line movement. But Matt Ryan and the Atlanta offense should be potent. Watching them duke it out with the Bears defense should be entertaining.<\/p>\n

Houston (-9) vs. Indianapolis<\/strong> \u2013 The big story, of course, is Peyton Manning. The forgotten-about story, however, is Arian Foster. In all likelihood, neither star will play. That explains why the Texans are currently favored by 9 points, a full touchdown and PAT more than the opening number of 2. After losing in Houston in week 1 of last season (with Manning), it\u2019s hard to imagine the Colts finding a way to get the win here. The question is, did the line get pushed too high?<\/p>\n

Philadelphia (-4) at St. Louis<\/strong> \u2013 This has been one of the steadiest lines all week. The Eagles opened at -4 and that\u2019s where most books are posting the game. For me, this is the diamond in the rough for week 1. Yeah, Green Bay\/New Orleans was fun to watch, and I imagine the Steelers\/Ravens and Jets\/Cowboys will be good, too. But if I had to watch one game, this is the one I\u2019d like to see. Two intriguing quarterbacks for teams with high expectations should make for a competitive game. I don\u2019t see the \u2018Dream Team\u2019 running away with this.<\/p>\n

San Diego (-9) vs. Minnesota<\/strong> \u2013 The Chargers welcome the Vikings to sunny southern California this Sunday afternoon. The line opened at -9 \u00bd, but that\u2019s been pulled down to 8 \u00bd or 9 points. From my perspective, 9 \u00bd seemed a little high. San Diego should be good, but they should\u2019ve been good last year, too. Minnesota almost certainly will be improved. Donovan McNabb and Leslie Frazier give the Vikings much more stability and chemistry. The talent is there for Minnesota to compete with virtually anyone.<\/p>\n

NY Jets (-5) vs. Dallas<\/strong> \u2013 The Sunday night game should be a good one. The Jets opened as 4 point favorites, but books are currently posting either 5 or 5 \u00bd. The Cowboys are coming off one of the most disappointing seasons in team history. They get an early opportunity to reestablish their prestige. The Jets have been to two straight AFC title games, and have done so with one of the NFL\u2019s top defenses. Especially against the run, the Jets are as good as any on defense. The game\u2019s most intriguing side-story involves a new, old receiver \u2013 how will Plaxico Burress play?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NFL lines have been moved around. Navigate to our\u00a0NFL betting lines\u00a0page to see the opening line for each game, and where the line sits for a variety of books. And don\u2019t forget to grab Maddux Sports\u2019 premium picks to make sure you have a positive return on your sports investment. Here\u2019s a quick glance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":5535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[1772,2536,1919,1930],"class_list":["post-17574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-nfl-betting","tag-nfl-betting-lines","tag-nfl-lines","tag-nfl-odds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17574"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17651,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574\/revisions\/17651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}