Week 1 NFL Betting Picks: Team and Game Totals
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There's nothing quite like the NFL season's opening weekend. The game lines have been live and bet extensively since mid-April. It's the most challenging week to handicap because we rely less on actual matchup data and more on priors. The more we can contextualize in-season data with the situation and opponent, the better. Utilize metrics like success rate and explosive play rates over total yards and points against.