Welcome back to our blog! We recently began our fifth year of The Sportsballers Podcast and we’re glad you’ve stopped by to check out our NFL game picks.
We’re switching things up again this year. No straight picks like we did in 2020, and no confidence picks like we did in 2021. This year, we’re picking against the spread.
Every week we’ll check the Bet MGM lines at approximately 5pm on Wednesday and make our picks live on our podcast.
You can compete against us, too! Email us at thesportsballers@gmail.com or DM us on Facebook or Twitter with your email address and we’ll enter you in our fan contest. You’ll receive a ballot every week after our Wednesday live show so you can submit your picks against the same spread as us before the Thursday night game. Play against us week-by-week or across the whole season!
Let’s get to our Week 1 picks!
Date | Network | Matchup | Bet MGM Spread | Eric | Cory | Evan |
Th 8:20p | NBC | BUF at LAR* | BUF -2.5 |
| Bills | Bills |
Su 1:00p | FOX | NO at ATL* | NO -5.5 |
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| Falcons |
| CBS | CLE at CAR* | CAR -1.5 | Browns |
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| FOX | SF at CHI* | SF -7 | Bears | Bears |
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| CBS | PIT at CIN* | CIN -6.5 |
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| FOX | PHI at DET | PHI -4 | Lions | Lions | Lions |
| CBS | IND at HOU* | IND -7 | Texans | Texans |
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| CBS | NE at MIA* | MIA -3.5 | Dolphins |
| Dolphins |
| CBS | BAL at NYJ | BAL -7 | Ravens | Ravens | Ravens |
| FOX | JAC at WAS | WAS -2.5 |
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Su 4:25p | FOX | NYG at TEN | TEN -6 | Giants | Giants | Giants |
| CBS | KC at ARI | KC -6 |
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| CBS | LV at LAC | LAC -3.5 | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers |
| FOX | GB at MIN | GB -1.5 | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings |
Su 8:20p | NBC | TB at DAL* | TB -2.5 |
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| Bucs |
M 8:15p | ESPN | DEN at SEA* | DEN -6.5 |
| Seahawks | Seahawks |
Standings
Week 1 | Eric | Cory | Evan |
Points | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Record | 9-7 | 10-6 | 10-6 |
Season | Eric | Cory | Evan |
Points^ | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Record^ | 9-7 | 10-6 | 10-6 |
Lone Wolf | Eric | Cory | Evan |
Games | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
*Denotes a game for which the three hosts of The Sportsballers Podcast did not pick the same team to beat or cover the spread.
^Season points and records will be updated after the final game of the week.
-The Sportsballers
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