Welcome back to our blog! We recently began our sixth year of The Sportsballers Podcast and we’re glad you’ve stopped by to check out our NFL game picks.
For the first time in a while, we’re running back the same version of the contest we ran last year, picking games against the spread. The only change is that instead of using Bet MGM’s lines, we’ll be checking lines on FanDuel at approximately 5pm on Wednesday and make our picks against them live on our podcast.
Last year, Cory won our picks contest with 145 correct picks, finishing 20 games above .500; Eric finished second at 135-135-5 while Evan finished at 132-138-5.
Andrew Perez and James Dailey tied for the victory in the fan contest, each with 128 correct picks. Can a fan beat one of us this year? We think not, but we invite you to try to prove us wrong!
Email us at thesportsballers@gmail.com or DM us on Facebook or Twitter/X 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 | Cory | Eric | Evan |
Th 8:20p | NBC | DET at KC* | KC -5.5 | Lions |
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Su 1:00p | FOX | CAR at ATL | ATL -3.5 | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons |
CBS | HOU at BAL | BAL -10 | Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | |
CBS | CIN at CLE* | CIN -2.5 | Browns |
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FOX | JAC at IND* | JAC -4.5 |
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CBS | TB at MIN | MIN -6 | Bucs | Bucs | Bucs | |
CBS | TEN at NO | NO -3 |
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FOX | SF at PIT* | SF -2.5 | 49ers |
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FOX | ARI at WAS* | WAS -7 | Cards |
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Su 4:25p | FOX | GB at CHI* | CHI -2.5 |
| Packers | Packers |
CBS | LV at DEN* | DEN -4 | Raiders | Raiders |
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CBS | MIA at LAC* | LAC -3 |
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CBS | PHI at NE | PHI -4 | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | |
FOX | LAR at SEA* | SEA -5.5 | Rams |
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Su 8:20p | NBC | DAL at NYG* | DAL -3.5 | Cowboys | Cowboys |
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M 8:15p | ESPN | BUF at NYJ | BUF -2.5 |
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Standings
Week 1 | Cory | Eric | Evan |
Points | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Record | 11-5 | 9-7 | 8-8 |
Season | Cory | Eric | Evan |
Points^ | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Record^ | 11-5 | 9-7 | 8-8 |
Lone Wolf | Cory | Eric | Evan |
Games | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Wins | 4 | 0 | 0 |
*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.
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