Week 1 NFL Picks: Tips, Odds and Over-Under Predictions for Sunday

If you picked the Seattle Seahawks to win big in their opening-week matchup with the Green Bay Packers, you did a great job. 

Your week of NFL prognostication has gotten off to an excellent start. If not, you still have time to improve your prediction accuracy on Sunday and Monday. 

With a full slate of games ahead over the next two days, there should be a good number of close games and some blowouts. Here's a look at the entire schedule as well as the odds information and over-under predictions for each game.

Sunday, September 7	Favorites/Odds	Location	Over/Under	O/U Prediction
Monday, September 8	Favorites/Odds	Location	Over/Under	O/U Prediction
New Orleans at Atlanta	New Orleans -2.5	Georgia Dome	46.5	44
Minnesota at St. Louis	St. Louis -3	Edward Jones Dome	42.5	30
Cleveland at Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh -7	Heinz Field	41.5	27
Jacksonville at Philadelphia	Philadelphia -11.5	Lincoln Financial Field	52	45
Oakland at NY Jets	N.Y. Jets -4.5	MetLife Stadium	40	44
Cincinnati at Baltimore	Baltimore -1	M&T Bank Stadium	42.5	52
Buffalo at Chicago	Chicago -4.5	Soldier Field	47	37
Washington at Houston	Even	Reliant Stadium	44	45
Tennessee at Kansas City	Kansas City -5.5	Arrowhead Stadium	43.5	46
New England at Miami	New England -1.5	Sun Life Stadium	46.5	50
Carolina at Tampa Bay	Carolina -3	Raymond James Stadium	38.5	30
San Francisco at Dallas	San Francisco -2.5	AT&T Stadium	51	60
Indianapolis at Denver	Denver -6	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	55	63
NY Giants at Detroit	Detroit -3.5	Ford Field	47	55
San Diego at Arizona	Arizona -3	U of Phoenix Stadium	45	38

Easiest Over-Under Predictions in Week 1

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, Over/Under: 41.5

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The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line is built to grind the ball out in the run game, and the team's top receiving option, Antonio Brown, is more of a possession receiver. While Pittsburgh should win the divisional scrap on Sunday pretty easily, the Steelers are unlikely to put up a ton of points.

The Cleveland Browns defense should be the best aspect of the team this year with its stud young cornerbacks, Joe Haden and rookie Justin Gilbert.

The Browns D will keep the game from getting totally out of hand and the score safely under the 41.5-point total.

Tip: No Browns vs. Steelers game has generated more than 30 combined points since 2010.

San Francisco at Dallas, Over/Under: 51

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The Dallas Cowboys run defense was among the worst in the NFL in 2013. It ranked 27th in the league. The pass defense wasn't much better, coming in at 29th in the NFL.

San Francisco's dominant offensive line couldn't get a better opponent to start off the season. Look for Frank Gore, Colin Kaepernick and rookie Carlos Hyde to rack up big yardage on the ground. 

The Niners won't be the only team scoring.

Without the suspended Aldon Smith and the injured NaVorro Bowman, this isn't the same Niners defense. Tony Romo and the Cowboys offense will still be a potent unit. Last season, Dallas was fifth in the NFL in points scored.

This one has the makings of a shootout that will exceed 51 total points.

Indianapolis at Denver, Over/Under: 55

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The 55-point over/under is pretty significant, but the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos both have really good offenses and quarterbacks.

Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos didn't score less than 27 points in any regular-season game last season. The Colts weren't as consistent, but this year is shaping up to be a breakout campaign for quarterback Andrew Luck.

He has a wealth of weapons with a healthy Reggie Wayne, Hakeem Nicks, tight end Coby Fleener and speedster T.Y. Hilton. This team will score more this year than it did last season. This could easily be a game that ends with a score of 37-30 or 35-28.

Tip: These two teams combined for 72 points in their regular-season meeting last year.

All stats per Pro-Football-Reference. Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.