Training camp is in full swing and with the NFL Hall of Fame Game taking place last Thursday, football season is upon us. Anyone who participates in NFL office pool picks is gearing their preparations towards the start of the regular season on Thursday, September 7 when the Chiefs take on the Lions in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game. Kansas City is a seven-point favorite in the Week 1 NFL odds according to the SportsLine consensus and could be a popular option for Week 1 NFL football pool picks. Ten of the other 16 games on the Week 1 NFL schedule feature NFL spreads of 3.5 points or more, which could make your straight-up Week 1 NFL picks a challenge. If you’re up for it, CBS Sports has the perfect game to keep you locked in all season long.
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We’ll give you one team to consider backing during the NFL’s opening week. SportsLine’s advanced computer model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is predicting the Denver Broncos to take care of business at home versus the Las Vegas Raiders.
Denver acquired nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson last offseason, but the results were abysmal, with the Broncos firing first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett after 15 games and going 5-12 on the year. However, help has arrived in the form of Sean Payton, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Saints who has a 152-89 record in his NFL career.
Payton will hope to resurrect Wilson and has plenty of talent available to him on the roster. Meanwhile, the Raiders are in a transition phase of their own with Derek Carr released and Jimmy Garoppolo taking over as the starting quarterback. Ultimately, the model sees Las Vegas’ offense struggling to produce 300 yards and is predicting that Denver wins in 60% of simulations. Join a pool now to lock in your picks.
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