- Season expected to be competitive with no double-digit favorites in Week 1
- Game of the Week is Falcons vs. Eagles
- Jaguars will head to New York with key suspensions
2018 NFL Week 1 Games of the Week
The first game played will be among the most wagered on. We will see from the get go how good two of the early favorites to excel in 2018-2019 perform with Atlanta visiting the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
This game has the Eagles as a -3.5 home favorite as of August 14. A bet on the Eagles to repeat and win another Super Bowl pays $800 on a $100 bet.
Other games of notes include the 49ers vs. Vikings, Texans vs. Patriots and Rams vs. Raiders.
2018 NFL Season Kicks Off - Week 1 Lines
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Hot 2018 Week 1 NFL Betting Trends to Consider
Falcons vs. Eagles - If you are thinking about a bet on the Falcons in Week 1, consider this: According to Gameday Trading, no NFC road team has covered the spread in a Week 1 Thursday night game in 10 years. Atlanta has been beaten by Philadelphia the last two years and this Eagles team still has most of the components in place that got them the Super Bowl win this past Feburary.
2018 Week 1 NFL Game News
Falcons vs. Eagles - Carson Wentz should be ready for Week 1. The Eagles enter the new season with two reliable passers in Wentz and Nick Foles, who took over the role of starting quarterback after Wentz went down with a torn ACL on December 10. It was Foles who carried his team to a Super Bowl win and he would ultimately be named the game's MVP. The starting role does belong to Wentz nonetheless and the Eagles have the luxury of inserting a proven backup QB to start should Wentz happen to go down again or fail to perform up to expectations.
Jaguars vs. Giants - Bad news for Jaguars fans as both Dante Fowler and Jalen Ramsey have been suspended for threats on the media. Cornerback Ramsey and defensive end Fowler Jr. were involved in a post-practice altercation Sunday and Ramsey's profane rant directed toward the media filming the incident led to the suspension. The team released a statement saying the two were suspended "for violating team rules and conduct unbecoming of a Jaguars football player." Fowler got into an altercation with Yannick Ngakoue shortly after practice ended and the two players twice had to be separated by fellow defensive ends Calais Campbell and Carroll Phillips and defensive tackle Abry Jones. No punches were thrown.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
