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The 2009 National Football League season kicks off Thursday with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers opening their title defense against the Tennessee Titans at Heinz Field.
NFL Betting Odds at betED.com have the Steelers as 6-point favorites and the over/under at 35 for the NFL's opening game (8:30 pm ET, NBC).
The Titans have dominated the Steelers straight up, going 7-3 SU over the past 10, but Pittsburgh has covered the spread in six of those games (6-4 ATS).
Over/under bettors at betED.com should note that eight of the past 10 tilts have gone over the total (8-2 OU).
In their last meeting on Dec. 21 last season, the Titans smoked the Steelers 31-14 as 3-point home underdogs.
Moving on to Sunday, NFC East rivals Washington Redskins and New York Giants clash at Giants Stadium (4:15 pm ET, FOX).
The Giants are 7-3 both SU and ATS against the Redskins over the past 10, including a 23-7 win in their last meeting on Nov. 30 last season. The Giants covered as 3.5-road favorites.
NBC's Sunday Night Football features a classic NFL matchup as the Chicago Bears battle the Green Bay Packers in a clash of NFC North rivals at Lambeau Field (8:20 pm ET, NBC).
Da Bears are 7-3 SU and 5-4-1 ATS over the past 10 meetings.
The teams last met on Dec. 22 last season when Chicago won 20-17 but failed to cover the 4.5-point home spread. As with most matchups between the Bears and Packers, the score went under the total, which was set at 40 for last season's game.
Bettors can look forward to a double-header Monday Night, with the first tilt featuring the Buffalo Bills at the New England Patriots (Monday, 7 pm ET, ESPN).
The Pats are a perfect 10-0 SU over the past 10 meetings, and 8-2 ATS.
Check out betED.com for a full list of NFL Week 1 Lines.
