NFL Picks Week 1

Our expert handicappers touch down with the best free picks for Week 1 of the NFL regular season.  

We made it. We finally made it back to NFL football as the season kicks off on Thursday with the Super Bowl champion Chiefs taking on the Baltimore Ravens in a clash of AFC heavyweights.

Week 1 brings a fresh outlook and renewed optimism for teams around the league. Teams like the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers look to build on last year's success with their young core. Meanwhile, The Bears, Commanders and more look to take a similar first step in 2024.

Then you have teams that have been at the top for some time and are looking to hang on and get over the hump. Teams like the Ravens, Eagles, Bills, Cowboys and 49ers. Is this the year they take down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs?

It all starts with Week 1, so make sure you check out the best picks from across the league from our stable of expert handicappers by clicking the links below.

Matt McCuen

• Last year, the Chiefs kicked off the season with an upset loss to the Detroit Lions. Are they destined to make the same mistake this year and get off to a slow start? Handicapper Matt McCuen gives us his first pick against the spread for the 2024 season as he breaks down Ravens vs. Chiefs on Thursday night. - Click here to read more
• How can you use the oddschecker+ Positive Value Bets tool to make money during the 2024 NFL season? Matt McCuen gets the season underway on Thursday by using OC+ to come up with a positive EV pick that you don't want to miss for Ravens vs. Chiefs - Click here to read more
• Who will score the first TD of the NFL season? That's a big question on everyone's mind on Thursday and if you can correctly predict who it is, there's big profit waiting for you. Matt McCuen breaks down his two favorite first TD scorer bets for Ravens vs. Chiefs. - Click here to read more
• You have to get the season started with a same-game parlay and Matt McCuen has one coming in at +2200 that is sure to keep things interesting. Not only is Patrick Mahomes going to start the season off with a bang, but Isaiah Likely is apparently going to find the end zone too. You have to see this one to believe it. - Click here to read more
• The Las Vegas Raiders will visit Jim Harbaugh's Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon for an AFC West rivalry game to start the season. Will Michael Mayer make an impact for the Raiders despite the addition of Brock Bowers? Our oddschecker+ Positive EV Tool is finding value in the second tight end in this Raiders vs. Chargers matchup, and Matt McCuen agrees. - Click here to check out the top prop

MJC Locks

• MJC Locks delivers a +750 same-game parlay for Chiefs vs. Ravens on Thursday Night Football. A fast start from the Ravens, a big start to the season from Patrick Mahomes, and an under make up this SGP to kick off the 2024 season with a bang - Click here to read more
• The NFL full Sunday slate is finally back after two prime time games to start the season. Who will tear it up and find the end zone on Sunday? MJC Locks is targeting three stars for his top anytime touchdown scorers in Week 1. - Click here to read more

Peter Alexis

• What's the best part of any NFL primetime game? Cashing on a longshot touchdown scorer is one of the most exciting aspects. Peter Alexis will be delivering his top anytime touchdown picks for Ravens vs. Chiefs to kick it off, with many more predictions and picks to come this weekend. Click here to read more
• A full slate of NFL Week 1 action means it's time to place bets on anytime touchdown scorer props. NFL handicapper Peter Alexis is here with his best anytime touchdown scorer bets during the opening weekend of the 2024 NFL season. - Click here to see the top scorer bets

Brian Good

• Looking for some picks for DraftKings' Pick6? You've come to the right place. Brian Good is betting on another slow start to the regular season from the Chiefs on Thursday. That means he;s backing Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson and a big night from Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. This Pick6 pick could turn $50 into $500+. - Click here to read more

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