The current NFL champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, will kick off the NFL season on September 7. The Chiefs are ready to get the season going with a clash against the Detroit Lions. With Patrick Mahomes and his seventh official NFL season, momentum is starting to build around top picks, predictions, odds, and everything that can and might just happen in Week 1. Read on in preparation for the best sportsbook promos.
At +600, the Chiefs remain the top pick for the Super Bowl XLVIII favorites. It doesn't strike as surprising to see Kansas ahead of the Lions on a +6.5 spread and -275. While some may refer to any opening pressure as a challenge to overcome, this might just stand as another step in the Chiefs' new path to 2024 SB glory.
With coach Andy Reid as the head of Kansas, the Chiefs currently stand with a nine-game season-opening winning streak. There is no question in experts' minds that the Chiefs will not only dominate their opening game. Yet, the potential for another SB championship is laying just around the corner for Kansas.
Odds are also favoring the Chiefs to dominate at the start of the season and well over Week 5. It's Week 7, where Kansas will stay on the lookout for what the Los Angeles Chargers might bring to the field at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Cincinnati Bengals are now leading the race to become AFC North champs. Odds are once again placing the Bengals ahead of their conference rivals for the third consecutive year. With expectations of reaching the AFC title game, the Bengals are now ahead of the Cleveland Browns by -125 and on a -2 spread.
While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers managed to conquer the AFC South in 2022, they did so with a losing record. With Tom Brady stepping off the field, all eyes and hopes are now on Baker Mayfield and what he's able to do for Tampa.
On the other hand, the Minnesota Vikings are returning with an NFC North championship and ready to dominate their first game against Tampa. Minnesota is ahead -303 and on a -6.5 spread which places them well above Tampa's early performance uncertainty.
The Arizona Cardinals are now facing the effects that gradually breaking down through the course of an entire season may just have on any NFL team. The Cardinals are still at the bottom of the barrel with expectations of finishing with the fewest number of wins for the 2023-24 NFL season.
On the other hand, their Week 1 rival, the Washington Commanders, has gone through a rollercoaster of administrative decisions in the background. With former Commander's owner Dan Snyder forcibly dropping the team, it's still left to be seen how much of an impact these decisions will have on the field. Washington remains ahead of Week 1 against Arizona on a -238 moneyline and -6.
The Indianapolis Colts are also looking to rise and recover from a series of tough seasons that have left crowds bewildered in disappointment. The Colts will now prepare to face the favorites to take on the AFC South Championship, the Jacksonville Jaguars, in the opening week. The Jags are now ahead of the race by -189 and on a spread of -4 for a total of 43.5 points.