NFL picks, 7 days 1: 49ers protection blanks Bears Bills adore L.A.

Extended story small, here are my NFL picks for the year-opening slate:

49ers 20, Bears : Nick Bosa and the Niners’ defense write-up the franchise’s second-ever shutout to open up a time, the initial coming in 2016 at property against the Rams. Line: 49ers -7

Charges 33, Rams 27: Gotta go with the California boys … and that would be Bills quarterback Josh Allen (from Firebaugh) and his new offensive coordinator, Ken Dorsey (from Orinda). Down go the champs in Round 1 of 17. Line: Charges -2.5

Ravens 28, Jets 17: The Joe Flacco Revenge Tour? Eh, the Jets’ harm alternative for Zach Wilson can’t outduel the Ravens’ Lamar “Give Me My Guaranteed Contract” Jackson. Line: Ravens -7

Browns 21, Panthers 17: The Baker Mayfield Revenge Tour? Oh my gosh, NFL quarterbacks positive move close to, well, those not named Garoppolo. Line: Browns +1 1/2

Colts 23, Texans 21: The Colts swept final season’s sequence 62-3, and that was even with Carson Wentz at quarterback. Now it is Matt Ryan’s flip, in his non-Falcons debut. Line: Texans +7

Jaguars 33, Commanders 31: Upset alert. Large amount of new faces with new revenue on the Jaguars, whose common manager remains Trent Baalke (not to be bewildered with Tra Blake, this game’s referee). Line: Jaguars +2 1/2

Dolphins 24, Patriots 23: “I necessarily mean, can there be a even bigger disparity in profession gain-reduction total?” Mike McDaniel, Kyle Shanahan’s protégé, joked Monday. Well, he’ll be 1- while Invoice Belichick falls to 290-144. Line: Patriots + 3 1/2

Falcons 20, Saints 16: The Sean Payton-much less (and Drew Brees-a lot less) Saints are now coached by Dennis Allen, who went -3 in year openers as the Raiders’ coach. Line: Falcons + 5 1/2

Lions 23, Eagles 20: Okay, Ok, the Lions’ “Hard Knocks” efficiency suckered us to purchase in, for at least Week 1. Line: Lions +4

Bengals 21, Steelers 17: Cincinnati gets to be the fifth staff in 6 several years to rebound from a Super Bowl reduction and then get their subsequent season’s opener the 2020 49ers are the lone exception.  Line: Steelers +6 1/2

Vikings 26, Packers 24: Time for a tectonic shift atop the NFC North. You like that?! Line: Vikings +1 1/2

Chiefs 33, Cardinals 31: Patrick Mahomes and Kyler Murray will place up factors, even with out Tyreek Hill (traded from the Chiefs to the Dolphins) and DeAndre Hopkins (suspended six game titles). Line: Cardinals +5 1/2

Chargers 21, Raiders 20: The Derek Carr-Davante Adams reunion gets off to a dropping start off, courtesy of Joey Bosa and a menacing Chargers protection. Line: Raiders +3 1/2

Titans 28, Giants 27: Did you know the Giants chose a NFL-large 10 crew captains? Can you even identify 5 Giants? Line: Giants +5

Cowboys 20, Bucs 17: Dak Prescott slides as time expires, this time throughout the intention line for the winning points very last time arrived with out details in their playoff loss to the 49ers. Line: Cowboys +2 1/2

Broncos 31, Seahawks 17: It is the Russell Wilson Revenge Tour. Um, let us trip? Let us hurry up to Week 2, make sure you. Line: Broncos -6 1/2

2018 time: 164-90-2 (straight up), 136-115-5 (vs. spread)

2019 year: 146-109-1 (straight up), 134-120-2 (vs. unfold)

2020 season: 161-94-1 (straight up), 126-126-4 (vs. distribute)

Past period: 152-191-1 (straight up), 133-138-1 (vs. unfold)