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Kansas City will host Baltimore in the 2024 NFL kickoff game on Thursday, September 5, where two Super Bowl contenders will face off. The Chiefs are a three-point favorite in the Week 1 NFL odds and are one of seven Week 1 NFL spreads that are three points or less. Other close NFL games expected in Week 1 include the Eagles (-2.5) vs. Packers, the Falcons (-3) vs. Steelers, and the Browns (-2) vs. Cowboys. The 49ers (-4) will host the Jets on Monday Night Football to close out the opening week of the regular season, while the Lions (-3.5) will face the Rams in primetime on Sunday Night Football. Which Week 1 NFL lines should you target for your Week 1 NFL score predictions?
Cohen, SportsLine's NFL expert and host of Friday's NFL Prop Show on SportsLine's YouTube page, will be rating every NFL game in Week 1 and providing score predictions and analysis for each matchup. Cohen earned profits for bettors last season with his NFL predictions, going 39-28. Cohen's accurate score predictions were a hit on social media last year, and he also got the right score in the playoffs, when Kansas City upset Buffalo, 27-24, in the AFC Divisional Round. Anyone who followed Cohen's NFL predictions has earned a profit. Cohen's accurate NFL score predictions for Week 1 can only be found on SportsLine.
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After analyzing all 16 games in the NFL's opening weekend, Cohen is high on the list of potential home upsets in Week 1, with the Indianapolis Colts beating the Houston Texans, 29-26. Indianapolis won nine games last season despite playing most of the games without quarterback Anthony Richardson. That record was impressive as the Colts faced the league's second-toughest defensive schedule after Richardson's injury.
The season opener will see the return of Richardson, along with star running back Jonathan Taylor. Houston finished the 2023 season strong under quarterback CJ Stroud, so some regression wouldn't be surprising. Cohen sees the Texans as the overrated team in Week 1 and projects Indianapolis to win as the underdog. Check out his Week 1 football score predictions at SportsLine.
How to make Week 1 NFL score predictions
Additionally, Cohen expects the AFC championship favorite to crush their Week 1 opponent by at least three touchdowns, and predicting this outcome will be key to winning NFL games in Week 1, only at SportsLine.
Who will win each NFL Week 1 game, and which AFC teams will dominate their opponents? Visit SportsLine now to get NFL Week 1 score predictions from NFL expert Eric Cohen, who finished 39-28 last season.
