Week 1 NFL Predictions Against the Spread (2011): 16 Free Picks (Condensed)

The NFL regular-season gets underway on September 8, 2011. The New Orleans Saints are scheduled to play in their third NFL Kickoff Game in five seasons. They defeated the Minnesota Vikings 14-9 in last season’s version. They take on the defending champion Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field.

I’ll be making NFL predictions throughout the season barring any significant circumstances. I write individual summaries of each game and give my reasons for why I expect which teams to win. They become more detailed throughout the season as I’ve seen more teams and have more stats to evaluate them.

This is the condensed version of my free NFL picks. You can find individual summaries of each game on my Y!CN portfolio or my blog (link at the bottom). I’m also the commissioner of the Y!CN NFL pick ‘em contest for Y!CN writers. This contest gives readers some access to more free picks.

Enjoy the NFL season.

Upset picks
Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders.

16 Free Picks for Week 1 of 2011-2012 NFL season
The bold teams are the winners. The teams with point spreads are my picks against the spread. The last number is my projected score for the game. That should give readers an idea for what I think the total of the game will be. All lines from Cooper’s Pick as of when I wrote the original summaries.

Pittsburgh Steelers (+2.5) at Baltimore Ravens
(16-13)

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns (-6.5)
(19-6)

Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-1.5)
(19-17)

Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears (+3)
(20-17)

Buffalo Bills (+6.5) at Kansas City Chiefs
(13-9)

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans (-9)
(27-10)

Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Rams (+4.5)
(24-20)

Tennessee Titans (+3) at Jacksonville Jaguars
(26-24)

New York Giants (-3) at Washington Redskins
(27-17)

Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals (-7)
(24-10)

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers (-5.5)
(27-7)

New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers (-5)
(30-20)

Minnesota Vikings (+9) at San Diego Chargers
(28-20)

Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets (-4)
(20-13)

New England Patriots (-7) at Miami Dolphins
(31-20)

Oakland Raiders (+3) at Denver Broncos
(34-24)

More from Yahoo! Contributor Network
Checkout my Y!CN portfolio and/or my NFL predictions blog for more predictions and evaluations throughout the season.


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