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NFL Week 2 Pick’Em Pool Picks, Predictions and Strategy
Here are my five favorite selections to use this week in NFL against-the-spread pools.
Week 2 Picks
Bills -4.5 vs. Lions — There should be an incredible home crowd for the first regular-season game played at the new Highmark Stadium in Buffalo. The Bills host the Lions in primetime on Thursday night for this big event. Detroit squeaked by in overtime last week against the Saints and now has a short turnaround on the road. Teams that have to play on Thursday night after playing an overtime game the week prior are covering the spread just 26% of the time in the Super Bowl era. Josh Allen and his offense looked amazing last week against an elite Houston defense. They should do enough to cover this spread at home and win by a touchdown or more.
Jets +4.5 vs. Packers — The Jets played really solid football in Week 1 against the Titans. New York showed that Geno Smith can get back to being a solid veteran option at quarterback with good offensive line play and skill position players. The Jets’ offensive line should have no problem holding up against the Micah Parsons-less Packers. Smith should have plenty of time to get the ball to Garrett Wilson, AD Mitchell and his tight ends here. Meanwhile, the Jets ranked 10th in defensive EPA/play last week and can force mistakes out of Jordan Love. They should do enough to cover this spread in their home opener. The Packers are 3-10 (23%) ATS as a road favorite of a field goal or more over the last five seasons, the worst mark in the NFL over that stretch.
Steelers +5.5 at Patriots — The Patriots looked dreadful to open the season in Seattle. Drake Maye played really poorly, and the defense couldn’t make the plays needed down the stretch, despite facing Drew Lock. The Steelers put together a very Tomlin-esque performance in Week 1 against the Falcons. They didn’t allow the Falcons’ offense to do much of anything and made enough plays on offense to win relatively comfortably. Granted, it was against Cooper Rush, but the Steelers had by far the best pass defense in football last week, measured by EPA/dropback. They should give Drake Maye a hard time and force him into mistakes. Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers should use their breadth of experience to keep this one close in New England. Rodgers and McCarthy are 14-8-1 (63.6%) ATS as a duo in Weeks 1 and 2.
Texans -2.5 vs. Bengals — The Texans came up just short in a tough Week 1 matchup against the Bills. However, they now get a second straight home game to start the season and should make the most of this one. The Bengals ranked 28th in defensive success rate last week against Tampa Bay. If they allow C.J. Stroud to methodically move the ball down the field, working it to Nico Collins and handing it to David Montgomery, then Cincinnati is in trouble. This elite Houston defense should keep Joe Burrow in check and do enough to get the win at home. Joe Burrow has never started a season 2-0 ATS in his career. After covering last week, history tells us he can’t do it again in Week 2.
Jaguars +2.5 at Broncos — The Jaguars played excellent football in Week 1. They dominated defensively, not giving up a touchdown until fourth-quarter garbage time. Offensively, Trevor Lawrence looked like the seasoned veteran that he now is. The Jacksonville offense finished the week first in success rate and third in EPA/play. The Denver defense had no answers for Patrick Mahomes, and we could finally see this unit taking a step back from how elite it’s been over the last couple of seasons. Jacksonville seems like the much better team at the moment. Despite the tough travel spot, I’ll roll with Duval to cover this short spread as underdogs. In Weeks 1 and 2, Sean Payton is 12-25 ATS (32%) as a head coach, the worst mark of all-time among coaches with at least a 20-game sample size.
