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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) warms up before the game between the Browns and the Buffalo Bills at Huntington Bank Field. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
Jacksonville likely won’t have another game in which it’s favored by this many points until Week 10, when it faces the Titans for the first of two meetings. Even then, there\u2019s no guarantee the Jaguars will be favored. That makes this an important opportunity for Jacksonville, which could view this as its best\u2014and perhaps only\u2014chance to get above .500 this season.<\/p>\n
The Browns, meanwhile, continue to Brown. They appear to be in one of their Browniest phases of all time, especially considering their quarterback might not even enjoy hearing his own home fans cheer.<\/p>\n
In case you haven’t realized, I’m very low on the Jags. But against the Browns, they are a safe option. <\/p>\n
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half at SoFi Stadium. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Chargers v. Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n
Counting on the Chargers to help you win money is usually a dicey thing to hang your hat on. However, the Cardinals don’t look like they’ve done much to improve from last year’s three-win season beyond drafting running back Jeremiyah Love.<\/a> And a running back, no matter how talented, isn’t going to magically solve an NFL team’s problems without a good offensive line in front of him.<\/p>\n Vegas likes the Chargers in this one, too, with the line sitting at 9.5 points after opening at 11.5 according to FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a>. That’s currently the largest spread of Week 1. Los Angeles also has a few other games worth considering down the road, including a matchup against the Raiders next week and another against the Jets in Week 11.<\/p>\n Week 11 is a long way to hold onto the Chargers, though. If you’re going to use them, Week 1\u2014or Week 2\u2014is the time to do it.<\/p>\n RiskyPittsburgh Steelers v. Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n Winning on the road in Pittsburgh has always proven to be a tall task for any team. Now paired with the fact that the Falcons are likely going to be starting Cooper Rush makes the Steelers much less of a risk than they were previously, when it appeared the Falcons were going to start Tua Tagovailoa. Tua appears to have suffered a back injury<\/a> that has Cooper Rush taking all of the first team snaps in practice, and likely to be the starting week 1 for the Falcons. <\/p>\n The line opened with the Steelers as three-point favorites according to FanDuel Sportsbook, and has now doubled with the Steelers currently as six-point favorites. Of course, you could always hold onto the Steelers until Week 4 or Week 8 when they play the Browns. But this week is not a bad week to consider going with them if Cooper Rush remains the starter.<\/p>\n
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