The NFL season kicks off with some marquee teams getting an early douse of disrespect from oddsmakers.
Include San Francisco and Pittsburgh in this group of teams looking to prove wrong the early doubters.
Wondering the last time when the Steelers were regular-season underdogs of a touchdown or more? That was back in 2009 and they are currently laying seven points at New England (now that Tom Brady is back under center).
In fact, the Steelers have been dogs of seven or more points only 10 times in the past 15 years and are 8-2 ATS.
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Wondering when the 49ers last were regular-season home underdogs? It was Sept 18, 2011 vs Dallas and they sit as home pups to Minnesota in one of the Week 1 Monday Nighters.
Thinking the Seahawks are a safe bet Sportsbook the season in St. Louis? Check their September road record in recent years, it is terrible (2-8 SU & ATS). Of course, the Rams are historically Week 1 patsies, covering just twice in 15 seasons.
Loving the Packers as road chalk at Chicago? News flash - they have lost SU in three straight openers and face a Bears team riding a 4-0 ATS run when catching a touchdown or more at home since 2004.
Are you scared of the Giants at Dallas? The last time the G-Men were dogged by seven points in a divisional game, they crushed the Eagles back in 2011. But they are winless in their last six Week 1 games on the road.
Of course, Dallas has lost four of six Week 1 games at home since 2000, so they are not inspiring much historical trend confidence either.
And on Monday, are you tempted to back the Vikings at San Francisco? Those same Vikes that are winless in six MNF games since 2009 against a 49ers team riding a 9-1 ATS MNF streak?
Check out the Week 1 batch of cool NFL betting trends from the OddsShark NFL Database.
Steelers at Patriots – Thursday Night Football
Patriots won seven straight Week 1 home games since losing to Tampa in 2000
The total has gone over in six of the last eight meetings
Steelers have not been 7-point dogs since 2009
Since 2000, Steelers are 8-2 ATS when catching 7 points
Patriots are 13-1 in their last 14 games as home favorites in the regular season
The total has gone over in the Patriots last five games against AFC North in the regular season
Patriots are 1-3 ATS in their last four games in September
Steelers are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games as underdogs during the regular season
Steelers are 5-2 SU in their last seven road games against AFC East
The total has gone over in six of the Steelers last eight September road games
The Steelers are 9-3 SU in their last 12 openers
The total has gone over in the Steelers last four openers on the road
The Steelers are 1-7 ATS in their last eight openers as underdogs
Steelers 1-4 ATS past five road openers
Seahawks at Rams
Rams 2-12-1 ATS past 15 Week 1 games
The total has gone under in five of the last six meetings
Rams are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games in September
The total has gone over in three of the Rams last four games as home underdogs
Rams are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games against NFC West
Seahawks are 7-1 SU and ATS in their last eight games against NFC West
Seahawks are 2-8 SU and ATS in their last 10 games on the road in September
The total has gone over in the last three games of the Seahawks as favorites
The Seahawks are 6-1 SU in openers as road favorites in franchise history
The Seahawks are 1-5 ATS in their last six openers on the road
The total has gone under in eight of the Seahawks last nine openers as favorites
The Rams are 0-5 SU in their last five openers are underdogs
The Rams are 0-5 ATS in their last five openers at home
Packers at Bears
Packers lost three straight season openers
Bears 4-0 ATS, 3-1 SU past four times since 2004 when catching 7+ points at home
Packers 9-1 SU in their last 10 games against the Bears.
The total has gone over in seven of the Packers last eight games in September
Packers are 5-0 SU in their last five games against NFC North
Packers are 1-5 ATS in their last six games on the road in September
Bears are 2-5 SU and ATS in their last seven games against NFC North at home
The total has gone over in seven of the Bears last eight games in September
Bears are 7-2 SU in their last nine games as home favorites
The Packers are 4-1 SU and ATS in their last five openers as favorites
The total has gone over in the Packers’ last four openers.
Bears are 5-0 ATS since 1980 as underdogs in home openers.
Chiefs at Texans
Chiefs are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as underdogs in September.
Chiefs are 0-3 SU in their last three games against AFC South.
The total has gone under in five of the Chiefs last six games on the road.
Texans are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games in September.
Texans are 0-5 ATS in their last five games against AFC West.
Texans are 11-0 in their last 11 games as favorites in September.
Texans are 5-0 SU in their last five openers (4-0 SU and ATS in home openers)
Chiefs are 1-4 SU in their last five road openers.
Browns at Jets
Browns 3-11-1 ATS in openers in franchise history, 1-14 SU
The total has gone under in four of the last five meetings.
Browns are 3-12 SU in their last 15 games on the road in September
The total has gone under in the Browns last six games as favorites
Browns are 0-4 SU in their last four games against AFC East on the road
Jets are 1-6 SU in their last seven games at home
The total has gone under in four of the Jets last five games as home underdogs in September
Jets are 2-6 SU and ATS in their last eight games against AFC North
Jets won four straight openers SU (6-1 SU past seven)
Dolphins at Redskins
Redskins won past three times as Week 1 home dogs
The total has gone under in four of the last five meetings
Dolphins are 3-0 SU in their last three games as road favorites
Dolphins are 0-5 ATS in their last five games
Redskins are 1-7 SU in their last eight games
The total has gone over in the Redskins last three games
Redskins are 1-6 SU in their last seven games as home underdogs
The Dolphins are 4-0 SU in their last four road openers as favorites
The total has gone under in the Dolphins` last five openers on the road
The Dolphins are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight openers as favorites
The Redskins are 3-0 SU in openers as home underdogs since 1980
The Redskins are 8-2 SU in their last 10 home openers
The total has gone under in six of the Redskins` last eight home openers
Panthers at Jaguars
Jaguars are 12-4 ATS past 16 season openers, 8-2 ATS past 10 at home
Panthers are 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four games against AFC South
Panthers are 1-9 in their last 10 games on the road in September
The total has gone over five of the Panthers last six games as road favorites in September
Jaguars are 3-0 ATS in their last three games
The total has gone under in five of the Jaguars last six games at home
Jaguars are 1-3 SU and ATS in their last four games against NFC South
The Panthers are 1-5 SU in their last six openers
The total has gone under in the Panthers’ last three openers
Colts at Bills
Bills 8-2 ATS past 10 season openers
Colts are 1-6 ATS past seven season openers
Colts are 7-1 SU in their last eight games against the Bills
Colts are 3-0 ATS in their last three games as underdogs in September
The total has gone under in the Colts last five games on the road
Bills are 4-1 ATS in their last five games at home in September
The total has gone under in seven of the Bills last nine games as favorites
The Colts are 6-1 SU in their last seven openers as road favorites
The Colts are 0-4 SU in their last four openers on the road
The Bills are 0-5 SU in their last five home openers as underdogs
Lions at Chargers
OVER is 7-1 past 8 Detroit season openers
Lions 9-3 ATS past 12 season openers
Chargers are 4-1 SU and ATS in their last five games against the Chargers
Lions are 5-1 SU and ATS in their last six games in September
The total has gone under in eight of the Lions last ten games as road underdogs
Chargers are 0-5 ATS in their last five games at home
Chargers are 0-3 SU and ATS in their last three games against NFC North
The Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last six openers as underdogs
The Chargers are 0-4 ATS in their last four openers as favorites
Saints at Cardinals
The total has gone over in four of the Saints last five games against the Cardinals
Saints are 4-0 SU in their last four games on the road
Saints are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games
The total has gone under in 11 of the Cardinals last 13 games in September (under in last six games)
Cardinals are 5-2 SU and ATS in their last seven games as home underdogs
Cardinals are 4-1 SU and ATS in their last five Week 1 home games
The Saints are 1-4 ATS in their last five openers
Bengals at Raiders
The total has gone under in six of the Bengals last seven games against the Raiders
Bengals are 1-6 in their last seven games as road favorites
Bengals are 5-1 SU and ATS in their last six games in September
The total has gone under in the Raiders last four games against AFC North
Raiders are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games as home underdogs in September
The Raiders are 1-11 SU in their last 12 openers
The Raiders are 1-13 SU in their last 14 openers as underdogs
The Raiders are 0-5 SU in their last five openers at home
The Raiders are 3-0 ATS in their last three openers as underdogs
Ravens at Broncos
The total has gone over in the Ravens last four games against the Broncos
Ravens are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as underdogs
Ravens are 5-2 SU in their last seven games on the road in September
Broncos are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games as home favorites
The total has gone over in the Broncos last 10 games against AFC North
Ravens are 5-2 ATS in their last seven openers
The total has gone under in the Broncos’ last five home openers
The Broncos are 5-1 SU in their last six openers as home favorites.
Titans at Buccaneers
Titans 5-2 ATS past 7 road openers including SU upsets past 2 years
Titans are 6-1 SU in their last seven games against the Buccaneers
Titans are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone under in the Titans last eight games against NFC South
The total has gone under in nine of the Buccaneers last 10 games
Buccaneers are 0-5 SU and ATS in their last five games as favorites in September
The total has gone under in the Titans` last six openers as underdogs
The Titans are 7-2 ATS in their last nine openers as underdogs
The Buccaneers are 1-5 SU in their last six openers as home favorites
The Buccaneers are 1-6 ATS in their last seven openers as favorites.
Giants at Cowboys
Giants 0-6 ATS past six Week 1 road game
Cowboys lost four of six Week 1 games at home since 2000
Last time Giants laid seven points in a divisional game, they won 29-16 at Philly in 2011
The total has gone over in the Giants last five games against the Cowboys
Giants are 1-5 SU and ATS in their last six games on the road in September
The total has gone over in six of the Giants last seven games as underdogs
Cowboys are 4-0 SU in their last four games as favorites.
Cowboys are 5-1 SU in their last six games at home in September.
The total has gone over in 10 of 11 NYG road openers since 1980
Eagles at Falcons
Falcons 6-0 ATS in Week 1 at home since 1999 (beat Philly as Week 1 home dogs in 2005)
Eagles scored 30+ points in five of past seven season openers
Eagles are 8-3 ATS on Mondays since 2008
Falcons are 1-4 ATS in MNF home games since 2007
OVER is 9-1-1 past 11 Philly MNF games
The total has gone over in the Eagles last three games against the Falcons
Eagles are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games as favorites in September
The total has gone over in four of the Eagles last five games in September
The total has gone under in nine of the Falcons last 12 games.
Falcons are 4-0 SU in their last four games against NFC East at home
The Falcons are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games as underdogs in Week 1
Vikings at 49ers
Niners first game as regular-season home underdog since Sept 18, 2011 vs Dallas
Niners 9-2-1 ATS past 12 season openers
Vikings 0-6 SU and ATS on Monday Night since 2009
Niners 9-1 ATS on Monday Night since 2008
Vikings are 5-1 SU in their last six games against the 49ers
Vikings are 8-2 ATS in their last ten games
Vikings are 0-4 ATS in their last four games as favorites in September
The total has gone under in six of the 49ers last seven games
49ers are 0-5 ATS in their last five games at home.
