Can Patriots be thought of a sensible alternative towards the unfold? – NBC Sports activities Boston

In Week 1, each Phil Perry and Ted Johnson went an ideal 3-0 with their picks. They each chosen the Packers and the Eagles, with the Eagles inflicting them some anxiousness.

Shifting on to Week 2, Ted as soon as once more fades the Patriots and places his religion within the Packers, whereas additionally hoping the Browns’ robust season opener wasn’t a fluke. Phil, alternatively, sticks together with his love for the Lions and provides the Saints and Rams to his picks.

When it comes to tendencies for Week 2, the most well-liked matchup includes the Patriots. 4 colleagues have chosen the street favourite Miami, whereas Mike Felger goes towards the grain and selects the Patriots to cowl +3. This matchup marks the primary time the Dolphins have been favored in Foxboro since 2002, and the primary time in twenty years that the Patriots have been underdogs of their first two video games. Nevertheless, it’s value noting that Tua Tagovailoa has an ideal 4-0 file towards Invoice Belichick.

After the success of betting on the Packers final week, three of our picks as soon as once more favor Inexperienced Bay with no perception within the Falcons. This isn’t shocking contemplating we now have two Packers followers within the group. There was fascinating line motion on this matchup, with the Falcons initially favored earlier than the Packers turned favorites. And curiously, Falcons QB Desmond Ridder has by no means misplaced a house recreation in his NFL or faculty profession.

The AFC West is getting numerous consideration this week, with two picks on the Raiders, Chiefs, and Chargers (all on the street) and one choose on the Broncos. This implies seven bets have been positioned on the AFC West groups, with just one towards, as Amina takes the Payments to cowl -8.5 towards the Raiders.

There are two video games that we determined to not contact as a consequence of uncertainty or worry: MIN +6 at PHI and CHI +2.5 at TB.