The NFL finally arrived and Week 1 is off the books. We are ready for our ATS NFL Picks for Week 2.
It was a week full of emotions and surprises, but unfortunately, it was also a week plagued with injuries. Let’s see which players are down after Week 1 and then we are going to our ATS Picks:
- New Orleans Saints, WR Michael Thomas: Out 2-4 weeks with ankle injury.
- New York Jets, RB Le’Veon Bell: Placed on IR with a hamstring injury.
- Indianapolis Colts, RB Marlon Mack: Out for the season with Achilles injury.
- Dallas Cowboys, TE Blake Jarwin: Out all season with a tore ACL.
- Dallas Cowboys, LB Leighton Vander Esch: Out for at least 8 weeks with a broken collarbone.
- Pittsburgh Steelers, OL Zach Banner: Out all season with a ACL injury.
- Cleveland Browns, TE, David Njoku: Placed on IR with an MCL Sprain.
- Philadelphia Eagles, DE, Vinny Curry: Placed on IR with a hamstring Injury.
- Green Bay Packers, G Lane Taylor: Out for the season with an ACL tear
- George Kittle, Kenny Golladay, James Conner, Devante Parker, Golden Tate, Mike Evans and Courtland Sutton: They continue day by day with their respective injuries and it is not known when they will be 100%
How We Did In Week 1
As always, Week 1 is very difficult to predict. We had two draws, a success, and a failure. In short, nothing for anyone!
- Texans at Chiefs Over 54: PUSH, 54 points scored
- Cardinals +7: WIN, Arizona not only pulled the line, but won the match
- Chargers -3: PUSH, Chargers won, but by exactly three points.
- Eagles -6: LOSE, Eagles lost to Washington in what was the surprise of the week
ATS NFL Picks Week 2
For Week 2 there are very attractive duels to bet on. Let’s go straight to our picks.
Pick of the Week: Seahawks -4
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks: The Patriots looked great with Cam Newton at QB, but this time they will face a much stronger team than the Miami Dolphins.
The Seahawks, with QB Russell Wilson playing at a very high level and all his offensive weapons playing hard, will give a lot of headaches to the decimated New England defense, and they must win this game by at least one touchdown.
Pick Presentiment: Giants +5.5
New York Giants at Chicago Bears: Chicago won in Detroit. Mitch Trubisky looked good in the final stages of the game, but the Giants played hard against a powerful defense like the Steelers.
I think this game will be much more even than most, and whoever wins, it’s going to be by 4 points or less. So, we take the points and go with the Giants.
Additional Pick: Chiefs -8.5
Kansas City Chiefs at LA Chargers: I don’t usually bet on favorites by that many points, but in this game, I just don’t see a way that Chargers with Tyrod Taylor will keep the pace against Patrick Mahomes and his powerful offense.
The Chargers have a good defense, but not good enough to stop Mahomes and the Kansas City offense. I think the Chiefs must win by at least 10 points.
That’s all for this week… remember that betting is a game of chances and no one can guarantee a result. If someone does, please don’t believe him, have fun, and don’t over-spend!
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