2019 NFL Week 1 Picks

These are the condensed versions of picks for Sunday’s Week 1 NFL games. When applicable, there are links to the full preview(s) on the Winners and Whiners and Stat Salt websites below. The confidence rating on a scale from 1 to 5 is in parentheses.

Note: The 5/5 does NOT represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick(s) from each individual game.

(Carson Wentz photo courtesy Jim Brown/USA TODAY Sports)

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Bears -3 (-115) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 46.5 points (-110) — 3/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 1/Full Game: Tarik Cohen OVER 31.5 receiving yards (-114) — 5/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 2/Full Game: Aaron Jones OVER 54.5 rushing yards (-114) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 3/Full Game: Mitch Trubisky UNDER 245.5 passing yards (-114) — 3/5 — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Bears -2.5 (-115) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 23 points (-106) — 4/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Packers UNDER 10 points (-105) — 3/5 — WIN!

*****5-Star Pick*****

Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks — Seahawks -9.5 (-105) — 5/5 — LOSS!

****4-Star Picks****

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins — UNDER 40.5 points (-110) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets — OVER 41 points (-110) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings — Thielen OVER 66.5 receiving yards (-114) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots — Patriots -5.5 (-105) — 4/5 — WIN!

***3-Star Picks***

Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers — Panthers UNDER 24 points (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns — Beckham OVER 78.5 receiving yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars — Chiefs -3.5 (-110) — 3/5 — WIN!
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles — Eagles -10 (-105) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Indianapolis Colts at L.A. Chargers — Henry anytime TD/Chargers win (+215) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals — Murray UNDER 237.5 passing yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
N.Y. Giants at Dallas Cowboys — Cooper OVER 68.5 receiving yards (-114) — 3/5 — WIN!
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers — 49ers +1 (-105) — 3/5 — WIN!

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders — Lindsay OVER 58.5 rushing yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!

Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Saints -6.5 (-105) — 5/5 — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 52 points (-110) — 4/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 1/Full Game: Cook OVER 49.5 yards (-125) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 2/Full Game: Thomas OVER 83.5 yards (-124) — 3/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 3/Full Game: Hopkins OVER 96.5 yards (-103) — 4/5 — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Saints -4 (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 26 points (-110) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Saints OVER 15 points (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!

Week 1 Record: 12-18-0 (.400)
September Record: 12-18-0 (.400)

Season Record: 12-18-0 (.400)

5-Star Pick Record: 1-2 (.333)          (1-2-0 (.333) in September)      (1-2-0 (.333) overall)
4-Star Pick Record: 4-5 (.444)          (4-5-0 (.444) in September)      (4-5-0 (.444) overall)
3-Star Pick Record: 7-11 (.389)        (7-11-0 (.389) in September)    (7-11-0 (.389) overall)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in September)      (0-0-0 (.000) overall)
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in September)      (0-0-0 (.000) overall)