After an offseason-long quarterback battle between Justin Fields and Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the call on who would run the offense. Wilson will be under center when Pittsburgh takes on the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Meanwhile, Atlanta will welcome in a veteran quarterback of its own after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $140 million contract this offseason. The Falcons are three-point favorites in the Week 1 NFL odds, but the Steelers have covered the spread in four of their last five games against Atlanta. Which side should you back this time around and which Week 1 NFL spreads did the oddsmakers get wrong? Before you make any Week 1 NFL picks, you need to see the NFL against the spread, over-under, and money line predictions powered by SportsLine AI.
Built using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques by SportsLine’s Data Science team, AI Predictions and AI Ratings are generated for each game. The AI predictions are determined by statistically learning from each team’s historical data and then quantitatively evaluating the strength of the opponent’s defense by assigning a numeric value out of 100 called a matchup score.
Once a prediction is formulated, the AI rating is generated using the prediction, the matchup score, and the odds of the market. For example, you could see an A-rating on an over bet if a team is facing a poor defense, their prediction differs from the line and there are favorable odds.
In addition, SportsLine AI is the first fully automated predictive model at SportsLine. It continuously refreshes on the most recent available data and can help you spot the biggest discrepancies in the lines. Last season, SportsLine’s AI PickBot hit a whopping 1,674 4.5- and 5-star prop picks. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
For Week 1, the AI PickBot has evaluated the NFL odds and provided NFL predictions for all 16 games. You can only see the AI predictions for the Week 1 NFL schedule here.
Top Week 1 NFL AI picks
After analyzing every game in Week 1, the AI PickBot says the Broncos cover as 5.5-point underdogs against the Seahawks in a game that has earned an A-rated pick. Despite a three-win improvement in Sean Payton’s first season at the helm in Denver, oddsmakers are obviously wary of the Broncos in 2024. In addition to being 5.5-point dogs in Week 1, Denver’s over/under for total wins is listed at six.
However, this was an 8-9 team a season ago despite Russell Wilson’s struggles and now Payton seems confident that first-round pick Bo Nix can help this franchise turn the page quickly. Denver lost its opener and got off to a 1-5 start but this locker room should have a better understanding of the expectations in Payton’s second season and the AI PickBot thinks they keep it competitive on the road against the Seahawks in Week 1. See its other Week 1 football predictions and football picks at SportsLine.
How to make Week 1 NFL picks
In addition, the AI PickBot has generated eight more A-rated picks for Week 1. You need to see the AI PickBot’s analysis before making any Week 1 NFL bets. You can only see it at SportsLine.
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