WEEK 1 MATCHUPS

TACOMA @ DALLAS (-9.5) O/U 51.5

S12 KICKS OFF WITH DALLAS FACING DIVISIONAL OPPONENT TACOMA.TACOMA IS UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP WITH A NEW QB. THEY HAVE A TOUGH MATCH UP WITH AWARD DARLINGS DALLAS. THEY HAVE THE REIGNING MVP,OPOY, AND COTY. EXPECT A HIGH SCORING AFFAIR IN THIS ONE.

*ST. LOUIS @ NEW JERSEY (PICK EM) O/U 30.5

THESE TWO TEAMS ARE GLAD FOR A FRESH START. ST LOUIS GOT A NEW 20 MILLION DOLLAR QB WITH DANE JONES AND JERSEY IS UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP. THIS GAME IS TRULY A PICK EM GAME. EXPECT THIS GAME COMING DOWN TO THE LAST DRIVE.

*TAMPA BAY @ CHARLOTTE (-10.5) O/U 36.5

CHARLOTTE WAS NOT IN THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SEASON 5. THEY ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT AND THEY NEED TO WIN DIVISIONAL GAMES TO DO THAT. TAMPA IS COMING INTO THIS SEASON WITH  NEW LEADERSHIP AND QB, THERE IS HOPE AT THE START OF EVERY SEASON IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR TB TO SET THE TONE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON IN THIS GAME. I SEE A DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE EARLY BUT OFFENSES FINDING THEIR FOOTING IN THE 2ND HALF.

*DETROIT (-3.5) @ ANCHORAGE O/U 37/5

BOTH TEAMS LEFT S11 WITH A SOUR TASTE IN THEIR MOUTHS. ANCHORAGE COMES INTO THE SEASON LOOKING FOR A FRESH START, THEY ARE FACING A TEAM WITH CHAMPIONSHIP ASPIRATIONS IN DETROIT. IT WAS A SHOCK TOO MANY WHEN THEY MISS THE PLAYOFFS  LAST SEASON BUT THEY HAVE TOO MUCH TALENT FOR IT TO HAPPEN TWO SEASONS IN A ROW. THIS GAME WILL BE A BACK AND FORTH AFFAIR WITH THE WINNING SCORE COMING WITH SECONDS TO SPARE.

*NEW YORK @ HUNTINGTON BEACH (-2.5) O/U 50.5

GAME OF THE WEEK FEATURES DEFENDING CHAMPS HBV AND CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER NEW YORK. WHILE HBV IS UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP THEY STILL HAVE ONE OF THE BEST IF NOT THE BEST QB IN THE GAME IN DETHERAGE AND RETURN A SOLID TEAM. NEW YORK LOST STEAM AT THE END OF THE SEASON AFTER LEADING THE EAST FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, THEY LET IT SLIP OUT OF THE GRASP THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON. BOTH TEAMS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A STRONG SEASON AND WHILE IT MAY NOT BE A DIVISIONAL GAME, THIS GAME HOLDS THE MOST SIGNIFICANCE THIS WEEK. THIS GAME FEATURES TWO TOP QBS AND WHICHEVER QB HAS THE BALL LAST WILL WIN THIS GAME.

*PITTSBURG @ TORONTO (-6.5) O/U 40.5

WEEK 1 ENDS WITH A REMATCH OF THE EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP. TORONTO CAME OUT ON TOP IN THAT ONE, BUT THIS IS A NEW SEASON WITH NEW ASPIRATIONS. PITTSBURGH IS HOPING TO BUILD ON LAST SEASON PLAYOFF RUN. THEY ARE FACING A TORONTO TEAM THAT IS UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP BUT MADE BIG SPLASHES IN FA WITH THE SIGNING OF BIG PLAY WIDEOUT RYAN DAVIS, WITH THE HOPES THEY CAN MAKE THE UNITED BOWL FOR THE 3RD STRAIGHT YEAR. PITTSBURG ALWAYS PLAY TORONTO TOUGH AND THIS TIME IT WILL BE NO DIFFERENT, EXPECT A DEFENSIVE BATTLE.

GOOD TEAMS WIN. GREAT TEAMS TO COVER.