Welcome back to the Review-Journal’s NFL Bad Beats Blog for Week 1.
Top matchups include the Raiders at the Denver Broncos, the San Francisco 49ers at the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Green Bay Packers at the Chicago Bears, the Philadelphia Eagles at the New England Patriots and the New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the Sunday night game.
Refresh this blog throughout the games to track bad beats, movement on the live betting line, halftime bets and more.
10:45 a.m.: Brock Purdy is feeling it. He connects with Brandon Aiyuk again and the 49ers are up 17-0 over the Steelers. San Francisco is -1100 on the live line (Steelers +650), total 46½.
10:35 a.m.: Anthony Richardson plows in for his first NFL TD and the Colts are tied with the Jaguars 7-7. Jacksonville is -210 on the live line (Colts +170), total 48½.
ANTHONY RICHARDSON TAKES IT HIMSELF.
📺: #JAXvsIND on FOX
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/G4uoYVOqQn pic.twitter.com/2awLV5mL5o— NFL (@NFL) September 10, 2023
10:31 a.m.: What a move by Bijan Robinson, who wiggles into the end zone for his first NFL touchdown. The Falcons lead the Panthers 7-0 early in the second quarter and are -350 on the live line (Panthers +270), total 38½.
10:29 a.m.: Sam Howell scrambles and hits Brian Robinson for a short touchdown, and the Commanders lead the Cardinals 7-0 with 4:15 to go in the first quarter. The Commanders are -600 on the live line (Cardinals +420), total 38½.
10:21 a.m.: Trevor Lawrence uses his legs to buy time and finds Calvin Ridley in the back of the end zone to put the Jaguars on top of the Colts 7-0 midway through the first quarter. The Jaguars are -350 on the live line (Colts +270), total 45½.
10:10 a.m.: Brock Purdy hits Brandon Aiyuk for an 8-yard touchdown and the 49ers lead the Steelers 7-0 early in the first quarter. The 49ers are -250 on the live line (Steelers +200), total 44½.
10:08 a.m.: C.J. Stroud joins the Brett Favre Club as QBs whose first completed passes were to themselves.
1st career completion for #Texans 2nd overall pick C.J. Stroud? to himself.pic.twitter.com/vcJWnvVzxz
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 10, 2023
10:02 a.m.: And away we go.
10:01 a.m.: Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was ruled out for the game against the Texans.
9:53 a.m.: Update from BetMGM:
The most bet teams for NFL Week 1 📈 #InsidetheLines pic.twitter.com/FriLba8r5p
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) September 10, 2023
9:45 a.m.: Morning line/total movement:
Panthers-Falcons total to 40½
Bengals-Browns spread to Pick, total to 46½
Jaguars to -3½, total to 45
Vikings to -4, total to 44½
Titans-Saints total to 41½
49ers to -1
9 a.m.: Here is today’s full schedule of games:
— Panthers (+160) at Falcons (-3½, 39½, -190), 10 a.m.
— Texans (+375) at Ravens (-9½, 43½, -500), 10 a.m.
— Bengals (-1½, 47½, -125) at Browns (+105), 10 a.m.
— Jaguars (-4½, 46, -220) at Colts (+180), 10 a.m.
— Buccaneers (+190) at Vikings (-5, 46, -240), 10 a.m.
— Titans (+130) at Saints (-3, 42, -150), 10 a.m.
— 49ers (-2, 41½, -130) at Steelers (+110), 10 a.m.
— Cardinals (+255) at Commanders (-7, 38, -320), 10 a.m.
— Packers (Even) at Bears (-1, 41½, -120), 1:25 p.m.
— Raiders (+150) at Broncos (-3, 43, -180), 1:25 p.m.
— Dolphins (+135) at Chargers (-3, 51, -155), 1:25 p.m.
— Eagles (-3½, 44½, -190) at Patriots (+160), 1:25 p.m.
— Rams (+185) at Seahawks (-5, 46, -230), 1:25 p.m.
— Cowboys (-3, 45, -170) at Giants (+145), 5:20 p.m.
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