NFL 2012 - Betting Lines - Picks To Win, Versus the Spread and the Over/Under: Week 1

Welcome Back to The Sports Savant's Weekly NFL Picks!

The 2012 NFL season is upon us and with the return of regular season football means the return of the Sports Savant's NFL game predictions!  The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys kicked off the 2012 season at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday where the Cowboys took home the victory in a highly contested competition.  The Cowboys left me reeling with a strikeout of my picks on the game, but it's just one game and there are a full slate of games to get it turned around!  Last year I achieved a cool 180 - 87 record, good for the best record on picking "to win" in the country last season.  Could I possibly do better?  It'd be an almost impossible feat, but it's worth trying!  As I did last year, I will be keeping a public record and statistical breakdown of my selections each week.  Without further adieu, here are my first NFL game picks of the 2012 season!

NOTE: The team with a negative number in parenthesis "(-3)" next to their name is the favorite to win the matchup and the number represents how many points the favorite has to score more than the underdog to count as a winning bet with the points spread.  The over/under for the game is represented by a number in parenthesis with the letters o and u "(o/u 46)".  The number represents the amount of points you are wagering whether or not the two team's combined score will be in excess of or short of.  Official betting lines courtesy of www.footballlocks.com

Dallas @ New York(N)(-3.5)  (o/u 45.5)
Savant Spread Pick: New York(N) and the points to win ~ 31-21
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Dallas 24  New York(N) 17 / Total Points 41 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
*Strikeout*

Indianapolis @ Chicago(-3.5)  (o/u 45.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Chicago and the points to win ~ 31-17
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Indianapolis 21  Chicago 41 / Total Points 62 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +
*Trifecta*

Cleveland v. Philadelphia(-9)  (o/u 43)
Savant Spread Pick: Philadelphia and the points to win ~ 27-13
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Cleveland 16  Philadelphia 17 / Total Points 33 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: +

Buffalo @ New York(A)(-3)  (o/u 38.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Buffalo to win ~ 21-13
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Buffalo 28  New York(A) 48 / Total Points 76 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
*Strikeout*

Washington @ New Orleans(-7.5)  (o/u 50)
Savant Spread Pick: New Orleans and the points to win ~ 34-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Washington 40  New Orleans 32 / Total Points 72 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
*Strikeout*

Tennessee v. New England(-5.5)  (o/u 47)
Savant Spread Pick: New England and the points to win ~ 34-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Tennessee 13  New England 34 / Total Points 47 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: push

Jacksonville @ Minnesota(-3.5)  (o/u 39.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Minnesota and the points to win ~ 21-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Jacksonville 23  Minnesota 26 / Total Points 49 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: -

Miami @ Houston(-12)  (o/u 42.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Houston and the points to win ~ 31-9
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Miami 10  Houston 30 / Total Points 40 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +
*Trifecta*

 

St. Louis @ Detroit(-7.5)  (o/u 45.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Detroit and the points to win ~ 38-13
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: St. Louis 23  Detroit 27 / Total Points 50 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: +

Kansas City v. Atlanta(-3.5)  (o/u 43.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Kansas City to win ~ 21-20
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Kansas City 24  Atlanta 40 / Total Points 64 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
*Strikeout*

San Francisco @ Green Bay(-5)  (o/u 46.5)
Savant Spread Pick: San Francisco with the points; Green Bay to win ~ 27-24
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: San Francisco 30  Green Bay 22 / Total Points 52 /
Winner: -  Spread: +  O/U: +

Tampa Bay v. Carolina(-2.5)  (o/u 47)
Savant Spread Pick: Carolina and the points to win ~ 31-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Tampa Bay 16  Carolina 10 / Total Points 26 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
*Strikeout*

Arizona v. Seattle(-2.5)  (o/u 40.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Seattle and the points to win ~ 28-13
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Arizona 20  Seattle 16 / Total Points 36 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: +

Pittsburgh @ Denver(-1.5)  (o/u 44.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Denver and the points to win ~ 20-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Pittsburgh 19  Denver 31 / Total Points 50 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -

Cincinnati @ Baltimore(-6)  (o/u 41.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Cincinnati with the points; Baltimore to win ~ 24-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Cincinnati 13  Baltimore 44 / Total Points 57 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: +

San Diego @ Oakland(-1)  (o/u 46.5)
Savant Spread Pick: San Diego to win ~ 31-21
Over/Under Pick : Over
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Result: San Diego 22  Oakland 14 / Total Points 41 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -