NFL Week 1: Win, Spread, Over/Under and Game Score Predictions - 2014

Welcome Back to The Sports Savant's Weekly NFL Picks, 2014 Edition!


It's that time of year again!  It's time for the 2014 NFL season!  With the return of the season comes the return of my Sports Savant NFL picks!  We're set for another exciting and unpredictable year of NFL football, but that's why the Sports Savant is here to guide you through your NFL picks, every week, every team, to win, against the spread, and the over/under, for every game, through the Super Bowl, all year!

I took a hiatus from making my NFL picks last year but in 2012, my NFL picks were so accurate that an independent study done by the NSPL(National Score Predicting League) found that amongst all published records, of those who picked every game of the season in 2012, I finished first in the nation in multiple prediction categories including a first place finish in "Composite Winning Percentage", "Aggregate Composite Wins", "Aggregate Wins Vs. The Over/Under", and "Aggregate Perfect Games and Percentage of Total Predictions"!  Needles to say, the Sports Savant's NFL Weekly Picks was one of America's most trusted sources for NFL predictions in 2012!  I'm hoping for even better results this season!

Here is a look at my record for picking games to win, against the spread and the over/under including trifecta predictions, strikeouts and my perfect team score and perfect game score predictions...

*2012 Overall Record*

Winner: 173-92-1 (.652)

Winner w/ Spread: 134-125-7 (.517)

Over/Under: 140-119-7 (.541)

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Trifecta: 69

Strikeouts: 44

Perfect Team Score Predictions: 31   [Week 1]: New England  [Week 2]: Indianapolis, San Francisco [Week 3]: Chicago, Washington, New York(A)  [Week 4]: Cleveland, Philadelphia  [Week 5]: Green Bay, Seattle, San Diego  [Week 7]: St. Louis, Tampa Bay  [Week 9]: Miami, Tennessee, Green Bay, Arizona  [Week 11]: Detroit, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis 
[Week 12]: San Francisco  [Week 13]:Chicago, Houston [Week 14]: Detroit  [Week 15]: Miami 
[Week 16]: Jacksonville, Washington  [Week 17]:Cincinnati, St. Louis 
[Wildcard Round]:Green Bay

Perfect Game Score Predictions: 2   [Week 9]: Arizona @ Green Bay  [Week 11]: Carolina v. Tampa Bay

But enough of the 2014 introduction though.  Let's get to my Week 1 picks!


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.  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

Green Bay @ Seattle(-5.5)  (o/u 47)
Savant Spread Pick: Seattle and the points to win ~ 24-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Green Bay 16 - Seattle 36 / Total Points 52 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -




Atlanta vs. New Orleans(-3)  (o/u 51.5)
Savant Spread Pick: New Orleans and the points to win ~ 34-24
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Atlanta 37 - New Orleans 34 / Total Points 71 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: +




Minnesota @ St. Louis(-3.5)  (o/u 43)
Savant Spread Pick: St. Louis and the points to win ~ 24-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Minnesota 34 - St. Louis 6 / Total Points 40 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
Strikeout 




Cleveland @ Pittsburgh(-6.5)  (o/u 41.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Pittsburgh and the points to win ~ 24-14
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Cleveland 27 - Pittsburgh 30 / Total Points 57 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: -




Jacksonville @ Philadelphia(-10.5)  (o/u 52.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Philadelphia and the points to win ~ 31-13
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Jacksonville 17 - Philadelphia 34 / Total Points 51 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +
Trifecta





Oakland @ New York(A)(-5.5)  (o/u 40)
Savant Spread Pick: Oakland with the points; New York(A) to win ~ 23-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Oakland 14 - New York(A) 19 / Total Points 33 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -





Cincinnati @ Baltimore(-1.5)  (o/u 42.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Cincinnati to win ~ 23-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Cincinnati 23 - Baltimore 16 / Total Points 39 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -





Buffalo @ Chicago(-7)  (o/u 47)
Savant Spread Pick: Chicago and the points to win ~ 27-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Buffalo 23 - Chicago 16 / Total Points 39 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: +





Washington @ Houston(-3)  (o/u 45)
Savant Spread Pick: Houston and the points to win ~ 21-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Washington 6 - Houston 17 / Total Points 23 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +




Tennessee @ Kansas City(-3)  (o/u 43.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Tennessee to win ~ 23-21
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Tennessee 26 - Kansas City 10 / Total Points 36 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -




Miami v. New England(-4.5)  (o/u 46.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Miami with the points; New England to win ~ 23-20
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Miami 33 - New England 20 / Total Points 53 /
Winner: -  Spread: +  O/U: -




Carolina @ Tampa Bay(-2.5)  (o/u 38)
Savant Spread Pick: Carolina to win ~ 27-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Carolina 20 - Tampa Bay 14 / Total Points 34 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -




Dallas v. San Francisco(-4.5)  (o/u 51)
Savant Spread Pick: San Francisco and the points to win ~ 38-27
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Dallas 17 - San Francisco 28 / Total Points 45 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -




Indianapolis @ Denver(-7.5)  (o/u 55.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Indianapolis with the points; Denver to win ~ 35-31
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Indianapolis 24 - Denver 31 / Total Points 55 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -




New York(N) @ Detroit(-6)  (o/u 47)
Savant Spread Pick: Detroit and the points to win ~ 34-21
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: New York(N) 14 - Detroit 35 / Total Points 56 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +
Trifecta





San Diego @ Arizona(-3)  (o/u 45)
Savant Spread Pick: Arizona and the points to win ~ 24-20
Over/Under Pick: Under 
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Result: San Diego 17 - Arizona 18 / Total Points 35 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: +