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NFL Point Spread Week 1

The start of the NFL season 2014-2015 is shaping up to be a great one, with the first game in Week 1 seeing the defending NFL Champions Seattle Seahawks welcoming the always-tough Green Bay Packers. We will also see the Colts traveling to Denver to face the Broncos and the 49ers facing the Cowboys, among the top football games in the Week 1 of the NFL season. Below you can see the point spread on all of the Week 1 NFL games and compare the spreads among the top three popular sportsbooks. As you can see, the pattern for the Week 1 NFL point spread is favoring the home teams considerably.

NFL Week 1 Point Spread

The team in bold is favored against the spread

Games/Point Spread Bookmaker 5Dimes Bovada

Green Bay Packers @ Seattle Seahawks -6 -7 -6

New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons -3 -2.5 -3

Minnesota Vikings @ St. Louis Rams -4 -3.5 -4

Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 -7 -6.5

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Philadelphia Eagles -10 -11.5 -10

Oakland Raiders @ NY Jets -5.5 -5.5 -5.5

Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens -1.5 -1 -1.5

Buffalo Bills @ Chicago Bears -7 -7.5 -7

Washington Redskins @ Huston Texans -3 -2.5 -3

Tennessee Titans @ Kansas City Chiefs -3.5 -3.5 -4

New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins -4.5 -5 -5.5

Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers -2.5 -1 -2.5

San Francisco 49ers @ Dallas Cowboys -4.5 -4 -5

Indianapolis Colts @ Denver Broncos -7.5 -9 -7.5

New York Giants @ Detroit Lions -5.5 -5.5 -6

San Diego Chargers @ Arizona Cardinals -3 -3 -3

NFL Point Spread Week 1