Betting tips for Monday Night Football -- Broncos vs. Seahawks

Week 1 of the NFL finishes up on Monday night with the Seattle Seahawks hosting the Denver Broncos (-6.5, 44) at Lumen Field in Seattle. After an exciting Sunday of action, we have one more opportunity to wager on professional football if we so choose. So what plays to our analysts like in the season's first Monday night game?

Betting analysts Doug Kezirian, Joe Fortenbaugh and Anita Marks; fantasy and sports betting analysts Eric Moody and Andre Snellings; ESPN Stats & Information'sSeth Walder, ESPN analystJason Fitz and Football Outsiders'Aaron Schatz provide their top plays.

Note: Lines from Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise indicated.

I've never been a big fan of the narrative that players perform better because they want to win certain games more than others. These are professionals and I think they generally come into every game well-prepared and hungry to win. Any chance that Wilson is going to come into this game playing better because he badly wants to beat the Seahawks is balanced by the idea that he might come into this game playing worse because he's a little too excited and therefore inaccurate because of improper mechanics. The emotions related to the Wilson trade are a great story for pregame coverage but should not play a role in wagering. (I'm not a big fan of wagering on this one anyway, as I feel this line is spot-on.) — Schatz

During his time in Seattle, Wilson was ultimately constrained by Pete Carroll and his staff's obsession with establishing the run. Wilson still found a way to thrive. For a Seahawks offense that was 31st in total passing attempts (3,124), since 2016, he ranked eighth in completions (1,956), sixth in passing yards (23,085) and third in touchdowns (186). As Wilson returns to