NFL week 1 betting odds, picks, tips - Bucs or Cowboys?

The NFL season kicked off in earnest Thursday night with the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams falling to the Buffalo Bills 31-10. It was the first meaningful game action for fans — and bettors — but now the real fun begins. Sunday's Week 1 features a full slate of 14 games to potentially wager on. There are storylines galore this weekend, with Russell Wilson facing off against his former team on Monday Night Football, an NFL-record 10 home teams playing the role of underdog, a Buccaneers-Cowboys rematch and much, much more.

If you're looking to make some bets, you've come to the right place. Betting analysts Doug Kezirian, Tyler Fulghum, Joe Fortenbaugh, Anita Marks and Erin Dolan, fantasy and sports betting analysts Eric Moody and Andre Snellings, ESPN Stats & Information's Seth Walder, ESPN analyst Jason Fitz and Football Outsiders' Aaron Schatz provide insights into the games and offer their tips and picks.

Note: Lines from Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise indicated.

Schatz: My biggest storyline entering Week 1 is the way the NFL has gotten more condensed than in previous years. Football Outsiders numbers, at least, suggest a league in which the difference between the best and worst teams is smaller than usual. Part of the reason for this is all that big-name player movement from this past offseason, with the best teams losing talent primarily to lower-rated teams. (Von Miller going from the Rams to the Bills is an exception.) Since 2011, Week 1 has averaged 2.5 games with a line over seven points. This year, there is only one such line, Indianapolis (-8) at Houston… and our preseason projections suggest taking the underdog in that game.

Kezirian: I agree with Aaron in that the NFL betting market is