Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is officially here, and what better way to begin this season than by having football played on four different days? We had a Super Bowl rematch on Wednesday, Australia football on Thursday and then get a full slate to digest on Sunday, plus "Monday Night Football." As we do every week, we've collected all of the best picks and gambling content from CBSSports.com and SportsLine and put them in one place, so you can get sports betting picks against the spread from our CBS Sports experts as well as additional feature content for each game, including plays from top SportsLine experts and the SportsLine Projection Model, best bets from our staff, survivor picks and more. All NFL betting courtesy of SportsLine consensus.
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ET (Fox), stream on fubo (try for free) Open: Steelers -3, O/U 42.5 "The Atlanta Falcons rushing to sign Tua Tagovailoa was one of the weirdest moments of the offseason. I mean, they POUNCED on him. To the surprise of very few, the former Dolphin has not looked great through preseason and in practice.
I think Michael Penix Jr. would be starting if he were healthy. The Falcons have a great cast of weapons with Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts, but if you don't have a quarterback, does it matter? Atlanta is 0-7-1 all time in Pittsburgh, while the Steelers are 6-2 against the spread as home favorites over the last two seasons.
That's tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the the best mark in the NFL. I don't believe the Steelers are going to repeat as AFC North champions, but they are a better team than the Falcons right now. Aaron Rodgers may be 100 years old, but he's been effective in season openers.
He's 12-6 in Week 1 with 32 touchdowns compared to 10 interceptions. That includes four touchdowns in last year's season opener." Jordan Dajani is taking the Steelers to easily handle the Falcons. His picks piece will be published on Friday.
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