Less than 24 hours into the NFL season, there's already pressure to keep pace in the NFC West. That's life in the best division in football -- one that features the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, the current Super Bowl favorite Los Angeles Rams, the battle-tested San Francisco 49ers and the, um, Arizona Cardinals. On Wednesday night the Seahawks held serve, opening the NFL season with a 13-10 victory over the Patriots in a rematch of last season's Super Bowl.
Bet on Thursday's NFL action with the FanDuel promo code and get up to $350 in bet reset bonuses: And on Thursday night, either the Rams or the 49ers will join Seattle atop the division when the teams collide in Melbourne, Australia. The game will be the first for Los Angeles after significantly improving the defense in the offseason with the additions of Myles Garrett, Aaron Donald and Trent McDuffie. Donald, who's still working his way back out of retirement, will not play on Thursday.
Meanwhile, San Francisco enters the season after a drama-filled offseason that featured the arrest of owner Jed York and a car crash involving coach Kyle Shanahan. The Rams, who are the +500 futures betting favorites to win the Super Bowl, are 3.5-point spread betting favorites over the 49ers. San Francisco is the marquee attraction on Thursday, there are other sports betting options on a sporting landscape that includes a five-game MLB slate.
Below is a snapshot of what to watch and bet at the best sports betting apps, for Thursday, Sept. 10. Claim the Caesars Sportsbook promo code CBSDYW here to bet on Thursday and double your winnings on 10 bets: Time: 8:35 p.m. | Location: Melbourne, Australia | TV: Netflix SportsLine pick -- Model: Rams -3.5 | Expert: Rams -3.5 (Mike Tierney) Much has been made about the teams' differing strategies in traveling to Australia. San Francisco arrived Down Under almost a week ago, while Los Angeles landed Thursday morning local time.
While the Rams' strategy may be head-scratching, coach Sean McVay knows what he's doing when it comes to international games; he's 3-0 in them. Los Angeles also has won four of the last five matchups against the rival Niners. Also, "Coach Sean McVay is 7-2 [straight-up] in season openers, with one loss in overtime, partly because his regulars sit out the entire exhibition schedule and begin unscathed," Mike Tierney told SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, agrees. It says the Rams have a 57% chance to cover and assigns a 'B' grade to Los Angeles -3.5 as its top NFL betting pick for this game. Use the DraftKings promo code to get $200 in bonus bets when wagering on NFL Week 1 games: Time: 4:10 p.m. | Location: Seattle | TV: MLB.TV | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) Texas and Seattle square off for the last time this season when the teams battle at T-Mobile Park.
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