Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 16
Prisco Picks 12 NFL Week 2 Favorites, Backing Bills and Chargers to Rebound
Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 16

Prisco Picks 12 NFL Week 2 Favorites, Backing Bills and Chargers to Rebound

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 16

Summary

  • Prisco forecast all 16 NFL Week 2 games and highlighted several bounce-back spots, including Buffalo over Detroit 36-30, the Chargers over Las Vegas 24-16, New England over Pittsburgh 21-14 and Dallas over Washington 31-24.
  • His rebound theme follows a 12-4 straight-up and 9-7 against-the-spread Week 1, with the analyst arguing Week 2 often lets stronger teams correct poor openers.
  • Buffalo, the Chargers, the Patriots and the Cowboys are among the 0-1 or shaky Week 1 teams he expects to recover, while he also sees the Packers, Buccaneers and Rams responding after disappointing starts.
  • Prisco still backed several teams that opened well or remain heavily favored, including the 49ers by 19 points over Miami, the Chiefs 27-17 over Indianapolis and the Ravens 33-20 over New Orleans.

Insights

Are sportsbooks trapping bettors by treating Week 1 upsets as flukes, or will the heavy favorites actually bounce back?
Will hidden injuries and backup quarterbacks expose the NFL's top contenders in Week 2's ultimate get-even slate?
With battered offensive lines and surprise quarterback shifts, which supposed powerhouse is walking into a Week 2 disaster?