Why should you take a look at The Touchback’s NFL Week 1 parlay bet? Well, we hit on last year’s wager with three moneyline underdogs. You can’t really ask for more than that. Before we start, let’s revisit our logic behind throwing some money on games now as it’s still very relevant today.
Oddsmakers are eager to publish lines, but they aren’t quite accurate just yet. Part of that is due to a lack of effort. So much can happen between today and the start of the regular season. It doesn’t make a lot of sense for them to do anything other than get something live.
That brings us to our way too early NFL Week 1 parlay bet. No promises we’ll go back-to-back, but this isn’t the worst advice you’ll receive considering our success in this area *cough week 18 *cough.
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The Touchback’s way too early NFL Week 1 parlay bet
Game 1
Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals
The pick: Arizona to win +140
We say this all the time and will do so again. Home underdogs in even matchups are betting gold. On paper, there isn’t much separating these two playoff sides from last season. If anything, Arizona is noticeably better, and the Chiefs have declined during the offseason. Maybe Andy Reid and company know something we don’t. However, I’m taking the Cardinals as an underdog.
Game 2
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
The pick: Minnesota to win +102
While Aaron Rodgers has performed well without Davante Adams historically, the Vikings have the better offense on paper. Green Bay has the edge defensively, but it wasn’t a particularly elite unit for most of last season. This is the riskiest wager of the parlay. However, Minnesota has the ability to cause an upset.
Game 3
New York Giants at Tennessee Titans
The pick: New York to win +240
Week 1 always has some wonky results that no one seems coming. This has those traits. The Giants are a better team now than they were last season. Meanwhile, the Titans look to have gotten worse. Of course, Daniel Jones could certainly muck this up. On the other hand, Tennessee lost to some really bad teams in 2021. It’s worth a shot.
Game 4
Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks
The pick: Denver -3.5 at -110
How is Seattle scoring points this season? They were absolutely awful in the three games he missed last season. The Seahawks were 9-24 on third down and were held to less than 230 yards twice. Plus, Russell Wilson kind of seems like he wants to stick it to his former team.
The payoff
Taking the underdog in these four games gets you odds of +3094. That means if you wager $10, you would win $319.35. That NFL Week 1 parlay bet would be a helluva a way to kickoff your season.
