Week 1 NFL Betting Preview – Patriots vs Steelers on Thursday Night Football

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Tom Brady’s Free to Open Season: Week 1 Patriots vs. Steelers Preview

By Charles Jay

In the NFL betting lines that have been established on this game by the people at BetAnySports, the Patriots are laying some points:

• New England Patriots -7 (-105)
• Pittsburgh Steelers +7 (-115)
• Over 52 points -110
• Under 52 points -110

Well, Tom Brady ended the last NFL season with his latest huge win ON the field, and he has just recently scored his biggest victory OFF the gridiron, and the New England Patriots have changed their own fortunes as a result of it. Having just defeated the NFL in court and overturning his “Deflategate” suspension, Brady now leads his team onto the field to open up the 2015 campaign as they host the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NBC-televised contest that is slated for Thursday 9/10 at 8:30 PM ET. Remember that even after the game kicks off, customers at BetAnySports can engage in NFL betting on the side, total and various props through the facilities of Live Betting Extra.

The Pats went 12-4 in the regular season and then went on to beat the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl when they were the beneficiary of one of the more questionable calls in recent memory. They have won six consecutive AFC East titles and were prepared to go with Jimmy Garoppolo as their starting quarterback for the first four games. That won’t be needed. And NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will not be an attendee at the game.

New England does not necessarily bring back a complete cast, as they have some absences on offense, particularly running back LaGarrette Blount, who is serving a suspension. That hurts the backfield at this time of year, as they lost Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen in the off-season. They will also need to compensate for the loss of Vince Wilfork, the nose tackle who took off for the Houston Texans as a free agent.

Are the Patriots a potent crew? Well, they were fourth in the league in scoring last season, as well as eleventh overall in total offense. Of course, not having Blount in the lineup creates some holes in the depth chart, and coach Bill Belichick will have to count on Jonas Gray, who had a 200-yard game against the Indianapolis Colts and then later fell into the coach’ doghouse for missing practices. Wide receiver Brandon Lafell was placed o the Physically Unable to Perform List, but veteran Reggie Wayne was picked up, and the Pats are the kind of organization that often knows how to get that little something extra out of someone who may not have that much left.

As BetAnySports patrons know all too well, there are dependable options. Rob Gronkowski caught 82 passes for 1124 yards and a dozen touchdowns in a year where he was coming off injury, and this year he will joined by, among others, 6’7″ Scott Chandler when the Pats go to a two-tight end formation. Julian Edelman had 92 receptions, which is further evidence that Brady can turn a lot of receivers into stars.

The defensive attrition is something that may become a concern. Wilfork’s departure means that a solution must be found to clog the middle, and they hope Malcolm Brown, the first-round draft choice out of Texas, is a fitting candidate. But Darrelle Revis, the shutdown cornerback, elected to go back to the New York Jets. the other corner, Brandon Browner, was lost as well. Even though Pittsburgh will be playing without wide receiver Martavis Bryant (suspension), Ben Roethlisberger can be deadly against a secondary that lacks reinforcements.

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