Week 1 is upon us, so who do you bet on?
The first week back is usually a little rusty, and full of nerves (as we saw on Thursday), so picking for week 1 can always be a bit tricky.
Luckily our boy Wade has made some stellar predictions to help you out.
His advice for week 1-batten down the hatches!
The hurricane that wasn’t has just passed the east coast leaving cities wet, windy and restless.
This will translate to the games, as the high humidity in the area will be a benefit to the home teams in the areas. The players will be use to the damp, the visiting teams…not so much.
Home games usually mean a lot in week 1 as the fans are back and clamouring for more football.
Wade has the Jaguars upsetting the Chiefs, despite their O-Line woes.
He also has the soggy Dolphins playing plucky football, but ultimately losing.
He also sees a big game for the Panthers who will be hosting the Chargers.
Look for McCaffrey to have a monster game here.
Make sure you listen to our podcast to get all the details!
Good luck everyone!
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Week 1-London locations
Looking to watch the NFL in London for week 1?
No problem, we got you covered!
We work with loads of lovely bars to ensure that you can get the best NFL viewing experience across the capital.
Our bars will be playing the Sky Sports game, plus Redzone across all of their tvs.
Sorry-we don’t publicly show NFL Gamepass as it is illegal to show US ads to the public here, but we do organise private viewing parties if you want to view one of your signature games.
Reach out if you want to talk to us about NFL parties, or about finding a great place to watch the game.
All of our venues are located close to public transit, and are mostly open until 1am.
If a venue does close before the second games, we will let you know.
Hope to see you week 1!
AFC West Prediction
How was the West won?
Not very bloody easily, and this year will be no exception.
Wade McElwain and Ryan Cull are actually torn on this one, which always makes for good betting.
Let’s start with the returning Kansas City Chiefs, who were humbled in the AFC by the Patriots last season.
Is there any way to expect the same won’t happen again this year?
Doubtful.
The Chiefs are fierce, but losing Kareem Hunt and the debacle around Tyreek Hill might make this team a bit unfocused.
Ryan is confident that they will bounce back with full force, but Wade is more sceptical.
The Chiefs have a fear of being successful in the playoffs, and Wade sees that happening again this year.
Also, Patrick Mahomes threw too many no-look passes last year, so it will be hard to see how he keeps that up this year.
The Broncos are the epitome of a dysfunctional family.
Joh Elway struggles every year getting that perfect balance of offence and defence, so how will they put together a string of wins, if they can’t even figure out their QB situation?
Wade & Ryan have them around a 500 team.
Sure, they might spoil a few parties, but the real spoiler will be the stench that comes from their own inner rot.
The Raiders have had some ‘hard knocks’ as of late.
Jon Gruden is determined to make something of this team before they bounce off to Vegas, but will Antonio Brown be a distraction?
Can Derek Carr forge the focus of this team into winning, or will they be more focused on whining?
At any rate, they will be entertaining to watch…even if it’s them imploding.
And the Chargers. Are they in LA? Are they in San Diego? Do they even have any real fans?
Phillip Rivers isn’t getting any younger, and with 37 kids to feed-he is going to be determined to win something this year.
Wade thinks that they have a real chance here to finally face off against the Patriots.
Melvin Gordon is the real conundrum in the mix, and they need to get all eyes facing forward if they want to win it this year.
DraftKings League
Do you love to play fantasy NFL?
Then join our weekly DraftKings League and play along with us!
It’s fun, free and you can win stuff.
First off-we don’t give away FREE MONEY. Who do you think we are guys?
We can get some sponsored tournaments together, but we also like to play cash games for fun.
We will also be hosting some live tournaments this year-so keep your eyes out.
Our League is called NFL in London.
Here is a link.