Another one of its Week 1 NFL predictions: The Vikings (-5) cover the spread at home versus the Buccaneers over 50% of the time.
We can tell you one of the model's strongest Week 1 NFL picks is that the Commanders (-7) cover against the Cardinals in almost 60% of simulations. Now, the model has evaluated the latest NFL odds, simulated every snap for Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season, and the results are in. The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span.