Which NFL teams have the best chances of winning their games on the NFL Week 1 schedule?
ESPN Analytics has revealed its Matchup Predictor numbers for the 16 games in the league this week, and they offer some interesting win probabilities.
Take a look at the site's picks for this week's NFL games, beginning with Wednesday Night Football game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 9, and concluding with the Monday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 14.
Some of the site's predictions differ from NFL Week 1 odds and other NFL Week 1 picks for NFL Week 1 games..
How correct will the analytics be this week? Click on each game for more NFL Week 1 predictions for that NFL matchup. All
times MST. The site allows for the possibility of ties, so the numbers add up to just less than 100%.
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Wednesday NFL game prediction, Sept. 9
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks, 5:20 p.m., NBC (stream with Peacock)
The Seahawks have a 61.1% chance to beat the Patriots.
The site gives the Patriots a 38.6% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Thursday Night Football prediction, Sept. 10
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams (Melbourne, Australia), 5:35 p.m., Netflix
The Rams have a 60.5% chance to beat the 49ers.
The site gives the 49ers a 39.2% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Sunday early NFL game predictions, Sept. 13
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
The Bears have a 59.6% chance to beat the Panthers.
The site gives the Panthers a 40% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
The Bengals have a 61.6% chance to beat the Buccaneers.
The site gives the Buccaneers a 38% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
The Lions have a 71.9% chance to beat the Saints.
The site gives the Saints a 27.9% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Buffalo Bills vs Houston Texans, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
The Bills have a 53.5% chance to beat the Texans.
The site gives the Texans a 46.1% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
The Ravens have a 59% chance to beat the Colts.
The site gives the Colts a 40.6% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
The Jaguars have a 77.3% chance to beat the Browns.
The site gives the Browns a 22.5% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
The Steelers have a 58.9% chance to beat the Falcons.
The site gives the Falcons a 40.8% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
The Titans have a 57.6% chance to beat the Jets.
The site gives the Jets a 42.1% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Sunday late NFL game predictions, Sept. 13
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers, 1:25 p.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
The Chargers have an 80.8% chance to beat the Cardinals.
The site gives the Cardinals a 19.1% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders, 1:25 p.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
The Raiders have a 59.8% chance to beat the Dolphins.
The site gives the Dolphins a 39.8% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings, 1:25 p.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
The Packers have a 56.6% chance to beat the Vikings.
The site gives the Vikings a 43.1% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Washington Commanders vs Philadelphia Eagles, 1:25 p.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
The Eagles have a 66.5% chance to beat the Commanders.
The site gives the Commanders a 33.3% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Sunday Night Football prediction, Sept. 13
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 5:20 p.m., NBC (stream with Peacock)
The Cowboys have a 57.2% chance to beat the Giants.
The site gives the Giants a 42.4% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Monday Night Football prediction, Sept. 14
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 5:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC (stream with FUBO)
The Chiefs have a 58.5% chance to beat the Broncos.
The site gives the Broncos a 41.2% shot at winning the NFL Week 1 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
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