Free NFL Picks: New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins Week 1 NFL Picks

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots Free NFL Picks: In the first game of a double dip on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, NFL bettors will get their chance to sink their teeth into the clash at Sun Life Stadium between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots.

The Pats are the runaway favorites on the Super Bowl odds this year, as they are as low as +400 at some sportsbooks. They definitely do look to be locked and loaded after bringing in both DT Albert Haynesworth and WR Chad Ochocinco in the offseason. It hasn’t seemed to matter who is out there at wide receiver though, as QB Tom Brady has always made the best of every situation.

Free NFL Picks: Minnesota Vikings vs San Diego Chargers NFL Picks

San Diego Chargers vs Minnesota Vikings Free NFL Picks: The Minnesota Vikings have a veteran quarterback under center again this year, but it isn’t Brett Favre. Donovan McNabb will start the season as the signal caller for the Vikings.

The San Diego Chargers have one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks in Phillip Rivers. San Diego missed the playoffs last year, but they are still one of the favorites to reach the Super Bowl from the AFC this season. Can San Diego avoid the slow starts that have hurt them badly in recent years?

Free NFL Picks: New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers Week 1 NFL Picks

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints Week 1 Free NFL Picks: The 2011 NFL regular season gets underway this Thursday night in a showdown between the last two Super Bowl champions, when the New Orleans Saints head into Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers. Kick-off is slated for 8:30 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on NBC.

New Orleans will look to quickly erase the memory of an unexpected 41-36 loss to Seattle as a 9.5-road favorite in the wildcard round of last year’s playoffs. This followed an 11-5 regular season record, including a 6-2 record straight-up on the road.

Football Picks: Arizona Wildcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Free NFL Picks

Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Arizona Wildcats Football Picks: The Arizona Wildcats, out of the PAC-12 travel to Boone Pickens Stadium this Thursday night to tangle with the Big 12’s Oklahoma State Cowboys in this non-conference matchup. Kick-off is slated for 8 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Arizona used a 27-0 run in the second half to pull away from the pesky Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 41-10 in the season opener for both teams. The Wildcats covered as 27-point home favorites and the total went well over the 47.5-point line.

NCAA Football Picks: Miami Hurricanes vs Maryland Terrapins Free NFL Picks

Maryland Terrapins vs Miami Hurricanes Football Picks: The Miami Hurricanes have had themselves one heck of an offseason. They hope to put all of that aside when they take to the field for the first time on Labor Day night against the Maryland Terrapins.

Regardless of what ends up coming from this whole situation with boosters giving improper benefits to players on the team, it is clear that Head Coach Al Golden has his work cut out for him here at “The U.” Miami has never been known as a squeaky clean program, and this is just the latest problem.

Free NFL Picks - 2011 NFL Power Rankings

2011 NFL Power Rankings and Free NFL Picks: NFL power rankings are some of the strongest you will find anywhere and we encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed. NFL Power Rankings will be updated by Thursday every week.

1: Green Bay Packers (0-0 SU, 0-0 ATS) – It’s hard to really see the Packers falling too far this year, knowing that they are returning the majority of their team. DC Dom Capers is one of the most underappreciated minds in the game, and he has the pieces of the puzzle to make QB Aaron Rodgers and his offense look even better than they already are.

NCAA Football Picks: TCU Horned Frogs vs Baylor Bears

Baylor Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs NCAA Football Picks: The TCU Horned Frogs had a storybook season last year. TCU went 13-0 and finished second in the final AP college football standings. The team would have obviously liked to get a chance to play in the BCS Championship Game, but a hard fought win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl was huge for the program.