Sports Betting

Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers are 10-point favorites against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Harry How / Getty Images

Welcome to Week 1 of another new NFL survivor pool season!

The timing of this year’s kickoff couldn’t be better: Coming off a long holiday weekend — in the United States, anyway — we only have to wait two days for real football. The opening slate features a full 16 games with plenty of questions left unanswered after a pretty mundane preseason schedule. Not to worry, we’re here to help!

Let’s run through our overall strategy for Week 1, then dive into chalky and contrarian picks.