The 2026 season is in full swing, with the Seattle Seahawks sneaking by the New England Patriots in Wednesday night’s opener and the underdog San Francisco 49ers crushing the Super Bowl favorite Los Angeles Rams on Thursday in Australia. Seattle’s three-point win was a push on the final line, but it was posted at -3.5 most of the week. Both games went way under their totals.There are 13 more games for Week 1, and we have you covered. All season long in this column, we will give you our top spread and total trends, as well as the top three things to know about each matchup. From Packers vs. Vikings to Chiefs vs. Broncos, all Sunday and Monday games will contain content you don’t want to miss.Week 1 NFL odds and trendsSaints at LionsSpread trend: The Lions went 8-9 against the spread (ATS) last season, the first time under Dan Campbell in which Detroit was under .500 vs. the spread. The Lions are an NFL-best 57-32 ATS (63.3 percent) ATS since Campbell took over in 2021.Total trend: The Saints played the second-fewest overs last season with five (Chiefs played the fewest with four). From Week 5 on, the Saints played 11 unders to two overs.Top three things to know:
Don’t panic, Lions fans. A step back from 15-2 to 9-8 did occur, but the Lions were 3-6 in one-score games and still ranked fifth in scoring and total offense (as well as third in passing offense) last season.
