Pre-Season NFL Odds & Lines: Friday Winners in Week 1

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still trying to decide on their replacement for Tom Brady under center. How Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask compete on Friday in Tampa Bay’s preseason opener may determine which wins the Week 1 job. Here’s a look at three Friday preseason games, including Tampa’s, and their winning NFL picks.

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NFL Preseason: August 2, 2023 – August 27, 2023

Green Bay at Cincinnati

NFL Odds: Green Bay at Cincinnati (+5)
When: Friday, August 11, 2023 at 7 PM ET
Where: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
TV / Streaming: NFL NET

The Bengals will be without superstar quarterback Joe Burrow, although he may not have played even if healthy. The former No. 1 overall pick injured his calf at the start of training camp and is not expected to play this preseason. No one has talked about missing the season opener yet, but it’s not 100 percent out of the question. In fact, superstar receiver Ja’Marr Chase said recently he doesn’t want Burrow back for the opener: “I just want him to be 100 percent. I want him to be healthy. … I don’t want him rushing nothing. I don’t want people in his ear telling him to play a certain time.” Friday will mark Cincinnati’s first game action since the AFC Championship at Kansas City on Jan. 29. The Bengals fell short to the Chiefs, 23-20, in their second straight appearance in the conference title game. Sharing the snaps behind center in place of Burrow will be ninth-year veteran Trevor Siemian and first-year pro Jake Browning.

The Packers are starting over at quarterback after trading Aaron Rodgers to the Jets this offseason. Will new starter Jordan Love play Friday? General Manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters recently that the team is still figuring out their plans and noted that there’s more for the team to consider than just what they want to see from Love before the regular season. In addition to their three preseason games, the Packers also have joint practices with the Bengals and Patriots and those workouts will likely play a role in the team’s ultimate decision about how many snaps they want their new starting quarterback to take. Pick: Packers

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Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay

NFL Odds: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay (pick’em)
When: Friday, August 11, 2023 at 7 PM ET
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
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Former No. 1 overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield will make his Bucs debut as the team’s starting QB. Mayfield was presumed to win the job in camp/preseason over 2021 second-round pick Kyle Trask to replace Tom Brady, but Trask has reportedly looked better in the early going and will start the second preseason game. Both should play plenty on Friday. The depth chart lists Mayfield or Trask as the team’s No. 1 quarterback ahead of their first preseason game. New offensive coordinator Dave Canales acknowledged that Mayfield’s experience helped him get off to a fast start this summer, but that things have “absolutely” tightened up in recent days with Mayfield throwing a lot of picks.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is yet to say if second-year QB Kenny Pickett will play on Friday or not. This time last season, Pickett was the third-team Steelers quarterback and his participation in those preseason games was seen as a matter of course. Pickett had a great preseason last year: 29 for 36, three touchdowns vs. zero interceptions, 124.7 passer rating. But he didn’t open the season as the starter. Now the job is clearly his. The Steelers upset the Bucs last regular season in Pittsburgh in which Pickett left in the third quarter with a concussion. Pick: Bucs

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Denver at Arizona

NFL Odds: Denver at Arizona (+5)
When: Friday, August 11, 2023 at 10 PM ET
Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
TV / Streaming: NFL NET

It’s the Broncos head coaching debut of former Saints Super Bowl-winning coach Sean Payton and the Cards head coaching debut of Jonathan Gannon, who spent the past two seasons as Philadelphia‘s defensive coordinator. Payton was hired to rescue the career of potential Hall of Fame QB Russell Wilson after he struggled so badly last year under a different coaching staff. Wilson and many other starters will at least take the field Friday: “They’re going to play,” Payton said. “We’ll figure out how many snaps.” The new coach had been on record that he would take a different path than former coach Nathaniel Hackett, who didn’t use starters in the preseason in 2022 prior to a 5-12 campaign. Wilson was sacked 55 times last season. The Broncos beefed up the offensive line during the offseason with the additions of right tackle Mike McGlinchey and left guard Ben Powers.

Arizona is projected by many to be the worst team in the NFL this season with a new front office and coaching staff and with star QB Kyler Murray recovering from a torn ACL. He will not play in the preseason and probably not at least the first few regular season games. Veteran Colt McCoy is Murray’s backup but not expected to play much Friday. Instead, it should be plenty of rookie Clayton Tune and journeymen David Blough and Jeff Driskel. Pick: Broncos

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