Preseason Week 1 NFL Free Picks & Predictions [2025]

The Hall of Fame Game is over and now it’s on to Week 1 of the preseason with every team in action from Thursday thru Sunday. Bobby, Jay and Reggie are back for another season of free picks and Best Bets. All three of us nailed the HOF game and we’ll look to keep it going with this week’s picks. You can find all of our picks below, including our Best Bets and Consensus picks.

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UltimateCapper CONSENSUS STAFF PLAYS WEEK 1 PRESEASON:
The following picks are 100% consensus plays from our staff. These are plays when all three of us are on the same side of a game.

Chargers +1 (W)
Bears -3
(L)
Ravens +5.5
(W)


OUR TOP 3 PLAYS ARE MARKED: ‘$$

Week 1
Day
Bobby
Babowski
All: 12-4
Top: 2-1
Jay
Cooper
All: 11-5
Top: 3-1
Reggie
Garrett
All: 7-9
Top: 3-1
Indianapolis
@ Baltimore
Thursday

+5.5

+5.5

+5.5 $$
Cincinnati
@ Philadelphia
Thursday

+6

+6 $$

-6
Las Vegas
@ Seattle
Thursday

-4.5

+4.5

-4.5
Cleveland
@ Carolina
Friday

+4.5

-4.5

-4.5
Detroit
@ Atlanta
Friday

+4 $$

-4

+4
Washington
@ New England
Friday

-2.5

-2.5 $$

+2.5
NY Giants
@ Buffalo
Saturday

-1.5

+1.5

-1.5
Houston
@ Minnesota
Saturday

-3 $$

-3

+3
Pittsburgh
@ Jacksonville
Saturday

+2.5

+2.5

-2.5 $$
Dallas
@ LA Rams
Saturday

+2

-2

+2
Tennessee
@ Tampa Bay
Saturday

-3

+3

+3
NY Jets
@ Green Bay
Saturday

+2.5

-2.5 $$

-2.5
Kansas City
@ Arizona
Saturday

+2.5

+2.5

-2.5
Denver
@ San Francisco
Saturday

+6

-6

-6
Miami
@ Chicago
Sunday

-3 $$

-3

-3
New Orleans
@ LA Chargers
Sunday

+1

+1


+1 $$