Week 1 NFL Preseason Free Picks & Predictions [2026]

The NFL season is here and we couldn’t be more excited. Bobby and Jay have already won the Hall of Fame Game last week and are looking for more winners in Week 1 of the preseason. 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.

49ers +5
Commanders +3
Falcons +6
Panthers +1
Giants +1

OUR TOP 3 PLAYS ARE MARKED: ‘$$

Week 1
Day
Bobby
Babowski
All: 1-0
Top: 1-0
Jay
Cooper
All: 1-0
Top: 1-0
Reggie
Garrett
All: 0-1
Top: 0-1
Green Bay
@ Pittsburgh
Thursday

+1.5

+1.5

-1.5
Detroit
@ Cincinnati
Thursday

+6.5 $$

-6.5

+6.5
Indianapolis
@ New England
Thursday

+2.5

-2.5

+2.5
LA Chargers
@ Houston
Thursday

+1

-1 $$

-1
Arizona
@ Las Vegas
Thursday

+1.5

+1.5

-1.5
Tennessee
@ San Francisco
Thursday

+5

+5

+5 $$
Miami
@ Washington
Friday

+3

+3

+3 $$
Tampa Bay
@ NY Jets
Friday

6 $$

-6

+6
Denver
@ Atlanta
Friday

+6

+6 $$

+6
Carolina
@ Buffalo
Saturday

+1

+1

+1
Minnesota
@ NY Giants
Saturday

+1 $$

+1

+1
Cleveland
@ Chicago
Saturday

+2.5

+2.5

-2.5
Jacksonville
@ New Orleans
Saturday

+1.5

-1.5

-1.5 $$
LA Rams
@ Kansas City
Saturday

+2.5

-2.5

-2.5
Philadelphia
@ Baltimore
Saturday

+3.5

+3.5 $$

-3.5
Dallas
@ Seattle
Saturday

+3.5

-3.5

-3.5