The Houston Texans started the season with a hard-fought 29-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts. With the other two AFC South teams losing their season openers, Houston already has a one-game lead in the division and will have a chance to prove themselves on the national stage in Week 2. The Texans host the Bears on Sunday Night Football, where last year’s NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year CJ Stroud will face off against Bears rookie Caleb Williams, who is considered the favorite to win the award in 2024. Williams struggled in his debut, so the latest Week 2 NFL odds from SportsLine have Houston as a 6.5-point home favorite.
How should you approach that matchup, and what Week 2 NFL lines should you target when putting together your Week 2 NFL parlay picks? Before making any Week 2 NFL picks or NFL parlays, be sure to check out the NFL predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven computer model.
The model has simulated every NFL game 10,000 times and has returned over $7,000 in profits on $100 players on top-tier NFL picks since inception. The model has an astounding 184-130 record on top-tier NFL picks dating back to the 2017 season and going into Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season. It has also gone 38-22 on top-tier NFL picks going forward from Week 7 of 2022.
The model has ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch for straight-up NFL picks four of the last six years and beat over 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that time, placing it pretty high on anyone who follows it.
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Top NFL picks for Week 2
After simulating every game 10,000 times, the model predicts the Kansas City Chiefs (-6, 48) have a strong chance of winning at home against the Cincinnati Bengals. Joe Burrow is 3-1 in his four head-to-head matches against Patrick Mahomes, both straight up and against the spread. However, Mahomes and the Chiefs could win and cover in the 2023 AFC Championship Game, and then Kansas City covered as a 7-point favorite in Week 17 last season with Burrow sitting out.
The win sparked a seventh straight cover streak for the Chiefs after they beat the Ravens 27-20 as 2.5-point favorites in Week 1. Meanwhile, the Bengals suffered a brutal defeat in their opener against the Patriots, losing at home to a 7.5-point favorite (the most in the NFL) and managing just 224 yards of total offense. That’s a big reason why our model predicts a Kansas City cover in nearly 60% of simulations. See more NFL parlay picks here.
How to make an NFL parlay for Week 2
The model also jumped on four other NFL matchups where the line was said to be way off, including an away team covering the spread in nearly 70% of simulations. You can see the model’s best NFL Week 2 bets and parlays exclusively at SportsLine.
What are the model’s top NFL picks for Week 2, and what other NFL matchups should you target for a 25-to-1 payout? Visit SportsLine now to find out the answers by seeing the model’s best Week 2 NFL bets, which are 184-130 on our top-rated picks.