The NFL is back and the season opener features the defending champs and highest scoring team in the league last season, Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Detroit Lions, who, let's face it, are no match for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. To start the new season, Mahomes and the Chiefs will look to blow the Lions out of the water at Arrowhead Stadium where they lost just once last season. The opening weekend of the NFL is packed with must-see games and BetKing, the best online sports betting platform in Nigeria, offers you a chance to win big by taking advantage of the best odds on the market. Without too much ado, let’s get right into the best betting tips for the biggest NFL games on opening weekend. **Kansas City Chiefs vs Detroit Lions** The Chiefs are defending SuperBowl champions and not by luck either. They were incredible throughout the regular season, winning 14 games, the joint-most in the league. Patrick Mahomes, last season’s MVP and the best quarterback in the league, is levels above everyone else, least of all, the Detroit defence. Mahomes led the entire league in passing yards last season [(5250)](https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats) and had the [second best quarterback rating in the NFL at 105.2,](https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/nfl-qb-rating-leaders-2022) making him an extremely formidable opponent for any defence. The Detroit Lions head into the new campaign with ample optimism after a strong finish to last season. The Lions went from 3 wins to 9 wins after the appointment of Dan Campbell as head coach and will hope to start the new season strongly. Regardless of the improvements of the Lions from last season however, we think the Chiefs will prove to be too strong for them. The Chiefs went 7-1 in their 8 games last season while the Detroit Lions went 4-4. Crucially, The Lions haven't defeated the Chiefs at Arrowhead since 1988 and we do not expect them to do so on opening night. This is the first regular-season meeting between these teams since the Chiefs won 34-30 in 2019. With recent form and the MVP on their side, our bet of the day is for the Chiefs to win by at least 2 Touchdowns.
The reigning MVP also averaged 2.5 Touchdown passes leading the Chiefs to an average of 38 points per game — best in the league. As long as Mahomes is on the field, our best bet for high odds is a high scoring game.
**Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets** The Aaron Rodgers era in New York is starting on the most exciting of notes. A marquee clash between the Bills and Josh Allen is the kind of game you stay up all night to see. Rodgers’ move to New York ended an 18-year stay in Green Bay where he won 4 MVPs and a Superbowl, and the hope is that his arrival reinvigorates a failing franchise. The star quarterback will also hope to lead his new team to a Super Bowl title and quiet his detractors who call him a choker on the biggest stage after years of disappointment with the Green Bay Packers. The Bills have won the AFC East for the last three years and their goal this year is to take it a step further – first, the AFC championship and then the Superbowl. Bills fans have high expectations for the star-studded quarterback-wide receiver duo of Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. Allen, in particular, will be disappointed to have missed out on the Superbowl last season despite starting the season as contenders. The 27-year-old was outstanding in the regular season, throwing for 267 yards per game and [finishing third for most touchdown passes in the league (35) ](https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/nfl-qb-rating-leaders-2022#:~:text=Tua%20Tagovailoa%20had%20the%20highest,2022%2C%20with%20a%20105.5%20rating.) The Bills are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings and 7-3 in the last 10 overall which makes it hard to bet against them in this one, despite Rodgers' addition to the Jets. We expect this to be a low scoring game. The Bills ended last season with the second-best defensive record in the NFL: [letting in just 286 points in 17 games,](https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings/_/season/2022) only second to San Francisco. The Jets were also solid on the defensive end, finishing the year with the fourth best defensive record after a strong finish. Take advantage of BetKing’s high odds by betting on the Bills to defeat the Jets by a narrow margin.
**Philadelphia Eagles vs New England Patriots** The Philadelphia Eagles will hope to start another run to the Superbowl by taking down the Patriots in their first game of the season. Star quarterback Jalen Hurts led the Eagles to the joint-best record in the NFL (14 wins) and will be determined to put behind the disappointment of losing to Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl. As long as Hurts continues with last season's excellent form, running the ball at a high rate (760 rushing yards and 13 rushing TDs last season), the Eagles should once again be right up there as the best team in the NFC and one of the best teams in the NFL. The Patriots finished with an 8-9 record last season and missed the playoffs in what was pretty much a lost season. Quarterback Mac Jones struggled for any kind of consistency, and this was a team that struggled offensively, putting up just 21.4 points per game (17th in the league). The truth is that there is a massive talent gap between the two teams, and it is hard to see the Patriots even keeping this one close.
**Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans** The Baltimore Ravens begin their 2023 NFL season with a tricky home game against the Houston Texans. Simply put, the Ravens are heavy favourites for this game for several reasons. They have never lost at home to the Texans. In fact, the Ravens have lost just 2 of their last 10 games against the Texans, winning the last two by a combined 50 points. The Ravens were involved in one of the biggest storylines of the summer, re-signing Lamar Jackson to a 5-year $260 million deal. Jackson only played 12 games last season but looked incredible all year. He threw for 2200 yards and posted an impressive 17 touchdowns, the best he’s played since his MVP campaign in 2019. The Ravens also made some excellent additions by acquiring Odell Beckham Jr., which immediately improves their core of wide receivers. The Houston Texans are in a bad spot and bereft of top-level talent on both ends of the ball. CJ Stroud is set for his first-ever NFL game and while the expectations for him are high, we expect this to be too soon for the rookie quarterback. The stats also favor the Ravens, who are 4-0 in week 1 games since Lamar Jackson’s MVP year in 2019, outscoring teams 148-58. Conversely, the Texans were the 2nd lowest-scoring team in the NFL last season with just 17 points per game. Expect the Ravens to blow the Texans away with ease in this one, with Jackson showing the watching world why he deserved that massive payday.
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