San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) during Super Bowl LIV against the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium.
Whether you're playing for bragging rights or something more, dominating your NFL office pool picks is always a good feeling. With the 2022 NFL season now less than two weeks away, it's time to start preparing to make your NFL football pool picks. Week 1 of the NFL schedule begins on Thursday, Sept. 8 when the Rams host the Bills in the 2022 NFL Kickoff Game and ends with a grudge match between the Broncos and Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Making your NFL picks will be challenging out of the gate because all 16 games in Week 1 feature NFL spreads of eight points or fewer. If you're up for it, CBS Sports has the perfect game to keep you locked in all season long.
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We'll give you one team to consider backing during the NFL's opening week. SportsLine's advanced computer model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is predicting the Miami Dolphins open their season with a home win over the New England Patriots.
Both teams are coming off seasons in which they finished above .500, with the Dolphins missing the postseason at 9-8, while the Patriots went 10-7 but were blown out by the Bills in the wild card round. However, Miami is hoping to take a big step forward after trading five draft picks to the Chiefs in exchange for Pro Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
Suddenly, the Dolphins have a dynamic wide receiver combo with Hill and Jaylen Waddle, and the expectation is Tua Tagovailoa can realize his potential now that he's surrounded with playmakers. They'll be tested early against a New England pass defense that ranked second in the NFL a season ago, but the loss of J.C. Jackson during the offseason will likely set that group back. The model sees the Dolphins winning at home in nearly 60 percent of simulations. Join a pool now to lock in your picks.
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