The day has finally come, football is officially back! Which means whether you like it or not so is Bick’s Picks. You might’ve thought the NFC Championship or the Eagles winning another Super Bowl would’ve been the end of me but not so fast. Sure the cesspool they call Philly certainly tried to kill me but decades of Dan Snyder disappointment has made me too strong. Speaking of disappointment though, last season wasn’t a banner year either here at Bick’s Picks. Unfortunately we finished below .500 with a (46-52) record for the 2024 season which gives us an all time (84-86-1) record. As I said to start last year, settling for that type of Jeff Fisher mediocrity is not in our DNA. You all expect better and so do I. So double check you got the 10 necessary streaming services and make sure you brought your own smelling salts because the quest for a winning record starts tonight, let’s get into it.

Cowboys @ Eagles(-8.5)(1H -4.5)(Over 48.5)

Frankly I’m not sure where to start so I’ll just state the obvious, I hate both these teams. Having to pick an NFC East team to win that isn’t Washington is something that never feels right. However going into this game there was a very clear victor in my mind and that’s unfortunately the Eagles. I very very stubbornly refused to bet them down the stretch last season despite everything screaming in my face that it was probably the move so I’m gonna try to do the unthinkable and learn from my mistakes. On top of that everything leading up to this game feels like Philly should absolutely roll. We haven’t even heard a Dak “Yeaaaa here we go” and it feels like the Cowboys are already punting on the season. There’s no doubt their pass game should put up some numbers but it’s literally everything else that’s a cause for concern. The defense has holes everywhere and that was before Jerry shipped Micah out of town. On the other side the hater in me wants to try and say the Eagles will take a step back but aside from some questions about their secondary there’s honestly no reason for me to believe they will. That’s why I’m thinking Philly takes control early and never looks back. So gimme the 1st Half spread, the full game spread and the Over because life’s too short to bet it any other way. Giddy up.

Eagles 1H -4.5 (-112)

Eagles -8.5 (-110)

Over 48.5 (-110)

Parlay at Your Own Risk (+355)

The I Hope You Have YouTube Game

Forget the Chiefs vs Chargers game for one second so I can bitch about the clown show that is NFL streaming. In 2025 we gotta have YouTubeTV, Netflix, Peacock, Prime, Paramount, ESPN on top of just having cable for the local games on Fox and CBS just so we can watch all the games. Nevermind the fact that NFL Ticket costs $500+ and doesn’t even get you all the games anymore. Oh and did I mention that StreamsEast is dead and RedZone will have commercials? Needless to say this crap rustles my jimmies something fierce. But hey what can we do? The NFL knows we’re hooked and they’re taking advantage. That’s enough of my old man’s grievances though, there is actually a game to talk about even if you can’t find it on tv. Since I’ve already been rambling I’ll keep it simple and I’ll just say I’m riding with Mahomes and the Chiefs. You can definitely argue that KC over-performed last season and could finally be ready for a down year but I’ll believe it when I see it. Sure this game will end up being close but a field goal spread is just close enough to make me ride with the team that’s proven they can pull it out even when they really shouldn’t. -3 is a little annoying but at worst I think we push.

Chiefs -3 (-115)