Week 1 · 2026
NO
Away
New Orleans Saints
35.7% to score first
DET
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Detroit Lions
64.3% to score first
Sun 1:00 PM ET · DET +6.9 · first score is a TD 59% of the time
Reduced confidence — early-season data limits this matchup

The picks (2)

Amon-Ra St. BrownWRValue+650DraftKings

Carries the target-volume path: receivers lead all positions in first TDs, and nearly a quarter of them are 20+ yard strikes, which keeps the primary target live from anywhere on the field. The model makes DET 64% to score this game's first touchdown. Model 16.9% against a devigged market 9.9% — +26% EV at +650 (DraftKings).

Model 16.9% · market 9.9% · edge +26%
Jahmyr GibbsRBValue+320BetRivers

Profiles as the goal-line hammer in this backfield. 41.7% of first TDs are punched in from inside the 5, and when goal-line role and volume split, the goal-line back scores 61% of the time. The model makes DET 64% to score this game's first touchdown. Model 28.4% against a devigged market 20.6% — +19% EV at +320 (BetRivers).

Model 28.4% · market 20.6% · edge +19%