Trends for NFC teams:
NFC East:
Cowboys
Last seven years, Dallas is 5-2 ATS in Week 1
Last year, Cowboys were 2-8 ATS as a favorite.
Giants
Last nine years, Giants are 1-8 ATS in Week 1
Last four years, Giants are 3-8-1 ATS in divisional games.
Eagles
This year, Eagles have their 6th offensive coordinator in six years.
Eagles are 1-5 ATS in their last six visits to Dallas.
Commanders
Washington is 8-2 ATS in last 10 games, as a favorite of less than 7 points.
Commanders are 0-5 ATS in their last five visits to Dallas.
NFC North
Bears
Chicago is 13-5-1 ATS in its last 19 home games.
Bears are 1-6 ATS in their last seven visits to Green Bay.
Lions
Last four years, Detroit is 13-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Lions are 9-2 ATS in their last eleven games vs Minnesota.
Packers
Last four years, Green Bay is 5-14 ATS as a road favorite.
Packers covered five of their last six games vs Dallas.
Vikings
Under O’Connell, Minnesota is 11-5-4 ATS as a road favorite.
Vikings are 5-0-1 ATS in their last six visits to Chicago.
NFC South
Falcons
Last 10 years, Atlanta is 2-8 ATS in Week 1.
Falcons covered their last four games at Tampa Bay.
Panthers
Last two years, Carolina was 11-5 ATS as a home underdog.
Last three years, Carolina was 8-15-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Saints
Last three years, New Orleans is 11-6-1 ATS in divisional games.
Saints are 1-4 ATS in their last five visits to Carolina.
Buccaneers
Last four years, Tampa Bay is 7-17-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last four years, Buccaneers are 9-15 ATS in divisional games.
NFC West
Cardinals
Last four years, Cardinals are 7-17 ATS in divisional games.
Last seven years, Arizona is 6-1 ATS in Week 1
Rams
Under McVay, Rams are 7-2 ATS in Week 1
Rams are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games as a road favorite.
49ers
San Francisco is 3-9 ATS in its 12 games as an underdog.
49ers covered four of their last five visits to Seattle.
Seahawks
Seattle is 2-7 ATS in its last nine home openers.
Seahawks are 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 road games.
— Famous birthdays, July 8th:
Alan Ashby, 75
Jack Lambert, 74
Terry Puhl, 70
Kevin Bacon, 68
Sebastian Maniscalco, 53
Hakim Warrick, 44
Reid Detmers, 27
Michael McGreevy, 26
— If Tuesday was your 49th birthday, you were born on July 7, 1977 (7-7-77)
— Pirates 12, Braves 4
Ryan O’Hearn hit three home runs, had 10 RBI.
He is the first Pirate EVER with 10 RBI in a game.
Pirates 47-45, three games out of the last playoff slot.
— Royals 16, Mets 12
Kansas City scored 31 runs in their last two games.
Tyler Tolbert, batting 9th, had a streak of 12 hits in 12 plate appearances.
Mets led this game 9-4 after the fourth inning.
— Brewers 4-10, Cardinals 3-2
Milwaukee sweeps twinbill, now leads NL Central by seven games.
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 guys in the opener.
Robert Gasser allowed four hits in 7.2 IP, in the nightcap.
— Red Sox 8, White Sox 1
Peyton Tolle allowed two hits in six shutout IP.
Red Sox have won nine of their last eleven games.
White Sox lead the AL Central by a game over Cleveland.
— Rays 6, Bronx 4
Ian Seymour allowed five hits, got 12 of his 16 outs via the strikeout.
Hunter Fedducia/Yandy Diaz hit back/back homers in 4th inning.
Rays increased their AL East lead to four games.
— Marlins 6, Mariners 5 (10)
Jakob Marsee had a walk-off single, off the right field fence.
Marlins led 4-0 after the fourth inning.
Marlins have a two-game lead for the last Wild Card slot.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies-Cubs-Marlins
AL: Rays, Whits Sox, Mariners. Wild Cards: Bronx-Guardians-Rangers
