Thursday Night Football: Open Thread

 Thursday Night Football: Open Thread

Thursday Night Football: Open Thread

Tonight is Game 1 of the 2022 NFL regular season, with the Buffalo Bills (-7)

Bet $10 on BUF

Decades to lose:

$12.63

Won by 7:

$18.00

Lose:

$41.00

 Against the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams (-13).

Bet $10 on LAR

Beat ATL:

$11.11

Win by 13:

$19.09

Lose:

$72.50

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The Bills enter the season as favorites to win the championship, with DraftKings Sportsbook putting them at +550 to win. The Rams are close behind with the fifth-best odds (+1,200).

For the Bills, many will be interested to see how they can handle the Rams' passing attack with star cornerback Tre'Davis White on injured reserve. The Bills will need to rely on young cornerbacks to stop wide receiver Cooper Kupp, including first-round pick Kair Elam and sixth-round pick Christian Benford.

The Rams also won't be at full strength with the exception of wide receiver Van Jefferson for Thursday's matchup. However, the Rams added wide receiver Allen Robinson II and 2021 seventh-round pick Ben Skoronek could appear as the No. 3 receiver behind Kupp and Robinson.

For tonight's matchup, the Baltimore Beatdown Gang is divided on the winner. The editing team, Vassilis Lerikos, Frank Platko and myself, along with Jack Luke, are rooting for the reigning champions to win at home in Week 1. However, three members of Beatdown, Spencer Schultz, Dustin Cox and Jack Canter are circling the wagon.

Also see how Baltimore Beatdown readers voted on this season's games and whether readers could once again collectively defeat the Baltimore Beatdown staff.