We all know Week 1 of the NFL season is tOTaLLy uNprEdICtAbLE, right? Anonymous players have huge days, veteran superstars disappear, and there are upsets up and down the board. The first week of action gives us our very first look at how this season is going to go, and it’s impossible to know what’s going to happen...right?

Not for some NFL experts.

We looked through our Pickwatch Pro database and found a dozen handicappers with a 70 percent Week 1 win rate—and eleven who are better than 60 percent against the spread!

When it comes to picking winners for the opening weekend, nobody’s doing it better than Start Screen Pass’s James Brady, with 81 percent correct over two seasons’ worth of Week 1 picks. Then again, Neil Greenberg of the Washington Post has maintained a 75 percent win rate going back five years’ worth!

These are the experts you want to be paying extra close attention to this week:

Name	Wins	Losses	No. of Picks	Win %
James Brady	25	6	32	81
Neil Greenberg	58	19	79	75
Tom Jackson	24	8	32	75
Mina Kimes	45	16	63	74
Joel Wagler	45	16	63	74
Cynthia Frelund	28	10	40	74
Sarah Hardy	23	8	32	74
Jason Reid	23	8	32	74
Christian d'Andrea	33	13	48	72
Louis Riddick	32	13	47	71
Rod Woodson	22	9	32	71
John Owning	22	9	32	71

Against the spread, some top NFL handicappers have maintained some truly impressive Week 1 win rates. NFL Media’s Cynthia Frelund’s cashed on 67 percent of her 37 Week 1 ATS picks, not only making her the top first-week handicapper, but one of only two (along with the Dallas Morning News’s John Owning) to crack both lists. Scott Thurston of the Boston Globe and Yahoo’s Frank Schwab have both kept their Week 1 ATS win rates over 60 percent across a whopping 79 selections.

If you’re looking at placing a bet this weekend, don’t miss the Week 1 slates of these top experts:

Name	Wins	Losses	Picks	Win %
Cynthia Frelund	24	12	37	67
Stitches	20	10	32	67
Max Meyer	20	10	32	67
Scott Thurston	50	27	79	65
Benjamin Hoffman	20	11	32	65
Brandon George	28	17	47	62
Gary Davenport	19	12	32	61
Frank Schwab	45	30	79	60
Gary Gramling	36	24	63	60
Ms.Charleen	18	12	32	60
John Owning	18	12	32	60