R.J. White Unveils 5 NFL Week 1 ATS Picks After 2 Games Open 2026 Season

3 articles · Updated · SportsLine · Sep 12

R.J. White published his five top against-the-spread selections for NFL Week 1 pick-five contests as the league heads into 12 Sunday afternoon games, followed by Cowboys-Giants and Chiefs-Broncos.
Two games are already complete, with the 49ers' surprising Thursday-night rout of the Rams in Australia shifting attention to the main Week 1 slate.
White framed the picks around long-running contest experience in major Las Vegas pools, saying he has finished in the top 50 and cashed twice over more than a decade.
He also said he opened the regular season 4-0-1 on SportsLine picks and is passing on one market best bet he otherwise likes, promising to explain why alongside the five selections.
The release adds to a broader wave of Week 1 forecasting, after other NFL analysts issued 15 predictions covering upsets, player stat lines and touchdown scorers for the remaining games.