With the NFL week 1 odds already posted, a lot of people have been examining the card and making their picks. We’ll have a wide variety of games ranging from Thursday night to a Monday night doubleheader – the second Monday night game starts at 10:15 PM ET??? – and it should be an action packed weekend.

One betting line that stood out to me very early on was the San Francisco 49ers being a seven-point underdog in Arizona. Granted, the Arizona Cardinals went to the Super Bowl representing the NFC, they aren’t as strong as they were. And they weren’t that strong to begin with.

The Cardinals won only nine games last year and six of those wins came in the division. Clearly, this is an overrated squad who caught fire at the right time.

Secondly, the Cardinals have had a lot of overhaul on the staff, losing their offensive and defensive coordinators, which is a lot to overcome. They’ve also lost some talent off the roster.

Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers aren’t a great team but they are a team that flies under the radar. They should be solid pluggers and while they won’t win a ton of games, they’ll probably covered a lot of spread. They are worth a look in Week 1 as a seven-point dog.