Pearson laid 7.5 with Denver, warning that No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward faces his first NFL start in thin Mile-High air against a defense that finished third in EPA per play allowed and went 6-2 ATS at home last season. He expects Denver’s pass rush to speed up Ward’s internal clock while the Broncos’ balanced offense grinds a Titans defense that ranked 25th against play-action. Pearson forecasts an early two-score lead that never feels threatened.

Pearson laid 5.5 with Arizona, comparing the Saints’ quarterback depth chart to "a Shakespearean tragedy." He has zero confidence in whoever Kellen Moore names under center and doubts New Orleans can reach 20 points. Kyler Murray still has Marquise Brown, Trey McBride and a healthy James Conner, giving the Cardinals enough firepower to pull away even on the road. Pearson expects Arizona’s defense to blitz early, build a two-score cushion and force the punch-less Saints to abandon the run.

Gary Pearson laid the 7.5 points with Philadelphia, arguing that Dallas no longer has Micah Parsons after his stunning move to Green Bay. Pearson called the All-Pro edge-rusher’s departure "the perfect embodiment of a train wreck" and said it shook up futures markets because the Cowboys’ pass-rush identity vanished overnight. With Jalen Hurts and a healthy offensive line opening at home in prime-time, Pearson expects the Eagles to exploit a suddenly mediocre Dallas front and control the game flow at Lincoln Financial Field.