"Tom Brady will face the Patriots on Sunday. Well, sorta. The Patriots host the Raiders in Week 1 as Brady enters his first full season as one of Las Vegas' minority owners. Brady actually joined the franchise in the middle of the 2024 season and reportedly had a hand in remaking this past offseason. But he won't be in Foxborough on Sunday due to his broadcasting obligations with Fox Sports."
"Even though the Seahawks parted ways with both Carroll and Smith, the duo was pretty successful together in the two seasons that Smith was Carroll's starting quarterback. They went 17-15 in the 32 games Smith started in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, making the playoffs in 2022. Now, Carroll and Smith weren't too great together against the spread over those two years. Seattle had a 15-18-2 record against the spread over the 2022 and 2023 seasons, including the playoffs."
The Patriots host the Raiders in Week 1 with Tom Brady entering his first full season as a Las Vegas minority owner after joining the franchise mid-2024 and influencing offseason roster changes. Brady will not attend due to Fox Sports broadcasting obligations. Both teams begin new head-coach eras, with Mike Vrabel leading the Patriots and Pete Carroll leading the Raiders. Carroll reunited with quarterback Geno Smith, and that duo went 17-15 across 32 starts in 2022–2023 and made the 2022 playoffs. Seattle went 15-18-2 against the spread those seasons, while Smith owns a 27-23-2 underdog ATS record. The Patriots are 2.5-point favorites.
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