Clay Travis Unveils Shocking Early NFL Matchups: Why Buccaneers and Ravens Could Cash In Big!

So here we are, sitting pretty—or not so pretty—with a 9-11 record after three weeks, a perfectly “middling” start if there ever was one. You know that feeling when your fantasy team hovers right on the edge of hope and despair? Yeah, that’s exactly where we’re at. But hey, no sweat—I’ve lined up seven picks to kick off what could very well be the absolute best weekend for sports fans all year long. With college football and the NFL heating up, the Ryder Cup bringing some serious drama, and the MLB playoff race tightening like a noose, it’s all set to explode. I’ll be soaking in the Alabama-Georgia hype in person this weekend—hope to see some of you there, cheering, jeering, or just soaking up the madness. And before I forget, catch me breaking it down every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. ET on the OutKick Show on FS1—your new weekly fix for all things college football and NFL. Now, about tonight’s opener: the Cardinals are the underdogs facing the Seahawks, but spoiler alert—the wrong team’s favored here. The Cards are poised to shock and deliver us a sweet gambling win to send us off in style. Ready to find out which 2-1 team jets off to a 3-1 start and who’s left nursing bruised egos? Let’s dive in and stack those wins. Here’s to getting rich, kids—let the games begin! LEARN MORE

We went 3-3 last week to run our season record to a middling 9-11 through three weeks.

I’ve got seven picks for you below — starting with tonight — but first, I’ll be at the Alabama-Georgia game this weekend and I look forward to seeing a bunch of you there.

Second, a reminder, we now have an OutKick Show on FS1, every Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET, and you’ll get me on college football and the NFL.

And I hope you’re all geared up for what may well be the very best weekend of the year for sports fans. The college football and NFL slates are extraordinary and the Ryder Cup should be phenomenal too. Plus, the Major League Baseball playoff race is great too.

And it all starts tonight…with an outright Cardinals’ win as the underdog against the Seahawks.

The wrong team is favored here.

The Cardinals are going to win and give us a gambling win to start off the weekend in style.

In a battle of 2-1 teams, one of these teams is going to leave Ireland ecstatic with a 3-1 start. The other team is going to be kicking rocks.

Which will be which?

Unless you’re a big fan of either team, who cares…take the over and cash a winner.

(Remember to get your picks in, the game kicks off while some of you will still be sleeping!)

The Titans are awful.

I understand most of you have no idea how bad the Titans are because the team is essentially irrelevant, and you haven’t paid one iota of attention to them. But as someone who has watched every snap, trust me, they are stupendously bad.

I know the Texans aren’t good either and there’s probably a ton to say about that too, but when the choice is between the bad and the awful, take the bad.

The Texans win by double digits in a battle of winless teams.

They’ll always be the Redskins to me and they’re going to win whether Marcus Mariota or Jayden Daniels starts at quarterback.

In fact, I kind of hope Mariota gets the start because I think he’s still angry at the Falcons franchise over the way they treated him.

Meanwhile, Atlanta has quarterback drama and that’s never good. Give me the Redskins by a field goal or more.

The undefeated Eagles had the most ridiculous cover of the year off their blocked field goal last week.

Now they travel down to Tampa Bay to take on a Bucs squad that also had their own blocked field goal drama.

No blocks this week, just an outright Bucs win to take Tampa Bay to 4-0.

The Colts are the surprise of the fall so far as Daniel Jones makes a play to be this year’s Sam Darnold.

Meanwhile, the Rams look like one of the best teams in the NFC.

So what happens when they meet up?

Points!

Take the over and thank me later.