DEVODAWGS, consider this your bulletin board

Valexia's Goal Diggers are my pick to beat DEVODAWGS in Week 1. Devin, you now have that in writing.

I like Valexia’s team, but first vs seventh makes this sound easier than it is. Devin has Josh Allen and a good backfield. He doesn’t need everyone to have the game of their lives. He needs a good week, and he has the players to get one.

Valexia has a little more balance across the lineup, which is why I’m leaning that way. The oddsmakers only give them a slight edge. That feels about right. In a ten-team league, even the team you’re supposed to beat has guys you’d happily take.

Wednesday’s lineup has Malik Nabers on Devin’s bench and Jerry Jeudy starting. Valexia has Ashton Jeanty marked questionable. So there are things to sort out on both sides before Sunday. I like Valexia with that uncertainty included, not just the version where everybody is healthy.

Devin gets a pretty good opportunity here: beat the team I put first, then bring this pick straight to Slack. Valexia can save me the explanation by winning.