Legendary handicapper Hammerin' Hank Goldberg enjoyed a scorching finish to last season, nailing three-way parlays during Week 17 and Conference Championship Weekend. With his very selective best bets, Goldberg finished last year on a sick 12-3-2 heater.

This is the same handicapper who enjoyed 15 winning seasons in his 17-year ESPN run. In 2017, Hammer competed against 10 top handicappers in the Las Vegas Review-Journal's NFL Challenge and beat them all, finishing 50-29-6 in against-the-spread picks. Anyone who has followed him is WAY up.

Now, Hammer is getting down hard on three NFL Week 1 picks. If you parlay them, you'd be looking at a 6-1 payout. This week, we can tell you Hammer is riding the Vikings (-4) versus Atlanta.

"Dalvin Cook is back and that will make a big difference in the Vikings' offense," Hammer told SportsLine. "And they're playing a defense Kirk Cousins can actually beat. He has good wideouts at his disposal. Under Mike Zimmer, the Vikes have covered four of their five season openers. Minnesota's defense is very good. That unit will control things, and Atlanta doesn't travel well."

Goldberg also is fading a public darling that's favored to win its division. You NEED to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

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