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NFL DIVISION ODDS
AFC EAST
The reigning division champion Bills face a challenge with the Jets’ acquisition of Aaron Rodgers. The Dolphins got better, and a Bill Belichick-coached team should never be counted out.
BUFFALO BILLS
Odds to Win AFC East: +130
Projected Win Total: 10.5
NEW YORK JETS
Odds to Win AFC East: +250
Projected Win Total: 9.5
MIAMI DOLPHINS
Odds to Win AFC East: +290
Projected Win Total: 9.5
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Odds to Win AFC East: +750
Projected Win Total: 7.5
AFC NORTH
The Bengals will try to become the first team to three-peat in the AFC North since the Steelers in the 1990s.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Odds to win AFC North: +125
Projected Win Total: 11.5
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Odds to win AFC North: +240 Projected Win Total: 9.5
CLEVELAND BROWNS
Odds to win AFC North: +350 Projected Win Total: 9.5
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Odds to win AFC North: +650 Projected Win Total: 8.5
AFC SOUTH
The last two franchises to win the division before the Jaguars — the Titans in 2020 and ’21 and the Texans in 2018 and ’19 — both repeated, and it appears the Jags are poised to do the same.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Odds to Win AFC South: -160
Projected Win Total: 10.5
TENNESSEE TITANS
Odds to Win AFC South: +360
Projected Win Total: 7.5
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Odds to Win AFC South: +550
Projected Win Total: 6.5
HOUSTON TEXANS
Odds to Win AFC South: +800 Projected Win Total: 6.5
AFC WEST
Andy Reid has led Kansas City to seven straight division titles. The Chargers, Broncos and Raiders must jockey for wild card position.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Odds to Win AFC West: -160
Projected Win Total: 11.5
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Odds to Win AFC West: +300
Projected Win Total: 9.5
DENVER BRONCOS
Odds to Win AFC West: +550
Projected Win Total: 8.5
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
Odds to Win AFC West: +1200
Projected Win Total: 7.5
NFC EAST
The NFC East has not had a repeat winner in 18 years, but the Eagles, who were the last team to go back-to-back 2001-04, are favored to put an end to that streak.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Odds to Win NFC East: +110
Projected Win Total: 10.5
DALLAS COWBOYS
Odds to Win NFC East: +165
Projected Win Total: 9.5
NEW YORK GIANTS
Odds to Win NFC East: +600
Projected Win Total: 8.5
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
Odds to Win NFC East: +1000
Projected Win Total: 6.5
NFC NORTH
Aaron Rodgers’ exit has created a power vacuum in the North. This is by far the tightest division in football, as all four teams have odds shorter than +400, but Detroit is firmly ahead of the pack in the betting markets.
DETROIT LIONS
Odds to Win NFC North: +140
Projected Win Total: 9.5
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Odds to Win NFC North:
+330
Projected Win Total: 7.5
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Odds to Win NFC North: +350 Projected Win Total: 8.5
CHICAGO BEARS
Odds to Win NFC North: +350 Projected Win Total: 7.5
NFC SOUTH
New Orleans is the betting favorite to win the NFC South title. The Buccaneers, who won it the last two years, have the longest odds following Tom Brady’s retirement. A case can be made for all four teams to have a shot at the division crown in 2023.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Odds to Win NFC South: +125
Projected Win Total: 9.5
ATLANTA FALCONS
Odds to Win NFC South: +260
Projected Win Total: 8.5
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Odds to Win NFC South: +350
Projected Win Total: 7.5
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Odds to Win NFC South: +550
Projected Win Total: 6.5
NFC WEST
The last team to win back-to-back NFC West titles was the Rams in 201718. San Francisco, the defending NFC West champions, is heavily favored to finish ahead of Seattle, its toughest competition in the division.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Odds to Win NFC West: -175
Projected Win Total: 11.5
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Odds to Win NFC West: +260
Projected Win Total: 8.5
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Odds to Win NFC West: +650
Projected Win Total: 7.5
ARIZONA CARDINALS
Odds to Win NFC West: +2400
Projected Win Total: 4.5