Sure, the 2020 NFL season is months away.
But NOW is the time to throw some money down on the over/unders. You might get some value ahead of whatever preseason there is, even though injuries could be a factor as we get closer to the season.
Plus: what else is there to bet on? Not much!
So our Steven Ruiz and Charles Curtis decided to break down their predictions for each and every team when it comes to betting on the over/unders (courtesy of BetMGM), and we’ve put all the videos together in one place so you can watch them.
AFC EAST AFC NORTH AFC SOUTH AFC WEST
NFC EAST NFC NORTH NFC SOUTH NFC WEST
AFC East
Patriots: 9.5 wins
Bills: 8.5 wins
Jets: 6.5 wins
Dolphins: 6 wins
There’s something that changed in the AFC East this offseason and we’re racking our brain trying to figure it out …
Oh right! Tom Brady left the New England Patriots for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and now it’s possible the Pats won’t win the division for the first time in decades.
Does that mean the Buffalo Bills jump ahead? Do the New York Jets surprise everyone? What are the rebuilding Miami Dolphins going to do? And, of course, will Bill Belichick take the Patriots to the playoffs again despite losing Brady?
NFC East
Cowboys: 9.5 wins
Eagles: 9.5 wins
Giants: 6.5 wins
Redskins: 5 wins
It looks pretty likely that the NFC East will come down to two teams: the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, the latter of whom won the division last year at just 9-7.
But the Cowboys have a new coach and the Eagles got some much-needed help in the secondary with their Darius Slay trade. The Giants and Redskins both have new coaches and are depending on their young quarterbacks taking steps forward.
AFC North
Ravens: 11.5 wins
Steelers: 9 wins
Browns: 8.5 wins
Bengals: 5.5 wins
The AFC North is a headline-grabbing division.
Lamar Jackson, the reigning MVP, is there, and the Baltimore Ravens looked poised to win the division again. The Pittsburgh Steelers have Ben Roethlisberger back and could end up in the postseason. Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns are hoping a coaching change and some big additions will FINALLY get the franchise moving in the right direction. And the Cincinnati Bengals nabbed Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the 2020 draft.
NFC North
Packers: 9 wins
Vikings: 8.5 wins
Bears: 8.5 wins
Lions: 6.5 wins
Are the Green Bay Packers a lock to repeat as the NFC North winners after a drama-filled offseason?
If you look at the over/unders, it doesn’t seem that way. They’re at nine wins, while the Vikings over/under line is set at 8.5 and that makes sense — Minnesota could be right there with the Pack come December.
As for the rest of the division? The Detroit Lions might be a sleeper with Matt Stafford coming back from injury, and the Chicago Bears have so many questions at quarterback.
AFC South
Titans: 8.5 wins
Colts: 8.5 wins
Texans: 7.5 wins
Jaguars: 5 wins
What a wild division the AFC South is setting up to be.
The Houston Texans won it last year, but they may not even make the postseason with two other really good teams in the Tennessee Titans — who reached the AFC championship game — and the Indianapolis Colts (who will have Philip Rivers under center) with them. Sorry to all the Gardner Minshew fans, but the Jacksonville Jaguars probably aren’t going to be all that good.
NFC South
Saints: 10.5 wins
Buccaneers: 10 wins
Falcons: 7.5 wins
Panther: 5.5 wins
The headlines about the NFC South will all be about that Tom Brady guy joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and that makes sense.
But really: the New Orleans Saints have a case for being the most complete team in the entire conference. So they’re probably a 13-win team again, and the Bucs could be a wild card squad.
What about the Atlanta Falcons? They could either be a 7-9 team again or Matt Ryan could carry them to 9-7. At least we can say the Carolina Panthers probably aren’t going to be anywhere close to contention this season.
AFC West
Chiefs: 11.5 wins
Chargers: 7.5 wins
Broncos: 7.5 wins
Raiders: 7.5 wins
The Kansas City Chiefs won it all in 2019, and it’s possible they could do it again.
So it’s not that wild to take the over on 11.5 wins, especially in a division that has some flawed teams in it — the Los Angeles Chargers lost Philip Rivers to free agency, the Las Vegas Raiders are still building a team that showed flashes last year, and the Denver Broncos may finish 7-9 again unless Drew Lock takes a big step forward.
NFC West
49ers: 10.5 wins
Seahawks: 9.5 wins
Rams: 8.5 wins
Cardinals: 6.5 wins
Are the San Francisco 49ers going back to the Super Bowl?
On paper, they have a very similar team to last year’s 13-3 squad … but we know teams that have been to the championship game sometimes take steps back the next year. And the Seattle Seahawks were 11-5 last year, the Arizona Cardinals might be better in 2020, and the Los Angeles Rams could have a good enough squad to make noise in the division.
