The New England Patriots won the AFC East Division in 2019 but will they be able to repeat? Below, we look at the BetMGM betting odds for the AFC East Division in 2020 and make our best bets for who’ll win the division title and predict the exact order of the division standings.
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2020 AFC East Division bets: Who will win?
Here are the odds for each team to win the division:
- New England Patriots +115
- Buffalo Bills +135
- New York Jets +700
- Miami Dolphins +800
The Patriots still being the favorites is very surprising, considering they lost QB Tom Brady, DT Danny Shelton, LB Kyle Van Noy and LB Jamie Collins. It appears Jarrett Stidham will start at quarterback.
The Bills won 10 games last year and gave QB Josh Allen more weapons, including WR Stefon Diggs.
The Dolphins and Jets just aren’t there yet. The best bet is to take the BILLS (+135).
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2020 AFC East Division bets: Who will finish second?
- Buffalo Bills +145
- New England Patriots +150
- New York Jets +450
- Miami Dolphins +650
This is where things get interesting. Having picked the Bills to win the division, the Pats seem like the logical choice, but between losing three key pieces to one of the best defenses in football and losing Brady, it is uncertain how good they will be. The Dolphins have the next best quarterback in the division in Ryan Fitzpatrick, and they spent a lot of money in free agency on defense. Their defense should be better and the offensive line is better as well.
Taking the Patriots at +150 might look like the best bet, but here I like the Dolphins to be surprisingly okay and give a payout. I’m taking the DOLPHINS (+650).
2020 AFC East Division bets: Who will finish third?
- New York Jets +155
- Miami Dolphins +225
- Buffalo Bills +350
- New England Patriots +400
I’ve already got the Bills and Dolphins finishing 1-2 in the division. Now, it is about the Jets and Pats. The Jets are the favorites for third place and were sneaky okay a year ago. However, if there is anything we can take from head coach Adam Gase‘s time in Miami, he suppresses talent.
Too many players have left the Dolphins and flourished. If you have to pick between the Pats and the Jets to be the better team, even with Stidham at quarterback, you trust the coaching of Bill Belichick over Gase. The winning bet here is to take the PATRIOTS (+400). That makes two big potential payouts for these picks.
2020 AFC East Division bets: Who will finish fourth?
- Miami Dolphins -145
- New York Jets +140
- Buffalo Bills +1400
- New England Patriots +1800
The Pats are a team to watch at +1800 because they could be in a tank season with salary cap problems and the potential to select Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence in the 2021 NFL Draft. Since I already have the Pats finishing third, the JETS (+140) are the best to finish last.
2020 AFC East Division bets: Exact order of standings
Based on the best bets for each place in the division, you can go all in and a big payout for a Bills-Dolphins-Pats-Jets finish at +1800. Anything that puts the Bills at the top is the best start to the combination.
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