The Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC West Division in 2019 en route to a Super Bowl LIV title, but will they be able to repeat? Below, we look at the BetMGM betting odds for the AFC West 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 West Division bets: Who will win?
The Chiefs are huge -455 favorites to retain the AFC West crown for a fifth straight season. They haven’t finished worse than second since a 2-14 2012 campaign under then-head coach Romeo Crennel.
We’ll avoid the chalk of a $10 bet returning a profit of just $2.20 and back the DENVER BRONCOS (+900) for a 9-1 return on our investment. QB Drew Lock went 4-1 as the starter after replacing veteran Joe Flacco as a rookie in 2019.
His supporting cast has been improved with the free-agent addition of RB Melvin Gordon and first-round draft selection of WR Jerry Jeudy. The defense, fronted by LBs Bradley Chubb and Von Miller remains one of the NFL’s more formidable units.
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2020 AFC West Division bets: Who will finish second?
As noted above, the Chiefs are highly unlikely to finish any worse than second in the division. There’s great value at +320 odds for them to finish in exactly that position in 2020. A $10 bet will return a profit of $32.
2020 AFC West Division bets: Who will finish third?
Betting on a Super Bowl hangover to hit the Chiefs in 2020 and result in a third-place finish carries odds of +1800, but it would require Mahomes to miss a considerable amount of time.
The safer play is to back the LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (+200) to repeat their third-place result from 2019. Head coach Jon Gruden enters his third season with the team and they improved by three wins from 2018 to 2019.
2020 AFC West Division bets: Who will finish fourth?
The LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (+235) enter the 2020 season with placeholder QB Tyrod Taylor set to mentor No. 6 pick Justin Herbert. While Taylor spent the 2019 campaign behind QB Philip Rivers and enjoyed a successful three-year run as the starter for the Buffalo Bills from 2015-2017, he has started just three games over the last two years.
Only the Chiefs (+17500) carry higher odds for a last-place finish.
2020 AFC West Division bets: Exact order of standings
Following the above picks, predicting a finish of Broncos-Chiefs-Raiders-Chargers carries +2500 odds for a $250 profit on a $10 bet. I like this as the primary play while placing a smaller wager on a Chiefs-Broncos-Raiders-Chargers finish at +625 as a hedge.
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