How many games will the Miami Dolphins win in the 2020 NFL season? We look at BetMGM‘s projected win total and the Over/Under odds, while looking back at the 2019 season and key offseason roster changes.
Miami Dolphins’ 2019 season
The Dolphins looked like they were going to be the laughingstock of the NFL early in the 2019 season, stumbling out of the gate looking more like an arena football team rather than an NFL club.
The offense started to jell in the second half and they managed to finish with a 5-11 record, going 2-4 in the AFC East and 3-5 at home. They ended up going 9-7 against the spread and 9-7 against the Over/Under.
Miami Dolphins’ 2020 offseason changes
The big addition in free agency was CB Byron Jones, while LB Kyle Van Noy comes over from the division rival New England Patriots to also help bolster the defense. The Fins raided another division rival by adding EDGE Shaq Lawson, previously of the Buffalo Bills. RBs Jordan Howard and Matt Breida were added for a new-look backfield.
The Dolphins selected QB Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) with the No. 5 overall pick, and they also nabbed OL Austin Jackson (USC) and CB Noah Igbinoghene (Auburn) in the first. OL Robert Hunt (Louisiana) and DL Raekwon Davis (Alabama) were grabbed in the second, S Brandon Jones (Texas) was picked in the third, OL Solomon Kindley (Georgia) was added in the fourth.
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Miami Dolphins’ 2020 opponents
HOME (*-AFC East Division game)
Buffalo Bills-*, New England Patriots-*, New York Jets-*, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks
AWAY
Bills-*, Jets-*, Patriots-*, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers
Miami Dolphins’ 2020 win total: Best bet
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Wednesday, May 6 at 8:40 a.m. ET.
Projected wins: 6 / OVER: -110 / UNDER: -110
The Dolphins have a tough road to hoe, facing a majorly improved Bills team, the still dangerous Patriots and both combatants from last season’s Super Bowl.
Battles against the ultra-competitive NFC West teams will do the young Dolphins no favors, either. Miami should be a lot more competitive this season, but a difficult schedule likely means six wins is their ceiling. As such, betting UNDER 6 wins (-110) lightly is the way to go.
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