Saints are third in the NFC South win total over/unders

The Atlanta Falcons are the new NFC South front-runners while the Saints find themselves at third in the division, according to the latest odds:

We have a better idea of where each NFL team stands going into 2024, and so do oddsmakers. DraftKings Sportsbook has released their lines for wins in the 2024 season. Similar to power rankings, it is still a very early prediction. Teams have yet to go through the NFL draft, and those selections often play a pivotal part in how teams are viewed heading into the season.

The New Orleans Saints are currently set at over/under 7.5 victories. There are only eight teams that have a lower win projection. Once again, this falls in line with power rankings that had the Saints in the bottom eight of the NFL.

So this means the Saints will likely be viewed like this going into next season unless they have a highly regarded draft class. They have to earn stronger expectations after underperforming in two years with Dennis Allen at head coach. Finishes at 7-10 and 9-7 haven’t been good enough to reach their stated goal: the playoffs.

New Orleans’ win projection ranks third in the division. The addition of Kirk Cousins has skyrocketed the view of the Atlanta Falcons. They are tied for the second-highest over/under in the NFC (10.5). Tampa Bay finds themselves slightly above New Orleans at 8.5. The slight difference between the two is reflective of how last year played out. The only team in the division the Saints are ahead of is the Carolina Panthers, whose over/under is set at 4.5.

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Predicting the 2023 NFL season results for each division

2023 NFL regular season final standings prediction for each division

The 2023 NFL season has arrived, and not a moment too soon. All 32 fan bases are ready to cheer their teams in meaningful football games in what looks like one of the most wide-open seasons the league has seen in some time.

This is my final preseason prognostication of how the season will play out for each team, broken down by division.

Division winners are noted with an X, while wild card teams get a *

PFF projects Lions to win less than the current odds total

The PFF simulations project the Lions to underachieve in 2023

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In another month, we’ll be getting ready for Detroit Lions football. That means we’re going to see overreactions from fans and analysts. But we’ll also see reality start to set in. Obviously, we know the preseason doesn’t count for anything other than what the depth chart looks like for the season.

When looking at the Lions depth chart, it’s safe to say that they’ve gotten better. So much so, that many NFL analysts believe that this team can win the NFC North and make a push into the playoffs.

Yes, some even believe they can win a Super Bowl.

I’ll hold off on that and just take a division championship or a playoff win at this point. Meanwhile, I’ll start preparing my bank account to put a mortgage payment on the Lions winning the NFC North. If you don’t feel as confident as winning a division championship as others, including myself, you could very well look at the Lions’ win total for the season.

This past week, that’s what Pro Football Focus did for all 32 teams in the NFL. They ran simulated win totals for each team and compared those totals to what DraftKings has for each team.

In the case of the Lions, DraftKings set the over/under at 9.5 wins. If you bet the over, the odds are set at -120; the under is +100. PFF, meanwhile, came up with a simulated win total for the Lions at 8.79 wins.

This would put them behind the Minnesota Vikings, who are projected at 8.89 wins. It’s essentially a toss-up between the two teams, and much of it could come down to the final three weeks of the season, when they have two matchups against each other. It’s predicted that those matchups could determine who walks away with the NFC North title.

If PFF’s simulated win totals do come to fruition, the Lions would pick 22nd overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Also, they would have the No. 6 seed for the playoffs.

My question to Lions fans is very simple: Do you think the Lions can win the NFC North? If you don’t think they can, do you think they will make the playoffs this season?

Projected win totals for Jets and their opponents in 2023

Projected win totals for Jets and their opponents in 2023

Expectations are high for the New York Jets in 2023 with the expected arrival of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Coming off a 7-10 season which saw the Jets finish on a six-game losing streak, the upgrade at quarterback along with one of the league’s best defenses has the Jets positioned to end the longest active playoff drought in sports in 2023.

Even just getting to ten wins would end a drought dating back to 2015, which was the last time the Jets had double-digit wins in a season (10-6). Based on the latest win totals from DraftKings Sportsbook, that is very possible for the Jets — some may even say the bare minimum for the team this season.

DraftKings currently has the over/under win total for the Jets set at 9.5. That 2015 season is also the only time the Jets have won at least nine games in a season, let alone ten, since their last playoff appearance in 2010 when they finished 11-5.

And on the note of some thinking that’s the bare minimum, the moneyline for the over is -130 while the under is +110.

Let’s also take a quick look at the win totals for the Jets’ opponents in 2023 to get a sense of what they are up against this season in their playoff push.

Saints win total for 2023 set at 9.5, best in the NFC South

The New Orleans Saints win total for 2023 has been set at 9.5, ranking best in the NFC South:

How many games do you see the New Orleans Saints winning in 2023? Draft Kings Sportsbook has set win totals for every NFL team, with the Saints over/under established at 9.5. So if you took the over at odds of +105, a $100 wager could turn into a $205 payout (a $105 profit), while the same bet on the under at odds of -125 returns $180 (a profit of $80).

The Saints are coming off of 7- and 9-win seasons the last two years, so it’s understandable that oddsmakers aren’t too bullish on them given the state of the team. Dennis Allen is still their head coach and Pete Carmichael is still running their offense, even if they both have more faith in Derek Carr at quarterback than the passers who have started games as of late.

But the Saints do have the best win total around the NFC South. The Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons are both set at 7.5, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are just behind at 6.5. That illustrates the window the Saints currently have to run away with the division, but things may change if whichever quarterback Carolina drafts first overall hits the ground running.

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Jets and Seahawks become the surprising first teams to eclipse their win total over/unders

Who saw this coming at the start of the season?

Congratulations to anyone who bet on the New York Jets or Seattle Seahawks to win more than 5.5 games at the start of the season.

Your payout is on the way.

Just barely past the halfway mark of the season, and both teams have already eclipsed their preseason win totals at Tipico Sportsbook, the first teams in the NFL to do so. Week 9 wins continued surprising starts for both teams, as each improved to 6-3 on the season.

The Jets were the most improbable to get their sixth win this week as a double-digit underdog to the Super Bowl favorite Buffalo Bills. But they pulled off the miraculous upset, just as the Seahawks found a way to win as two-point underdogs against the Arizona Cardinals.

On one hand, it shouldn’t be surprising that teams with lower preseason win totals are the first to hit their overs. On the other hand, those numbers were small for a reason. Neither team was expected to be as good as they’ve turned out to be — just look at For The Win’s preseason over/under predictions.

The Atlanta Falcons are the next team with a chance to eclipse their preseason win total, which was set at 4.5 wins.

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Northwestern Wildcats total wins betting preview

Northwestern Wildcats @Tipico total wins betting preview

The 2022 college football season kicks off on Saturday and lucky for us week zero includes some intense and very important Big Ten conference play. Before the season is in full swing, I wanted to provide a somewhat in-depth preview of what we can expect from the Northwestern Wildcats

I am not looking at the Wildcats from a state of whether are they good or not, but can they make me any money? Our friends at Tipico have provided a plethora of betting options for this season and this includes the season win totals futures. The Northwestern total currently sits at 3.5 wins.

NFL analyst calls Falcons’ projected win total ‘disrespectful’

Will the Falcons win five or more games in 2022? One NFL analyst finds the team’s low projected win totals “disrespectful”

As the NFL prepares for the start of training camp, very few analysts are buying into this year’s Falcons team. In fact, most have a hard time envisioning Atlanta winning five or more games this season.

Despite posting a 7-10 record in 2021, the Falcons traded away 14-year veteran QB Matt Ryan, while letting LB Foye Oluokun and WR Russell Gage walk in free agency. But not everyone expects the team to regress in 2022.

CBS Sports’ Emory Hunt isn’t buying into these low expectations, saying it was “disrespectful” to predict five or fewer wins for the Falcons this season.

“That’s disrespectful. I’m going to go over that number [5]. The reason why: Atlanta did a lot of great work [this offseason],” stated Hunt on CBS Sports HQ.

This great work was highlighted by the team retaining RB Cordarrelle Patterson and adding both Damien Williams and Tyler Allgeier to the backfield through free agency and the draft. Hunt even went on to say that Allgeier could find his way into being the Falcons’ foundational back with Patterson being used as a utility back, similar to a season ago.

Hunt also noted the additions of Drake London and Bryan Edwards on the perimeter to help with Kyle Pitts on the interior. Last year, Pitts was often taken away due to a lack of perimeter threats.

Edwards and London should change this as they’re both big-bodied players who could make a true difference on the outside and open up the middle.

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“There aren’t a whole lot of constants in the NFL, but one of them is if you’re unsettled at quarterback, you’re probably going to struggle,” said CBS Sports’ Russ Thaler. That’s a very true statement and uncertainty at QB is something the Falcons are dealing with for the first time since 2007.

However, while Hunt does use the word “disrespectful” when talking about Atlanta’s projected win total, he goes on to predict just six or seven wins for the Falcons this season. Check out the full segment below.

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The best bets on win total over/unders for all 32 NFL teams

Some teams will exceed expectations, and others will fall way short.

Rome wasn’t built in an offseason, or whatever the saying is. Unless you’re the Cincinnati Bengals, it takes time to build a winner. And the best way to track actual progress towards that goal is through, well, wins.

So, as we draw closer to the training camp portion of an offseason full of drama, it’s time to go to the bank with predictions on just how close teams are (or aren’t) to meeting sportsbook win total expectations.

Our NFL crew already hinted at how they expect next season to go with playoff predictions. These win totals shed a little more light on where we think each team is potentially headed.

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College Football Network predicts win totals for the SEC

The college football season is still far away but College Football News has released its projected win totals. Here is a look at the SEC’s.

The start of the college football season may be months away but it is never too early to make predictions about the season.

Sure, the transfer portal is still full of talented players and nearly every team has several position battles to solve. Auburn is a prime example of this, Bryan Harsin still needs to figure out a starting quarterback, the offensive line has multiple positions up for grabs and they are still trying to add a playmaker at wide receiver.

That does not even include the defense which has to replace several key starters and adjust to a new coordinator.

Despite there still being plenty of things that need to be resolved before the start of the season, College Football Network released their Spring edition of the projected win totals for all 131 teams next season.

It is worth noting that these projections are for the regular season only and on where the lines should probably be set. Despite all the uncertainty, here is where College Football Network thinks the win total should be set for every SEC program.