It’s been quite some time since the Miami Dolphins were viewed this favorably in the eyes of bettors. The Dolphins started the Brian Flores era with more than 20 consecutive games of being a betting underdog — despite the fact that the team constantly outperformed expectations against the spread, no less. And now, according to BetMGM, the Miami Dolphins’ expected win total checks in with a projected winning record for 2021 — the sports book as the Dolphins’ win total set at 9 wins on the year. What’s more? The Dolphins are also +125 to make the playoffs, suggesting they’ll be right on the cusp of the cutoff to make the postseason once again if the season plays out how the lines suggest.
But they play the games for a reason — and Miami has plenty of optimism regarding their ability to outperform expectations when you consider they blew away their expected win totals in each of Brian Flores’ first two seasons with the team.
Miami will get a sense of the vibe of their season fairly quickly, too. The first six games feature some tough challenges but the team has some favorable draws throughout the course of the second half of the year and goes from November 1st through Christmas with just one road game: against their AFC East rival, the New York Jets. If Miami manages to start quickly through the first six games, they would appear to be well aligned to deliver for those Miami Dolphins faithful who are willing to throw some dollars down that Miami can make it three-for-three as far as outperforming expectations under the watch of Coach Flores.
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