The Baltimore Ravens and back-to-back champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs get the NFL season began Thursday, Sept. 5 from Arrowhead, and Week 1 concludes with the New York Jets visiting the Tremendous Bowl runner-up San Francisco 49ers on “Monday Night time Soccer” (8:20 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+).
It additionally means fantasy soccer drafts are in full swing and leagues are able to get going. Oh, and did we point out the NFL can also be fairly standard among the many betting neighborhood?
It is a good time to take a look at odds (if you have not already), and we have you coated with the whole lot from over/unders on regular-season win totals to Tremendous Bowl odds. And our group of specialists will provide a few of their favourite picks as effectively — and perhaps a prop or two.
We’ll kick issues off with the NFC East.
The Dallas Cowboys are the defending division champs, but it surely’s the Philadelphia Eagles who enter because the NFC East favourite in 2024. The Eagles struggled down the stretch final season and have been eradicated from the playoffs within the wild-card spherical, as have been the Cowboys.
Led by QB Jalen Hurts (who at 13-1 is the fifth decide to win MVP), the Eagles have the fifth-shortest Tremendous Bowl odds at 11-1. The Cowboys are 18-1 (T9), and the opposite two groups … effectively, there’s work to be achieved.
The Washington Commanders (150-1) are beginning a brand new period with second general decide Jayden Daniels taking on at quarterback, and the New York Giants (200-1) are forward of solely the New England Patriots by way of odds to win the Tremendous Bowl.
Listed here are all the percentages for the NFC East groups and our ideas on potential wagers.
Odds as of publication. For probably the most up-to-date odds, go to ESPN BET.
NFC East Odds
Notable NFC East props
2024 schedules/traces: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Commanders
2023 outcomes: Cowboys (12-5), Eagles (11-6), Giants (6-11), Commanders (4-13)
Developing: NFC West (Friday) | NFC North (Saturday) | NFC South (Sunday) | AFC East (Monday) | AFC West (Tuesday) | AFC North (Wednesday) | AFC South (Sept. 5)
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No workforce has received the NFC East in back-to-back seasons for the reason that Eagles from 2001 to ’04, the longest streak and not using a repeat champ in a division in NFL historical past. ESPN Analytics tasks that streak to proceed this season, giving the Eagles a 49% probability to win the division, barely forward of the defending NFC East champion Cowboys.
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ESPN BET favors the Eagles to win the division. Philadelphia’s over/below for win complete this season 10.5, trailing solely San Francisco and Kansas Metropolis (each 11.5).
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The Cowboys have the second-best report (36-15) within the NFL over the previous three seasons, behind solely the Chiefs (37-14). Dallas has now had 13 straight playoff appearances with out making a convention championship recreation, the longest streak since 1970.
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Regardless of Washington’s overhaul this offseason, ESPN Analytics doesn’t like its probabilities to make the playoffs (13%). Solely the Carolina Panthers (5%) have a decrease probability to make the postseason out of the NFC.
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Jayden Daniels is presently tied for the second-shortest odds (+650) to win Offensive Rookie of the 12 months, in response to ESPN BET. He sits alongside Marvin Harrison Jr. (+650) and simply behind Caleb Williams (+135).
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Based on Elias Sports activities Bureau, the Eagles are set to grow to be the primary workforce in NFL historical past to begin a season with a QB with 10 scrimmage TDs, a RB with 10 scrimmage TDs and two 1,000-yard receivers from the earlier season.
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Final season, Hurts and Josh Allen each completed the season with 15 speeding TDs, probably the most in a season for a QB in NFL historical past. Hurts already has the report for many consecutive seasons with 10 speeding TDs by a QB with three straight and might grow to be the primary QB to have 4 seasons general with 10 speeding TDs.
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From 2015 to ’20, the MVP was a minimum of 30-1 preseason in 5 of six seasons. Since then, the winner has been 14-1 or shorter in every of the previous three seasons. Nonetheless, the precise preseason favourite to win MVP has solely received one time in these 10 seasons — Tom Brady in 2017.
Erin Dolan’s decide: Eagles to win division (-130), OVER 10.5 wins (-140)
There has not been a repeat winner within the NFC East for the reason that 2003-04 season. The Cowboys received the division final season after Philly (the division winner in 2022) collapsed down the stretch, going 1-6 after a 10-1 begin, completely crushing bettors that had Eagles over 11.5 wins. The Eagles have been fifth in offensive EPA and twenty third in defensive EPA over the primary 12 weeks. They have been nineteenth on offense and thirtieth in protection within the last seven video games. I do not see that taking place this season with new OC Kellen Moore and new DC Vig Fangio. The Cowboys will regress, the Commanders are attempting to rebuild, and the Giants haven’t got a shot at successful the division with their roster.
