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Payouts for futures bets are usually better than even, or greater than +100, so the amount staked is much less than the potential payout. Of course, the inherent risk of futures betting is the unknown of the future.
BookMaker posts adjusted futures odds on team win totals, to win the NFC North Division, AFC and NFC, and Super Bowl 50 every day of the season.
NFC NORTH
Since winning Super Bowl XLV in 2010 the Green Bay Packers have owned the NFC North, winning four straight division titles. The Packers are once again the favorite to claim another division title, but the gap is closing. The Pack re-upped their own free agents but did little else. They didn’t need to with the best quarterback in the business and a loaded roster. Detroit suffered a huge loss with the departure of Ndamukong Suh, leaving a gaping hole in the middle of the defense. The continued development of Teddy Bridgewater and the return of running back Adrian Peterson have people in the Twin Cities thinking big. Chicago had the most upheaval of any NFL team and should be better however the one move they didn’t make was getting rid of Jay Cutler.
Here is a team by team breakdown with odds to win the division and victory total.
GREEN BAY PACKERS -424 – Wins O/U: 11
General manager Ted Thompson's penchant for penny-pinching was once again on display as the Packers let under-producing or overpriced players go while all but ignoring available free agents. Instead, Green Bay focused on keeping the cream of the crop – guys like receiver Randall Cobb and offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga – while replenishing the ranks from the draft. When you’re an onside kick recovery away from the Super Bowl there’s no need to overreact.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the best there is and with Cobb and Jordy Nelson, the three make the offense click. But the one player who seems to have Green Bay buzzing is second year receiver Davante Adams, who Rodgers has been especially complimentary of. Another weapon for the most explosive offense in the game is scary. The Pack likely won’t run the table at home like they did last year, but they will make it five consecutive NFC North titles and an NFC-best seven straight trips to the playoffs in 2015.
Prediction: 12-4
DETROIT LIONS +521 – Wins O/U: 8.5
Detroit made a surprise run to the playoffs last year and missed out on a division title with a loss to the Packers in the final regular season game. It’s hard to view the Lions’ offseason positively when they lost the consensus top free agent on the market when Ndamukong Suh bolted for Miami. If that wasn’t enough, Nick Fairley left for St. Louis, leaving the NFL’s No. 1 ranked rushing defense severely depleted. The good news is there wasn't much else lost for the Lions this offseason.
However, the Lions did their best to stop the bleeding, bringing in stout run-stuffer Haloti Ngata. The changes are still a net negative for Detroit, but the situation isn’t as dire as it could have been. Detroit won’t sneak up on anyone this year and duplicating their 11-win season from a year ago is a longshot. The Lions are the second-best team in the division, but that doesn’t get them much and the playoffs are out of the question.
Prediction: 9-7
MINNESOTA VIKINGS +871 – Wins O/U: 7
The Vikings have something good building in Year 2 of Mike Zimmer’s coaching tenure, and let’s see how much better Teddy Bridgewater is at quarterback this season. The rookie out of Louisville bucked his detractors and had a fine rookie season, one that saw him rate out as the third-best quarterback in the entire league during the second half of the season, according to Pro Football Focus, and that was without former MVP running back Adrian Peterson and any sort of consistency at wide receiver.
The success of the Vikings hinges on the return of a motivated Peterson and the development and maturation of Bridgewater. We’ve seen too many young QBs succumb to the pressure of being ‘the guy’, and with higher expectations all eyes will be on Bridgewater. The Vikings did plenty in the offseason to improve on their seven wins from 2014, but relying on a second-year quarterback is always risky. Anything less than eight wins in 2015 would be considered a disappointment however.
Prediction: 8-8
CHICAGO BEARS +1373 – Wins O/U: 7
Few teams had a more disappointing 2014 than the Bears. Expectations were high after they nearly won the NFC North in 2013, but the offense sputtered, the holes on defense couldn’t be plugged, and franchise quarterback Jay Cutler was benched for poor play near the end of the season. The debacle forced a complete overhaul of the organization with a new GM, coaching staff and roster. Unfortunately the Bears couldn't do the one thing they probably wanted to do most – get rid of Cutler.
New head coach John Fox’s trademark phrase is “understate and overproduce.” Expect Chicago to improve, but a tricky opening three weeks of the schedule against Green Bay, Arizona and Seattle does not look promising for a club in rebuild mode. The Bears did a nice job in free agency and a promising draft brings hope with several building block pieces, but they still have Cutler at QB and he will most likely find a way to sink the team once again.
Prediction: 6-10
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