The Three Most Bet On Teams To Make The Playoffs

Most Bet Teams To Make The Playoffs

According to BetMGM, there are three teams seeing a lot of action to make the playoffs. What do they all have in common? Plus odds…

Odds to make the playoffs:

• Broncos: +140 (bet $100, win $140)

• Eagles: +230

• Lions: +555

Let’s take a look at each of these teams and try to figure out if any lines are worth our attention 👇

Bridgewater’s Broncos: +140

Denver recently named Teddy Bridgewater their starting QB after going 8-10 with Drew Lock over the past two seasons. With Von Miller back anchoring what could be a top defense, the Broncos at +140 to make the playoffs has some life to it

Take a look at a few other AFC teams with similar playoffs odds to Denver’s

• Raiders: +225

• Steelers: +160

• Dolphins: +115

• Chargers: -110

• Colts: -115

What intrigues me about Denver is their schedule. Yes, they have to play the Chiefs twice, but they also get the advantage of two New York games along with a few others they should win

• Week 1: @ New York Giants

• Week 2: @ Jacksonville Jaguars

• Week 3: vs New York Jets

• Week 14: vs Detroit Lions

• Week 15: vs Cincinnati Bengals

With the Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, Browns and Titans likely all taking up playoff spots, there’s really only one or two left for the group above. Luckily, the Broncos get two games each vs the Raiders and Chargers, and one vs the Steelers. The outcome of those games will likely decide the fate of Denver +140

My Pick: Hit

Hurts & The Eagles: +230

The Eagles did not have a good 2020 season, finishing 4-11-1 and 2-4 in the NFC East. The aftermath? New coach, new QB and new WR1. With Jalen Hurts taking over, the Eagles are +230 to make the playoffs in what might be the toughest division to predict

Odds to win the NFC East:

• Cowboys: +150

• Washington: +185

• Giants: +320

• Eagles: +600

Vegas clearly doesn’t expect the Eagles to win the NFC East, but they are giving them a chance to snag one of the three wild-card spots. Over the last five season, the NFC East has had two teams in the playoffs twice

• 2016: Cowboys and Giants

• 2018: Cowboys and Eagles

But, the division has a lot less talent now than it did just a few years ago. Here are four crucial games for the Eagles if they want to sneak into a wild-card spot

• Week 1: @ Atlanta Falcons

• Week 2: vs San Francisco 49ers

• Week 6: vs Tampa Bay Bucs

• Week 11: vs New Orleans Saints

My Pick: Miss

Goff’s Lions: +555

I know we have some Lions fans reading this today. I guarantee you not one of them would support this bet. As a quick refresher, here’s why

• 0 playoff wins since 1991

• Four winning seasons in the past 20 years

• 0 NFC North titles since 1993

Only one team has worse odds to make the playoffs than the Lions, and that’s the Houston Texans

• Texans to make playoffs: +620

• Texans to miss playoffs: -1200

It’s obvious that this isn’t a logical bet, so why is the Lions at +555 to make the playoffs seeing so much action? Here’s what people are saying

• New HC Dan Campbell and GM Brad Holmes both got six-year contracts, so there must be some faith in the duo

• The makeup of the roster is substantially younger than previous seasons. Ex: at 25, cornerback Amani Oruwariye is the oldest of the four projected DB starters

• Strong offensive line with upside RBs in D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams

Obviously, this bet is likely a miss. But at least the football fans out there betting on Detroit are giving us something to talk about 😅

Playoff Parlay

Odds to make the playoffs:

• Chiefs: -1200

• Bucs: -650

• Bills: -450

• Ravens: -300

• Browns: -250

• Packers: -240

Above are the six teams with the best odds to make the playoffs. If you put $100 parlay on all six of them hitting, you’d be looking at a $300 payout. That’s not bad…but do you really trust all six?