2026 NFL betting preview: Will Seahawks repeat?

At lengthy final, the NFL common season is upon us.

And the very best half: we get it someday sooner than regular with the Seattle Seahawks internet hosting the New England Patriots on Wednesday (!) night time.

With low season roster transactions over and achieved with, the betting markets have settled on the traces for the 2026 marketing campaign. Here’s the 4-1-1 on among the hottest NFL futures:

All odds courtesy of BetMGM and topic to alter

Los Angeles Rams +500 (win complete over/below 11.5)
Buffalo Bills +1000 (win complete over/below 10.5)
Baltimore Ravens +1100 (win complete over/below 11)
Seattle Seahawks +1200 (win complete over/below 10.5)
Kansas City Chiefs +1500 (win complete over/below 10.5)
Los Angeles Chargers +1700 (win complete over/below 9.5)
San Francisco 49ers +1700 (win complete over/below 10.5)
Denver Broncos +1800 (win complete over/below 9.5)
Detroit Lions +1800 (win complete over/below 10.5)
Philadelphia Eagles +1800 (win complete over/below 10.5)
Cincinnati Bengals +2000 (win complete over/below 10.5)
Green Bay Packers +2000 (win complete over/below 9.5)
Houston Texans +2000 (win complete over/below 10.5)
New England Patriots +2000 (win complete over/below 10)
Chicago Bears +2500 (win complete over/below 9.5)
Dallas Cowboys +2500 (win complete over/below 9.5)
Jacksonville Jaguars +3000 (win complete over/below 9)
Minnesota Vikings +5000 (win complete over/below 8.5)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +5000 (win complete over/below 8.5)
Indianapolis Colts +6600 (win complete over/below 7.5)
New York Giants +6600 (win complete over/below 7.5)
Washington Commanders +6600 (win complete over/below 7.5)
New Orleans Saints +8000 (win complete over/below 7.5)
Pittsburgh Steelers +8000 (win complete over/below 8.5)
Atlanta Falcons +10000 (win complete over/below 6.5)
Carolina Panthers +10000 (win complete over/below 7.5)
Las Vegas Raiders +15000 (win complete over/below 5.5)
Cleveland Browns +25000 (win complete over/below 5.5)
New York Jets +25000 (win complete over/below 5.5)
Tennessee Titans +25000 (win complete over/below 6.5)
Arizona Cardinals +50000 (win complete over/below 3.5)
Miami Dolphins +50000 (win complete over/below 3.5)

The Rams enter the season because the favorite to hoist the Lombardi in February, and a fast look at their roster will present you why. Los Angeles is loaded from high to backside, with superstars sprinkled in at each part of the sport and reigning MVP Matthew Stafford commanding the huddle.

Also among the many high groups are people who boast famous person quarterbacks within the Ravens, Bills and Chiefs. Typically tabbed because the probably to symbolize the AFC within the Super Bowl, this 12 months isn’t any totally different.

Some of the most important risers in comparison with final season’s odds embrace Seattle and New England. After coming into final 12 months with +6000 odds to win the Super Bowl, the Seahawks now maintain the fourth-best odds to repeat, whereas the Patriots’ look in The Big Game vaulted them as much as +2000.

Two of the most important fallers are the Steelers and Vikings, as each of their odds doubled from the beginning of final season. Pittsburgh gained 10 video games and its division in 2025, however Aaron Rodgers is a 12 months older and the Steelers’ dominant defence took a significant step again. Minnesota is coming off a middling season and has a large query mark at QB.

MVP odds
Josh Allen +650 | Lamar Jackson +850 | Joe Burrow +900 | Justin Herbert +1000 | Drake Maye +1100 | Matthew Stafford +1200 | Patrick Mahomes +1200 | Dak Prescott +1400 | Caleb Williams +1600 | Brock Purdy +2000 | Jordan Love +2200 | Jalen Hurts +2500 | Trevor Lawrence +2500 | Jayden Daniels +2500

Josh Allen is favoured to take house his second piece of {hardware}, whereas Stafford is correct within the combine to go back-to-back. Quarterbacks additionally make up the highest 20 contenders for the award, as a non-QB hasn’t gained the honour since working again Adrian Peterson in 2012.

Offensive Player of the Year
Jahmyr Gibbs +550 | Bijan Robinson +900 | Ja’Marr Chase +1000 | Puka Nacua +1400 | Justin Jefferson +1500 | Christian McCaffrey +2000 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba +2000

Where the MVP is dominated by QBs, the Offensive Player of the Year tends to reward skill-position gamers. This season’s favourites are headlined by some typical suspects, together with by Jahmyr Gibbs of the Lions. The younger working again is coming off a monstrous season wherein he totalled 1,839 yards and 18 touchdowns, and now his previous working mate David Montgomery is main the backfield in Houston.

Defensive Player of the Year
Myles Garrett +400 | Will Anderson Jr. +500 | Aidan Hutchinson +800 | Maxx Crosby +1400 | Nik Bonitto +1500 | Abdul Carter +2000 | T.J. Watt +2500

Pass rushers dominate the market to win Defensive Player of the Year, and rightfully so. Since 2010, solely 4 non-pass rushers have taken house the award, with Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II being the newest in 2024. Abdul Carter is essentially the most attention-grabbing title among the many favourites, because the second-year man is a part of a deep group in New York and he endured a reasonably underwhelming rookie marketing campaign in comparison with his lofty expectations because the third total decide.

Division winner odds (plus playoff possibilities)

AFC North
Ravens -110 (make playoffs: -375 | miss playoffs: +300)
Bengals +175 (make playoffs: -200 | miss playoffs: +165)
Steelers +550 (make playoffs: +150 | miss playoffs: -185)
Browns +2200 (make playoffs: +600 | miss playoffs: -900)

John Harbaugh is out of Baltimore, however with Lamar Jackson main the best way, the Ravens will seemingly get again on monitor. The Bengals lastly determined to speculate closely in defence, whereas the reigning division-champion Steelers added some weapons for Rodgers. Cleveland has a handful of points, and it does not assist that it traded away the very best defensive participant in soccer in Myles Garrett.

AFC East
Bills -150 (make playoffs: -350 | miss playoffs: +280)
Patriots +140 (make playoffs: -185 | miss playoffs: +150)
Jets +2000 (make playoffs: +800 | miss playoffs: -1400)
Dolphins +4500 (make playoffs: +1500 | miss playoffs: -5000)

The Patriots took the division crown away from the Bills final season for the primary time since 2019, however Buffalo continues to be the favorite on account of one man: Josh Allen. Having arguably the sport’s high QB will all the time maintain you as the highest canine, however Drake Maye’s Pats — who’re coming off a Super Bowl look — will give the Bills a run for his or her cash. The Jets and Dolphins, in the meantime, are in rebuild mode.

AFC West
Chiefs +180 (make playoffs: -210 | miss playoffs: +170)
Chargers +185 (make playoffs: -160 | miss playoffs: +135)
Broncos +200 (make playoffs: -145 | miss playoffs: +120)
Raiders +3000 (make playoffs: +550 | miss playoffs: -1000)

The 14-win Broncos have the third-best odds to win the division, albeit by a tiny margin, when all they did was retain an unprecedented quantity of gamers from final season and add receiver Jaylen Waddle. Perhaps that is as a result of Patrick Mahomes is again and wholesome with the Chiefs, and the Justin Herbert-led Chargers are able to rock and roll with new offensive co-ordinator Mike McDaniel.

AFC South
Texans +105 (make playoffs: -175 | miss playoffs: +145)
Jaguars +240 (make playoffs: -115| miss playoffs: -105)
Colts +400 (make playoffs: +165 | miss playoffs: -200)
Titans +850 (make playoffs: +400 | miss playoffs: -550)

Trevor Lawrence and the Jags gained the South final season, however they nonetheless sit behind the Texans and their vaunted defence. The Colts have been on their technique to the highest seed till QB Daniel Jones went down with an damage. With him again on the sector, can Indianapolis declare its first division title since 2014? Tennessee is on the upswing with now-sophomore QB Cam Ward, and may simply shock folks with a brand new teaching employees and revamped defence.

NFC North
Lions +160 (make playoffs: -220 | miss playoffs: +180)
Packers +250 (make playoffs: -140 | miss playoffs: +115)
Bears +325 (make playoffs: -105 | miss playoffs: -115)
Vikings +450 (make playoffs: +150 | miss playoffs: -185)

All 4 groups have made the post-season during the last two seasons, and the division as soon as once more will likely be one of the crucial aggressive in soccer. Jared Goff and the Lions function a potent offence, as do Caleb Williams and the Bears. Green Bay is with out Micah Parsons for the beginning of the season and Josh Jacobs is out indefinitely whereas on the commissioner’s exempt record, so some early-season struggles may very well be anticipated. If the Vikings hope to contend for high spot, they will want a rebound season from Kyler Murray below centre.

NFC East
Eagles +125 (make playoffs: -175 | miss playoffs: +145)
Cowboys +175 (make playoffs: -115 | miss playoffs: -105)
Giants +575 (make playoffs: +260 | miss playoffs: -325)
Commanders +650 (make playoffs: +240 | miss playoffs: -300)

If Jayden Daniels can keep wholesome and return to his Rookie of the Year-winning type, the Commanders are critical sleepers to dethrone the Eagles. Philly is on its fifth offensive co-ordinator in as many seasons, and it additionally misplaced star wideout A.J. Brown. The Giants ought to be a enjoyable watch and a workforce to control with their younger expertise on offence and spectacular go rush. For the Cowboys, it would as soon as once more come down as to whether their defence can step up.

NFC West
Rams -105 (make playoffs: -500 | miss playoffs: +375)
Seahawks +200 (make playoffs: -220 | miss playoffs: +180)
49ers +333 (make playoffs: -150 | miss playoffs: +125)
Cardinals +10000 (make playoffs: +2000 | miss playoffs: -10000)

The reigning Super Bowl champs not favoured to win their division? Crazy, proper? Well, the Rams and 2025 MVP Stafford someway solely received stronger, including Garrett and Trent McDuffie to bolster the D. Oh, and a few man named Aaron Donald determined to return to their line of defense. Brock Purdy and the 49ers are all the time a menace to contend, so long as they keep wholesome. And the Cardinals, nicely, no less than they’ve some enjoyable, younger weapons on offence.

NFC South
Buccaneers +170 (make playoffs: +125 | miss playoffs: -150)
Saints +260 (make playoffs: +185 | miss playoffs: -225)
Panthers +325 (make playoffs: +240 | miss playoffs: -300)
Falcons +400 (make playoffs: +240 | miss playoffs: -300)

The solely division to not subject a workforce with an above-.500 document in ’25, the NFC South is as soon as once more a crapshoot. The Buccaneers are the favorite, and QB Baker Mayfield’s three-year, $165-million deal will solely have him feeling rejuvenated. New Orleans is coming into Year 2 below Kellen Moore whereas QB Tyler Shough, final 12 months’s second-rounder, is coming into his first full season because the starter. But do not disregard Bryce Young and the Panthers. Carolina took the division crown final season and practically beat the Rams within the post-season. The Falcons, in the meantime, have uncertainty on the QB place between present starter Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., and are down most of the defenders that helped them document the second-most sacks within the league final season.