With the 2024 NFL season underway, bettors are already eyeing which groups they’re backing — in addition to which squads they’re fading.
And all it took was one week for the most-faded staff to not be that.
For almost all of the offseason, the staff favored to have the worst regular-season file was New England. The Patriots parted methods with veteran coach Invoice Belichick in January and rapidly named former assistant Jerod Mayo his successor.
Although Mayo gained a Tremendous Bowl as a Patriots participant and labored as an assistant underneath Belichick since 2019, that wasn’t sufficient to maintain the books from projecting the Pats to have an underwhelming season.
Nonetheless, the Pats pulled off what some thought was the unthinkable in Week 1, beating Joe Burrow and the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday, 16-10.
Now, they don’t seem to be anticipated to be … that dangerous.
Let’s try the percentages for worst regular-season file at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Sept. 10.
2024-25 Worst Common-Season File:
Panthers: +260 (wager $10 to win $36 whole)
Giants: +600 (wager $10 to win $70 whole)
Broncos: +850 (wager $10 to win $95 whole)
Commanders: +900 (wager $10 to win $100 whole)
Patriots: +950 (wager $10 to win $105 whole)
Titans: +1100 (wager $10 to win $120 whole)
Raiders: +1200 (wager $10 to win $130 whole)
Cardinals: +1700 (wager $10 to win $180 whole)
In July, New England was at +340 because the staff most probably to have the fewest regular-season wins this season. However after Carolina bought blasted by New Orleans in Week 1, 47-10, it rapidly moved to the highest of the oddsboard.
In the meantime, the Pats dropped to fifth on the oddsboard after their 1-0 begin.
“Not a lot concerning the field rating is fairly, however who cares once you go on the highway and knock off an AFC heavyweight,” wrote FOX Sports activities’ Dave Helman concerning the Pats in his weekly energy rankings. “This Week 1 formulation of swarming protection and an efficient run sport has gained loads of video games, and we now know the Pats can comply with it. Their ceiling most likely isn’t excessive, however they could be a ache to play.”
As for the Panthers? Helman had this to say:
“There was a lot motive for optimism that the Panthers had made severe strides this offseason, and all of it fell aside within the span of about quarter-hour in New Orleans. It’s just one week, however getting thrashed by the Saints by 37 factors doesn’t encourage loads of confidence that this 12 months might be higher than the final.”
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