2017 NFL AFC East Odds & Expert Picks/Predictions – Forecasting the AFC East Division

2017 NFL AFC East Odds & Expert Picks/Predictions – Forecasting the AFC East Division: The opening NFL futures odds to win the 2017 AFC East Division for the 2017 NFL football season are out and available for betting at Bovada Sportsbook with the New England Patriots being strong -680 favorites. The odds makers at Bovada aren’t giving anyone else much of a chance at all to win the AFC East Division as the Miami Dolphins are next on the list at longshot +825 odds. Let’s take a look at how the 2017 AFC East Division measures up and make our expert NFL picks and predictions on what team we feel will capture the 2017 NFL AFC East Division title. Be sure and visit NSAwins.com all season long for the best 2017 NFL picks against the spread.

2017 AFC East Division Predictions and Odds to Win

1. New England Patriots(-680 odds to win AFC East at Bovada) – The defending Super Bowl Champs have the most talented team in paper in the entire NFL heading into the 2017 in our opinion. The Patriots won their 5th Lombardi Trophy in the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era last year but did not stand pat and read their press clippings in the offseason. Belichick went balls out acquiring high end talent in cornerback Stephon Gilmore from Buffalo and wide receiver Brandin Cooks from New Orleans in addition to solid pickups in free agency and via trades for tight end Dwayne Allen from Indianapolis, defensive end Kony Ealy from Carolina and running back Mike Gillislee from Buffalo. The rich definitely got richer folks. This may be the most talented New England team in history and that’s including the 2007 team that went perfect until losing the Super Bowl against the Gmen. The Patriots are loaded and will win this division with ease like they seem to always do.

2. Miami Dolphins(+825 odds to win AFC East at Bovada) – The good news for Miami Dolphins fans is they seem to have finally found a keeper in head coach Adam Gase. The bad news is there still a wide gap in talent between themselves and the gold standard that is New England. Miami went 10-6 last season to make the AFC playoffs but went 0-2 against New England including one loss in New England when Tom Brady didn’t even suit up. The Dolphins are on the right path, however, as their talent is getting better and we like what they did in the draft by using their first three picks in the first three rounds to beef up their defensive talent. Miami’s defense was a dismal 29th overall in the NFL last season but should make some nice improvement this season. The Dolphins might not make the playoffs again this year but they will have a better overall team than last year. The schedule is much tougher so missing out on the playoffs is likely.

3. Buffalo Bills(+1575 odds to win AFC East at Bovada) – The Buffalo Bills haven’t made the NFL Playoffs since 1999 and they won’t be making the playoffs this year to snap that embarrassing run. The Bills simply can’t seem to figure it out and are back to ground zero after wasting the past couple years with the buffoon Rex Ryan as head coach. Buffalo learned their lesson and made the right move to can fat Rex but now they will be starting from scratch again with a new head coach in Sean McDermott and new offensive and defensive systems. The Bills have a mediocre starting quarterback in Tyrod Taylor who shows flashes of greatness in one game and then seems to come back and show why he is a no name journeyman the next week. The Bills offense will be solid as they do have an outstanding running back in Lesean McCoy but the passing game is weak sister and their defense isn’t dominant enough to cover it all up. The Bills will once again be a middle of the pack team in 2017 that wins anywhere from 6-8 games at best.

4. New York Jets(+5200 odds to win AFC East at Bovada) – Say what you want about the New York Jets but they seem to be making no secret of the fact that they plan on tanking in 2017 to hopefully land the top pick in the 2018 NFL Draft to take USC quarterback Sam Darnold. Can you blame them? Absolutely not. The Jets have had to watch their top rival New England absolutely dominate the AFC East for the last 17 years while they have never been able to settle on a top quarterback to build around to dethrone New England some day. The Jets have been thru countless head coaches and quarterbacks thru the last decade and a half while New England has had the luxury of having arguably the best head coach and quarterback in NFL history over that time frame. The Jets are going to be absolutely terrible this season and winning more than 2 games will take a lot of luck. Hell, the Jets don’t even want to win more than that because they have their eye on the 2018 NFL Draft top selection.

2017 AFC East Prediction: New England to win at -680 odds.

Odds to Win the 2017 AFC East
New England Patriots -680
Miami Dolphins +825
Buffalo Bills +1575
New York Jets +5200

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