2016 AFC South Division Predictions & Odds – NFL Expert Picks to Win AFC South

2016 AFC South Division Predictions & Odds – NFL Expert Picks to Win AFC South: The odds to win the 2016 NFL AFC South Division are out at the Las Vegas sportsbooks and at Bovada Sportsbook with the Indianapolis Colts being given favorite status at +177 odds to win. The Colts are followed by the Houston Texans at +200 odds, Jacksonville Jaguars at +345 odds and Tennessee Titans at longshot +1125 odds. Read below for NSAwins.com’s team of expert NFL handicappers’ 2016 NFL predictions to win the AFC South Division. Also, don’t forget to stop by NSAwins.com daily all 2016 football season for the best expert 2016 NFL picks this 2016 NFL season.

2016 AFC South Division Predictions and Odds to Win

1. Houston Texans(+200 odds to win AFC South at Bovada) – The Houston Texans appear to be headed in the right direction under head coach Bill O’Brien as they finished 9-7 last season to win the AFC South in O’Brien’s second season as the head man. Now the Texans look to take another step up the ladder and win double digit games and make some noise in the postseason. The Texans made a big move in free agency by signing former Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler to a 4 year, $72 million dollar deal. We aren’t sold on Osweiler being more than a solid quarterback but if he can simply be above average than the Texans have a real chance to win the division and a playoff game or two with their improving defense. The Texans finished 3rd in total defense in the NFL last season and should once again be amongst the top 5 defenses in the league thanks primarily to their defensive end J.J. Watt. Watt is the best lineman in all of football and is a one man wrecking crew on the field. Offensively, the Texans finished 19th in total offense last season but had miserable quarterback play all season and should be better this season with Osweiler. Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is an absolute stud and caught 111 passes for 1571 yards and 11 touchdowns last season with terrible quarterbacks so we’re anxious to see what he can do with Osweiler.

2. Indianapolis Colts(+177 odds to win AFC South at Bovada) – The Indianapolis Colts have been the class of the AFC South Division since it’s existence but suffered thru a nightmarish 8-8 season last year after winning 11 games in each of the previous three seasons. The Colts suffered a lot of injuries last season and none bigger than to quarterback Andrew Luck. Luck missed 9 games last season to a wide variety of injuries and he is the key to whether or not the Colts are an AFC Championship caliber team this season or a team that will miss the playoffs altogether. The Colts offense was 28th in total offense last season in the NFL but will be amongst the top 12 with a healthy Luck in our opinion. Luck’s ability to pass and run gives the Colts one of the toughest offenses to defend when he’s on his game. Defensively, the Colts were 26th in total defense last season and should be improved after using 3 picks in the first four rounds of the 2016 NFL Draft on defensive players plus with the return of solid defensive tackle Arthur Jones from injury.

3. Jacksonville Jaguars(+345 odds to win AFC South at Bovada) – The Jacksonville Jaguars are improving under head coach Gus Bradley in our opinion as they won 5 games last year and lost 6 games by a touchdown or less. The Jaguars used their first five picks of the 2016 NFL Draft on the defensive side of the ball as they look to improve a defense that ranked 24th in total defense last year. The Jaguars will need to boost their ability to get sacks and turnovers defensively as they ranked 20th in the NFL in sacks and 26th in interceptions. Offensively, the Jaguars ranked 18th in total offense last season but signed a really underrated running back in former New York jet Chris Ivory in free agency who should give them a nice 1-2 punch at the running back position along with T.J. Yeldon. The Jaguars have a nice young quarterback in Blake Bortles who threw for 4428 yards and 35 touchdowns last season against 18 interceptions. If Bortles keeps getting better than the Jaguars will as well. It’s that simple as the NFL will always be a quarterback and defense driven league. Look for the Jaguars to be in the hunt to win the AFC South Division this season as not much separates the top 3 teams in this division.

4. Tennessee Titans(+1125 odds to win AFC South at Bovada) – The Tennessee Titans finished 3-13 last season but 2-7 under interim head coach Mike Mularkey so they decided to give Mularkey the full time job. Mularkey will have his hands full with the roster trying to improve upon last season’s 3 wins as there is not much to like about this roster outside of a handful of players. The offense was an awful 30th in total offense last season but do have a promising quarterback in Marcus Mariotta. Mariotta had a solid rookie season as he threw for 2818 yards and 19 touchdowns to go against 10 interceptions. The problem for Mariotta and Mularkey is there isn’t much else on offense to like to help this Titans offense put up points consistently each week. Tight end Delanie Walker is a solid player and caught 94 balls for 1088 yards last season but he’s not a game breaker and Mariotta will need more help from his outside wide outs. Defensively the Titans were a solid 12th in total defense last season and used three of their first five 2016 NFL Draft picks on defensive players. If the Titans can be as good defensively as last season than the Titans may be able to double their total wins count from 3 to 6. However, that’s a big if and we don’t see it happening.

2016 AFC South Prediction: Houston Texans to win at +200 odds

Odds to Win the 2016 AFC South
Indianapolis Colts +127
Houston Texans +200
Jacksonville Jaguars +345
Tennessee Titans +1125

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