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

2016 NFC South Division Predictions & Odds – NFL Expert Picks to Win NFC South: The 2016 NFL football season is right around the corner and the Las Vegas and online bookmakers at Bovada Sportsbook have begun to release the early odds to win each NFL Division including the NFC South. The oddsmakers have made the Carolina Panthers the -220 favorites to win the 2016 NFL NFC South Division followed by the Atlanta Falcons at +540 odds, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +570 odds and New Orleans Saints at +675 odds. NSAwins.com’s team of expert NFL handicappers have made their 2016 NFL expert predictions for the NFC South Division and their projected order of finish is listed below. We look forward to being the nation’s premier NFL picks website once again this 2016 NFL season and we encourage you to bookmark NSAwins.com and visit us throughout the season.

2016 NFC South Division Predictions and Odds to Win

1. Carolina Panthers(-220 odds to win NFC South at Bovada) – The Carolina Panthers were the favorites to win Super Bowl 50 but were completely dominated and embarrassed by a physical Denver Broncos defense which led to humiliation for NFL MVP Cam Newton who people began to question after he failed to jump on a fumble late in the game. Newton is considered to be the NFL’s best player but he’ll never win a Super Bowl until he shows that he cares more about winning than staying healthy or dancing for the camera. Newton is a tremendous talent and he should once again have Carolina atop the NFC South Division and give the Panthers a chance to return to the Super Bowl but we’re not putting him in the same class as Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers or Ben Roethlisberger until he wins one. Carolina’s offense should be one of the top 10 NFL attacks this season as they will once again have a balanced attack and Newton is too good for defenses to contain nevermind shut down. Defensively, the Panthers will have to overcome the loss of all pro cornerback Josh Norman but they should be fine as they took 4 defensive players including 3 cornerbacks in the first 5 rounds of the NFL Draft.

2. New Orleans Saints(+675 odds to win NFC South at Bovada) – The New Orleans Saints are coming off of back-to-back 7 win seasons and have now won 7 games in 3 of the last 4 seasons with an 11 win season sandwiched in between in 2013. Head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees are hungry to get the Saints back into the playoffs and they will have a good chance at doing so this season. The Saints offense was the 2nd ranked total offense in the NFL last season and should once again be amongst the best in the league. However, the defense is another story and that’s what will tell the story about the 2016 edition of the Saints. The Saints were an awful 31st in total defense last season and they decided to finally cut the cord with defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and Dennis Allen will take over as new defensive coordinator this season. The Saints signed solid veteran defensive tackle Nick Fairley and linebacker James Laurinaitis in free agency plus used three of their first 4 draft picks in the 2016 NFL Draft on defensive players including their 1st round pick on defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins out of Louisville to help bolster a defensive line that was weak against the rush and putting pressure on the quarterback.

3. Atlanta Falcons(+540 odds to win NFC South at Bovada) – The Atlanta Falcons started off a perfect 5-0 in the first 5 games of rookie head coach Dan Quinn’s tenure last season but ended up stumbling and fumbling their way to an 8-8 record by season’s end. The Falcons had a very good free agency in our opinion that netted them players that should start for them in wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, center Alex Mack, defensive end Derrick Shelby and linebacker Courtney Upshaw. The Falcons also had a good draft that saw them take 3 defensive players in the first 4 rounds and their 1st round pick, strong safety Keanu Neal, should step in right away and help bolster a secondary that was mediocre at best against the pass last season. The Falcons should once again be in the hunt for the playoffs this season thanks an offense that is explosive with wide receiver Julio Jones and quarterback Matt Ryan but the defense needs to get better if they are planning on winning double digit games to earn at least a wild car berth. The jury is still out on that.

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers(+570 odds to win NFC South at Bovada) – Tampa Bay begins another era with a new head coach as Dirk Koettler takes over as the Buccanneers new man in charge. Koettler inherits a Tampa Bay team that won only 6 games last season but that was enough to equal the total amount of wins Tampa bay had the previous two seasons combined. Tampa Bay’s total offense was 5th in the NFL and it’s total defense was 10th last season which just goes to show you how misleading stats can be sometimes. Tampa Bay wasn’t awful in both areas but they certainly weren’t amongst the NFL’s best either. Quarterback Jameis Winston had a solid rookie season that saw him throw for 4042 yards and 22 touchdowns but also threw 15 interceptions. Winston needs to get his TD to INT ratio closer to 2 to 1 at least this season if Tampa Bay wants to have a shot at getting over .500. Winston does have some nice weapons to work with in wide outs Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans as well as running back Doug Martin so the offense should be good enough to win with. Defensively the Bucs do look like they improved with some solid free agent signings and drafting 3 defensive players in the 1st 4 rounds of the NFL Draft but they still lack a couple top shelf game changers on defense to take this defense to the next level.

2016 NFC South Prediction: Carolina Panthers to win at -220 odds

Odds to Win the 2016 NFC South
Carolina Panthers -220
Atlanta Falcons +540
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +570
New Orleans Saints +675

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