2016 NFC West Division Predictions & Odds – NFL Expert Picks to Win NFC West: The odds to win the 2016 NFL NFC West Division are out and open for betting at Bovada Sportsbook and the Seattle Seahawks are listed as the -128 favorites to capture the division. The Seahawks are followed by the Arizona Cardinals at +170 odds, Los Angeles Rams at +1025 odds and the San Francisco 49ers at +2550 odds. NSAwins.com’s team of expert NFL handicappers have made their 2016 NFL expert picks for the 2016 NFC West Division and their projected order of finish is listed below. NSAwins.com is the industry leader for expert NFL handicapping tips and the best expert 2016 NFL predictions to help clients crush their sportsbook’s odds.
2016 NFC West Division Predictions and Odds to Win
1. Seattle Seahawks(-128 odds to win NFC West at Bovada) – The Seattle Seahawks have seen their wins total go from 13 in 2013 to 12 in 2014 to 10 in 2015. The Seahawks may look like they are on the decline since winning the Super Bowl in 2013 but that is far from the truth and we expect the Seahawks to once again be amongst the top 5 team in all of the NFL and serious Super Bowl threat this year. The Seahawks still possess arguably the best roster in the NFL and have pro bowl caliber talent at many important positions led by Russell Wilson at quarterback, Richard Sherman at cornerback and Kam Chancellor at strong safety. The Seahawks will have a new look offensively this season as running back Marshawn Lynch retired but they should still be plenty explosive as they finished 4th in the NFL in total offense last season and almost everyone else returns. The Seahawks are well known for having one of the NFL’s best defenses year in and year out under head coach Pete Carroll and this season should be more of the same. The Seahawks finished 2nd in the NFL in total defense last season and should be just as good this season as Kam Chancellor won’t be a contract holdout like he was last season and Earl Thomas should be back to 100% after playing last season coming back from shoulder surgery.
2. Arizona Cardinals(+170 odds to win NFC West at Bovada) – The Arizona Cardinals have gotten better in each of head coach Bruce Arians three seasons as they have gone from 10 wins in 2013 to 11 in 2014 to 13 in 2015. The Cardinals won the NFC West last season but were ousted in the NFC Championship Game in embarrassing fashion 49-15 to the Carolina Panthers. The Cardinals look to get over the hump and to the Super Bowl this season and they certainly will have more than enough talent to do it. The offense finished 1st overall in total offense last season and should once again be one of the most explosive and balanced attacks in all of football. Defensively, the Cardinals added pro bowl defensive end Chandler Jones in a trade with New England that should help their pass rush and only help a defense that finished 5th overall in total defense last season. The Cardinals also uses their top two picks in the NFL Draft on defense with defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche in the 1st round and cornerback Brandon Williams in the 3rd round. We look for Arizona and Seattle to be neck and neck all season long for the NFC West Division crown and both teams should be legit NFC title contenders in the postseason.
3. Los Angeles Rams(+1025 odds to win NFC West at Bovada) – The Los Angeles Rams start a new era after moving from St Louis but unfortunately for Rams fans they will have to suffer thru another mediocre season under head coach Jeff Fisher. Captain Mediocre is what we like to call Fisher as the guy is simply one of the most overrated head coaches in NFL history and is the master at constantly hovering at .500 or just under. The Rams have won 7 games in 3 of Fisher’s four seasons as coach and won 6 games in the other season. How this guy continues to keep his job and be considered one of the NFL’s better coaches is a mystery to us. He must have pictures of the Rams owner hidden somewhere because this guy is taking this franchise absolutely nowhere. The Rams were a pathetic 32nd overall in total offense and 23rd overall in total defense last season and the only reason for optimism this season is the fact that they drafted quarterback Jared Goff with the 1st overall pick in the NFL Draft. Goff better be the real deal and fast because that’s the only chance the Rams have at getting over .500 this season and competing for a playoff spot. We don’t see that happening.
4. San Francisco 49ers(+2550 odds to win NFC West at Bovada) – The San Francisco 49ers had a disastrous 5-11 season last year in head coach Jim Tomsula’s first season on the job after taking over for Jim Harbaugh. 49ers owners saw enough and decided to cut the cord with Tomsula and have brought in Chip Kelly to take over as the man after his run as Philadelphia Eagles head coach crash and burned last season. The 49ers were absolutely terrible last season as they had the 31st total offense and the 29th total defense in the NFL. The 49ers have one of the worst rosters in the NFL and Kelly is going to have to really earn his paycheck and perform wonders to make this 49ers team win more games than it did last season. Offensively the 49ers are in trouble as we are not believers in quarterbacks Blaine Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick and there isn’t much to get excited about at all on the rest of the offense and especially at the skill positions. Defensively the 49ers should be better after using 4 of their first 5 NFL draft picks on the defensive side of the ball but that won’t be enough to take the 49ers out of the bottom 10 defenses in the NFL this season. The 49ers are going to have to be patient with Kelly because he has a lot of work to do with this mediocre roster.
2016 NFC West Prediction: Seattle Seahawks to win at -128 odds
Odds to Win the 2016 NFC West
Seattle Seahawks -128
Arizona Cardinals +170
Los Angeles Rams +1025
San Francisco 49ers +2550
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