The Atlanta Falcons have been stuck in a dark hole of losing seasons, in part because they were dealing with significant salary-cap issues that prevented them from making the adjustments necessary to dig out of said hole. Finally, however, the Falcons had money to spend this summer and that is exactly what they did.
Combine a much-improved roster with both an easy schedule (at least on paper) and an extremely weak NFC South (also on paper) and expectations have suddenly spiked in Atlanta. Is head coach Arthur Smith primed for his first playoff berth in year 3 at the helm? Let's take a look at some of the odds and best bets to be made on the Atlanta Falcons in 2023.'
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Atlanta Falcons breakdown
2022 record: 7-10'
2022 ATS record: 9-8'
2022 O/U record: 7-10'
Key players in: Jessie Bates III (S), David Onyemata (DT), Kaden Elliss (LB), Calais Campbell (DE), Taylor Heinicke (QB), Bud Dupree (LB), Mack Hollins (WR), Scotty Miller (WR)'
Key players out: Marcus Mariota (QB), Isaiah Oliver (CB), Olamide Zaccheaus (WR)'
2023 NFL Draft class: Bijan Robinson (RB), Matthew Bergeron (G), Zach Harrison (DE), Clark Phillips III (CB), DeMarcco Hellams (S), Jovaughn Gwyn (G)
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Atlanta Falcons 2023 NFL season odds
Odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook'
The Falcons are +6000 to win Super Bowl LVIII. That puts them at #20 on the list of favorites.'
Atlanta is +2800 to win the NFC, making it the #9 choice in between the Giants (+2500) and Bears (+3000).'