Football is finally back! The NFL preseason has certainly been eventful, and we are now just over 2 weeks away from the start of the regular season. Week 1 will kick off on September 5 with an electric Thursday Night Football matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens. Here at Pickswise, we are building up to the new season and you can check out our NFL futures guide
For now, I’ll be breaking down my favorite NFL win totals that still have plenty of value as the season approaches. Featuring best bets from 4 different divisions, here are the NFL odds and my NFL picks for my favorite win totals on the board as of Monday, August 19. Let’s get into it. '
Tampa Bay Buccaneers under 8.5 wins (-150)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
Even after losing Tom Brady to retirement following the 2022 season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept on trucking in 2023. Todd Bowles’ team won the NFC South once again last season, before dispatching the Eagles in the Wild Card round to advance to the Divisional Round for the 4th time in 5 years. What’s even more impressive is the fact that the Buccaneers found a way to make the playoffs (and win a playoff game) despite going through a stretch where they went 1-6 over a 7-game stretch from Week 6 to Week 12. Tampa Bay also has the worst winning percentage over a 2-year stretch in NFL history by a team that still made the playoffs in both seasons. If that stat doesn’t immediately scream out “regression” to you, then you might be looking at this Buccaneers squad with rose-colored glasses.