NFL League 2024 Preview And Betting Previews

A new NFL season just began, and it ushered in 18 weeks of thrilling regular season football action packed with exciting matches and betting opportunities. From spread betting to over/unders, the campaign has it all. To keep updated on what to expect for the new season, we’ve shared this article on NFL League 2024 Preview And Betting Previews. 

As the new season rolls around, reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs lead the list of favorites to win the Super Bowl this season. They are followed by the Baltimore Ravens, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Detroit Lions. You can find the NFL predictions for all these matches on MatchPlug. 

In the meantime, this post on the NFL League 2024 covers all the NFL current odds, champion title favorites, and quarterbacks to follow. We also discuss the best betting types for wagering on American Football, how to bet on the new season, and factors to consider while placing your bets. 

Table of content:

• NFL League 2024 Winners Odds
• NFL League 2024 title favorites
• Top quarterbacks to watch for the NFL League 2024 
• Best betting types for the NFL League 2024
• How to bet on the NFL League 2024
• Factors when betting on the NFL League 2024

NFL League 2024 Winners Odds

These are the current odds for the teams picked by analysts as the NFL League 2024 winners. 

2024 NFL League Winners	Odds
Kansas City Chiefs	+425
San Francisco 49ers	+600
Philadelphia Eagles	10-1
Buffalo Bills	10-1
Detroit Lions	12-1
Houston Texans	12-1
Baltimore Ravens	15-1
Dallas Cowboys	18-1
Cincinnati Bengals	18-1
New York Jets	20 -1

Odds as seen on ESPN. 

NFL League 2024 Title Favourites

There are lots of great teams in the NFL, each with potential to impress fans and stun their opponents into defeat. However, only one team can win the Super Bowl LIX, and this year 7 lucky American Football teams have been chosen to receive that honor.

Below, we’ve shared the title favorites for the NFL League 2024. 

1. Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs enter the new NFL season, with the best player in the league Patrick Mahomes leading them. The Chiefs are favorites to win this year, and are a star-packed squad. Other good players on the team include – Chris Jones, Travis Kelce, and Trent McDuffie.

Kansas also has Andy “Big Red” Reid who has coached them to victory two times in a row. The Chiefs have what it takes to dominate both ends of the ball, and will be hard to beat this term.  

2. San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers have multiple potential free agents in their squad. Brandon Aiyuk is holding down the team and veteran player Trent Williams is holding out. That is not the new season preparation the 49ers hoped for.

San Francisco will play Brock Purdy nex year too in a bid to secure their future. However, if they can bring back all their star players to the squad, then they’ll be stronger contenders for Super Bowl LIX.

3. Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are still holding onto their “next man-up’’ mentality. This team finds a well to evolve above injuries or top talents like defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald leaving. However, the playoffs have become a sort of mental block for the Ravens who are otherwise great on offense. 

Baltimore averaged only 10 points in their last three losses but conceded over 19 points, which is their major problem. The Ravens can prevail, but being put in a tough AFC North division could stop that dream. 

4. Philadelphia Eagles

Having free agents Saquon Barkley and Devin White in an already star-studded team puts the Philadelphia Eagles in a favorable position entering this season. With AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith manning the receiver, Barkley should get enough running lanes to succeed. 

The NFC East might be one of the weaker divisions this campaign, but the Eagles will still need to prove themselves when things get heated in the competition. Last season Philadelphia were undone with a total breakdown between the head coach and quarterback. If they can resolve some of their defensive issues from last year, they could reach the Super Bowl this year.

5. Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are underdogs who became favorites for the NFL League 2024. Jared Goff may not be top-notch, but he is surrounded by elite players on the receiver and tight end, and guarded by one of the best offensive lines in the league. With all that talent in key positions, if Goff plays his cards right, the Lions would be unstoppable.

With the Green Bay Packers entering Detroit’s division, the next two years could be a crucial period for this team. The Chicago Bears could also snap their two-year slump in the NFC North and ruin things for the Lions. 

6. Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are still title contenders entering the new campaign. This is not surprising, with his delivery reducing, quarterback Josh Allen chose to play somewhere else. Like many other teams in the NFL, the Bills are hunting the Chiefs and failing in the playoffs. 

Buffalo has recorded three straight wins over formidable rivals, but also lost three times in a row during the playoffs. There is small room for errors at the business end of the term, so the Bills must prove that they can handle things before they can be taken seriously as Super Bowl LIX contenders. 

7. Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are depending on the health of the quarterback for the NFL League 2024. This might be the first year that Joe Burrow can go through training camp and preseason without some injury or any other issue. What caused the Bengals’ failure last season was Burrow being absent for seven matches, and them not securing home-field advantage made them lose by a tiny margin against the Chiefs. 

Another challenge was them not getting Ja’Marr Chase back on the field, as he stakes hold-in at the camp. Cincinnati can secure home advantage by winning on time and regularly. But, they must navigate the AFC North battle and beat their arch nemesis the Cleveland Browns.

Top Quarterbacks To Watch For NFL League 2024 

The teams in the NFL made some major changes during the off-season, especially in terms of changing out their quarterbacks for new ones. Aaron Rodgers left the Green Bay Packers to return to the New York Jets and Josh Allen joined the Buffalo Bills. 

In the midst of it all, here the top quarterbacks to pay attention to for the NFL League 2024. 

1. Aaron Rodgers

Veteran player Aaron Rodgers returned as quarterback for the New York Jets, to lead a newly revamped offensive line. With Rodgers leading and a new offense unit, the Jets enter the season as AFC North front runners with a slightly fortified defense ahead of the Miami Dolphins. 

2. Patrick Mahomes

The Kansas City Chiefs have the best quarterback in the NFL with Patrick Mahomes, and with their high roster retention, they’ll certainly dominate the AFC West. The Chiefs are strong contenders for a Super Bowl win. 

3. C.J. Stroud

Upcoming quarterback C.J. Stroud and the rest of the Houston Texans’ packed offense unit will send the team to the forefront of the AFC South. Stroud is a quarterback to follow this season. 

4. Kirk Cousins

The Atlanta Falcons fixed most of the major problems they struggled with last season, and Kirk Cousins was the main solution. This has made their chances of reaching the playoffs high. 

5. Baker Mayfield

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have bigger issues to resolve, but quarterback Baker Mayfield may surprise this season to send the team into the playoffs the same way he did last year. 

Best Betting Types For The NFL League 2024

In this section we’ve broken down the various best betting types you can use to wager on the NFL 2024 league. 

1. Moneyline

A moneyline bet is simply a wager on which team will win a game. Sportsbooks determine the moneyline odds prior to kickoff and a bet on an underdog (the team less likely to win) pays more than a bet on the favorite (the team expected to win). 

If the team a bettor predicts to win the game is victorious, the margin of victory is insignificant. This means you’ll get the same payout, no matter what points they win by. 

2. Totals (Over / Under)

Totals or Over/Under betting is wagering if the total points scored in a match will go over or under a number chosen by the oddsmaker. For example, in a match between the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bays, sportsbooks may set the total at 47.5. If the final score is 28-20 (48 total points), then the over bettors win, but if it’s 23-10 (33 total points) the under bettors will win. 

3. Point Spread

Sportsbooks use point spread bets to level the playing field between two clubs. For example, if the Carolina Panthers are 9.5- point favorites over the Los Angeles Chargers. If you back the Chargers (underdogs) at +9.5, it means that you will win your bet if the Chargers win the game or lose by 1-9 points. But, if they lose by 10 or more points, then the bettors backing the Panthers point spread will win. 

Point spreads between 3 and 7 are worth following as statistically, those are the two most two margins of victory in NFL matches. 

4. Player and Team Props

Prop bets are short for proposition bets and involve specific events within a game. An example of a prop bet would be “Will Josh Allen have over/under 265.5 passing yards?’’ Or a game prop like, “Will the match go to overtime? (Yes/No).’’ The Super Bowl usually has an extended selection of player props, but there are some varieties for the regular season too. 

5. Futures

Futures bets’’ are a type of bet where the outcome is determined in the future rather than the next match. For instance, wagers on which team will win the Super Bowl LIX or a specific division in the NFL. Another variation of this are season win totals. For example, will the New York Jets win over or under 8.5 matches this season?

6. Parlays

Parlays allow you combine multiple outcomes to form a single wager with a massive payout. While this might seem lucrative, the catch here is that the entire bet loses if any one leg of the parlay loses. 

7. Teasers

Teasers are the same as parlays in the sense that they need at least two legs and the wager loses if any one leg loses. However, teasers aren’t as lucrative as parlays, but they are unique because they permit you to manipulate point spreads and totals anyway you want. 

For example, if the Baltimore Ravens are favored over the San Francisco 49ers on Thanksgiving, you could make the point spread Ravens +2 or 49ers +10 on a 6-point teaser depending on the side you wanted. 

8. Live Betting

Live betting allows bettors to bet on matches after kickoff which can give you fantastic hedging opportunities. But, the downside to live betting is that it makes you chase your losses, which can lead to unhealthy betting habits. 

How To Bet On The NFL League 2024 

Below, we have shared some NFL Betting tips and strategies you can apply on your NFL League 2024 wagers. Whether you favor totals or point spreads, there are some insightful tips for you here. 

1. Bet Early

NFL lines are updated every Sunday night after all the action and that is when experienced bettors place their wagers. Betting early in the week might come with some risks as anything can change, but it is also when oddsmakers’ lines are the weakest. 

2. Observe Betting Odds And Choose The Best Value

Another good betting strategy for the NFL League 2024 is to observe betting odds and lines throughout the week, and scour multiple sportsbooks to find the best odds.

3. Line Shop

Shopping for the best number is the best thing you can do for your wagers. If you get your numbers from only one sportsbook, you are limited by its selections and won’t always get the best price for your wagers. 

4. Fade The Public

Fading the public AKA betting against the public is a betting strategy that entails researching which side of a match most of the public will back and then support the opposite side. American Football is one of the best sports to fade the public because each match gets a high volume of bets and lots of those wagers come from less informed bettors.

If the public always won for extended periods, then sportsbooks would be in trouble. Instead, the public consistently loses long-term so fading them is a great strategy. 

5. Follow Injury News

When employing this strategy of monitoring injury news, it is important that you know what the pre-injury prices for the game you’re wagering on are. 

6. Note Relevant Trends

Throughout the NFL League 2024, you’ll come across a lot of trends that claim to help you predict the outcome of matches. Most of them aren’t predictive and are useless. Part of your job would be to know which trends are relevant. Once you identify it, don’t just wager based on it alone, consider it a useful datapoint. 

Factors To Consider When Betting On The NFL League 2024

When betting on NFL matches this season, there are certain essential factors you should consider. These factors affect the situation in which a match is played. Some of those factors to consider when betting on the NFL League 2024 include:

1. Weather

Weather plays a significant role in the outcome of NFL Matches and a huge role in the outcome of games and number of points scored by a team. 

Bad weather negatively affects passes, catches, and kicks, causing lower points. Similarly, most teams do well in extremely cold or wet weather while Southern or Western coast teams struggle when they play away in a harsh climate.

2. Injuries 

Always consider the injury status and form of key players in a team. Know which players are absent, when they’ll be coming back, and if there are any worthy substitutes for them. 

3. Turf

If the visiting team is used to playing on natural grass at its home field but plays on an artificial turf on the road, this could affect their performance in terms of movement. 

4. Travel

Traveling long distances for games could negatively affect teams in the NFL. While the hosts will be well-rested, the visitors will have a hard time getting comfortable. 

5. Schedule

The NFL schedule is another thing to study when betting on games this season. Teams that get extra rest due to a mid-week game or had a bye week could have an edge over teams playing round the clock. Similarly, teams playing on the road for weeks in a row, could be affected negatively by the stress. 

Conclusion

Now that you’ve gotten an idea of what to expect for the new NFL season and which team to support for a winning wager, what is left is for you to implement the betting tips we’ve shared in this article.