NFL division odds: Eagles, Rams among NFC betting favorites

The NFL has a ton of parity, at least in terms of teams reaching the postseason. Every year since the league switched to a 12-team playoff format in 1990, at least four new teams have made the postseason from one year to the next.

Odds courtesy of OddsShark.com

That said, there’s usually one dominant team in one division per conference, the New England Patriots in the AFC East being a good example. The Green Bay Packers have been the Patriots of the NFC in the North Division. Thus, there’s usually at least one repeat division champion in each conference each season. That wasn’t the case, though, in 2017 as all four NFC division champions were new. Could it happen again in 2018?

The biggest NFC divisional betting favorite is the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at -175 in the NFC East. Their division title last year was their first since 2013, and they won the franchise’s first Super Bowl despite losing starting quarterback Carson Wentz in Week 14 to a season-ending knee injury. Backup Nick Foles played his way to Super Bowl MVP honors. Will Wentz be ready for Week 1? Signs seem to be pointing that way.