The NFL Teams Expected to Improve the Most According to Vegas

Projected win totals have been released for the 2018 season.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Cleveland Browns. Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Cleveland Browns. Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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With the NFL Draft in the books, Las Vegas sportsbooks already have predictions about which teams have improved, which have gotten worse and which have stayed the same.

In an interesting twist, the projected win totals from the Westgate Superbook indicate that the Patriots have gotten worse — and that they’ll also be the best team in the NFL.

Westgate has installed New England with a projected win total of 11, two wins worse than their 13-3 record from the 2017 season.

Behind the Patriots, the Vegas oddsmaker has projected the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers at 10.5 wins followed by the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings at 10 wins.

By those projections, the Eagles, Steelers and Vikings will all be worse in 2018, while the Packers will be better with an extra +3 wins.

Joining the Packers in improving, according to Westgate, will be the Browns (+5.5 wins), Texans (+4.5 wins), Giants (+3.5 wins), 49ers (+3 wins), Colts (+2.5 wins), Broncos (+2 wins) Raiders (+2 wins), Buccaneers (+1.5 wins) and Bears (+1.5 wins).

Westgate’s projected win totals for all 32 NFL teams are below.

11 — New England Patriots

10.5 — Philadelphia Eagles

10.5 — Pittsburgh Steelers

10 — Green Bay Packers

10 — Minnesota Vikings

9.5 — New Orleans Saints

9.5 — Los Angeles Rams

9 — Atlanta Falcons

9 — Carolina Panthers

9 — Jacksonville Jaguars

9 — Los Angeles Chargers

9 — San Francisco 49ers

8.5 — Dallas Cowboys

8.5 — Houston Texans

8.5 — Kansas City Chiefs

8 — Baltimore Ravens

8 — Detroit Lions

8 — Oakland Raiders

8 — Seattle Seahawks

8 — Tennessee Titans

7 — Cincinnati Bengals

7 — Denver Broncos

7 — Washington Redskins

6.5 — Buffalo Bills

6.5 — Indianapolis Colts

6.5 — Chicago Bears

6.5 — New York Giants

6.5 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers

6 — Miami Dolphins

6 — New York Jets

5.5 — Arizona Cardinals

5.5 — Cleveland Browns

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