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2026 NFL betting lines give telling sign on how next season will play out

Over-under win totals for all 32 NFL teams in 2026 have been released, and the odds suggest next season's race for the Super Bowl will be as wide open as ever

15:16 ET, 19 Feb 2026

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The Buffalo Bills are expected to compete for the Super Bowl once again next season(Image: Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Projected win totals for all 32 NFL teams in the 2026 season have been released, and the odds suggest a clear verdict on how the year will play out.

It’s been less than two weeks since the NFL season came to end with the Seattle Seahawks dominant Super Bowl LX victory over the New England Patriots, and despite plenty of action on the horizon, including the NFL Scouting Combine, NFL Draft, and free agency, many fans and bettors have already turned the page to next September.

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Even with so much yet to be determined, from Patrick Mahomes’ injury status, to Travis Kelce’s retirement decision, who will start at quarterback for various teams, and more, oddsmakers have already forecasted each team’s projected win total for the 2026 season.

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At open, 10 different teams have an over-under (O/U) win total of 10.5, a clear indication that oddsmakers believe the 2026 NFL season will be as wide open as ever.

The 10 teams are the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers.

Typically, one or more teams is given an O/U win total of 11.5 or 12.5, such as last year’s Bills or the 2024 Chiefs.

That only happens when a team is considered head and shoulders above the rest going into a season.

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The Seattle Seahawks' 2026 win total is set at O/U 10.5(Image: Photo by Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

This time around, oddsmakers don’t rate any team that highly, not even the defending champion Seahawks.

The expected parity is a result of just how unpredictable and open last NFL season was, which saw juggernauts of the past, like the Chiefs, Ravens, and Lions miss out on the playoffs while the Seahawks and Patriots made unexpected runs to the Super Bowl.

Of course, oddsmakers’ projections don’t have a perfect hit rate of predicting how an NFL team will end up faring.

Last season, the Patriots’ O/U win total was set at 8.5, and they ended the regular season with 14 wins.

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Even still, not even the most dedicated NFL fans and analysts would be able to confidently predict which teams might be playing for a Lombardi Trophy in 2027 given how level the playing field seems to be.

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