2020 NFL Win Total Plays - NFC East
The 2020 NFL season is still expected to start on time, which would mean that the opening Thursday night game would be played on September 10th. The Houston Texans will visit Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in that game. The NFL Schedule was released a couple of months ago and so I will now be going over the Win totals, by division, for each team. Today I will tackle the NFC East. You can find my other win total plays below.
All Win Totals & Odds Are Courtesy Of Betonline.ag
Dallas Cowboys
Win Total - Over 9.5 (-155), Under 9.5 (+125)
The Dallas Cowboys had an outstanding draft and, which included taking WR Ceedee Lamb in the first round. Dallas already had one of the best offenses in the league and it got better with the addition of Lamb. They still have Michael Gallup and Amari Cooper, who both had 1000 yards plus receiving last year, plus of course, Ezekiel Eliott and Dak Prescott. The defense has also improved itself and they added Andy Dalton as the backup to Prescott. They are now one of the most complete teams in the league. The home slate includes Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and San Francisco 49ers. At the very least, Dallas should go 7-1 in those games. The only possible loss could be the Niners. The road slate is also rather easy with games against the Eagles, Giants, Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, and Seattle Seahawks. At the very worst, Dallas will go 4-4 on the road. The schedule and the talent that the ‘Boys have, clearly screams out that Dallas will go at least 11-5, and I do feel that this is the best O/U play on the board this year. Prediction: Dallas Over 9.5 (-155).
New York Giants
Win Total - Over 6.5 (+110) Under 6.5 (-140)
The New York Giants had a miserable 4-12 season a year ago and it prompted them to fire Pat Shurmer as a coach. Joe Judge, who has no head coaching experience, is now calling the shots for the G-Men. The Giants have upgraded their offensive line, while the WR corps has some solid weapons on it and Daniel Jones is now in his 2nd year of running the offense. Let’s not forget about Saquon Barkley. The defense has some big holes and that is something the Giants will need to address in next year’s draft. It will be the defense that holds them back this year. The road slate is very tough for a rebuilding team as they have dates at Washington, Philadelphia, Dallas, Baltimore, Chicago, the Rams, Cincinnati, and Seattle. At the very best, the Giants have a shot at going 2-6 in those games with wins coming against the Redskins and Bengals. They have no shot in the rest of those games. That means they will need to go at least 5-3 at home and that just doesn’t seem likely with home games that include Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Arizona, and Cleveland. The last two are not powerhouses but they are far better teams than the Giants are. Their only home game that should be a slam dunk is the one against Washington. The Giants are still rebuilding and I see them going 5-11 at best. Prediction: New York Under 6.5 (-140)
Philadelphia Eagles
Win Total - Over 9.5 (-110), Under 9.5 (-120)
This is one that I have been wrestling with for a little while. The Eagles have a solid team overall but did they do enough in the offseason to bag 10 wins. The offense should be solid but there are still questions in the wide receiver corps, and they do not have a proven backup QB if the injury-prone Carson Wentz goes down. Yes, the Eagles drafted Jalen Hurts but can he lead this offense at the pro level? The secondary was an area of concern and Philly hopes that they solved the problem by getting Darius Slay in the offseason, plus they used a 4th round pick on safety K'Von Wallace from Clemson. The Eagles get the Ravens, Seahawks, Rams, Saints, and Bengals all at home, plus their division rivals. Those are some tough games and the four that I would call rather easy are the Bengals, Rams, Giants, and Washington. Still, Philly could go 6-2 at home this year. No better than that. On the road, they have softies against the lies of Washington and the Giants, but they also have games against San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Green Bay, Arizona, and Cleveland. The last two are in the medium difficulty range. Still, against that road slate, it is hard to see them going 4-4 in those games. I will look for the Eagles to finish 9-7 on the year and worst than that if Wentz goes down. Prediction: Philadelphia Eagles Under 9.5 (-120).
Washington Redskins
Win Total - Over 5.5 (+110), Under 5.5 (-130)
In the NFC East, it will be the Eagles and Cowboys battling for the top spot and then the Giants and Skins battling for the basement. There is no in-between in this division. The Redskins were a miserable 3-13 last year and that landed them the 2nd pick in the draft, which they used on the best player in the draft, Chase Young. He will help the Redskins possess one of the best defensive lines in the league, but Washington has very little else. The offense has some big holes with very little talent at the WR position, plus they have an aging running back and their QB situation is a mess. I just don’t see Dwayne Haskins being the one to lead the team. They did bring in Kyle Allen from Carolina, but he is average at best. The defense will be improved overall but it will be the offense that keeps this team from being a competitor in the east this year. Washington could go 3-5 at home with wins against Cincinnati, Carlina, and the Giants. The rest of their home slate is brutal with games against Philly, Dallas, the Rams, Baltimore, and Seattle. On the road, Washington has games against Arizona, Cleveland, Dallas, Philly, the Giants, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. The only possible wins I see there could be against the Giants and the Lions. They will go 2-6 at best on the road, which means I see Washington going no better than 5-11 on the year, which would be better than last year’s mark but not good enough to get the Over on their win total. Prediction: Washington Under 6.5 (-130)