Our Seahawks are sitting at +1600 odds to lead the entire NFL in scoring this upcoming season, according to DraftKings Sportsbook as of August 18. Yeah, you read that right. +1600! It puts our guys right there with the Packers and the 49ers, which, come on, for the Emerald City, that’s something to get hyped about, even if we are a bit further down the list than some other squads.
The League’s Top Guns: Who’s Supposed to Light Up the Scoreboard?
So, who are the “experts” betting on to just absolutely explode offensively? The L.A. Rams are leading the pack at +550. And honestly, it makes sense when you look at last season: they were the best offense in the entire NFL, dropping 518 points and averaging 30.5 points per game. They were the ONLY team to smash past 500 points and clear 30 PPG, which is just insane.
Right behind them are the Bills at +600 and the Lions at +650. The Bills have been consistently in the top six in scoring for the last six seasons. That’s a serious run! And our friends (or rivals, depending on the week) the Lions, even though they missed the playoffs last season, still tied for fourth in total points with 418 and averaged 28.3 PPG. They’ve been in the top five in total points and points per game for the last four seasons. Then you’ve got the Cowboys (+750), Bengals (+900), Bears (+900), and Ravens (+900) rounding out that top tier. It’s a stacked list of teams with serious offensive firepower, but you know what? Our Hawks can hang.
What These Numbers Really Tell Us About the Scoring Race
It’s not just about raw points, right? Coaching and quarterback play are massive. Take the Bears for example: they’re tied for the fifth-shortest odds, all the way up at +900. Why? Because they’ve got Head Coach Ben Johnson and Quarterback Caleb Williams. But get this: Chicago actually finished ninth in scoring last season with 441 points and 25.9 PPG. Before that, they hadn’t been in the top 10 since the 2018-19 season. So, they don’t exactly have a long history of being a scoring juggernaut. It just goes to show how much hype a new coach and QB can generate.
For our Seahawks at +1600, that puts us in a really interesting spot. We’re right there with the 49ers and the Packers, two teams with big expectations. With Coach Mike Macdonald leading the way and guys like Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashid Shaheed, and Cooper Kupp ready to make noise, why can’t we push past those odds? The league knows the best offense doesn’t always win it all, but scoring matters. This season, let’s see our Hawks prove these odds wrong and light up the scoreboard for the 12s!
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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