The Baltimore Ravens and back-to-back champion Kansas City Chiefs get the NFL season started Thursday, Sept. 5 from Arrowhead, and Week 1 concludes with the New York Jets visiting the Super Bowl runner-up San Francisco 49ers on "Monday Night Football" (8:20 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+).
It also means fantasy football drafts are in full swing and leagues are ready to get going. Oh, and did we mention the NFL is also pretty popular among the betting community?
It's a good time to check out odds (if you haven't already), and we've got you covered with everything from over/unders on regular-season win totals to Super Bowl odds. And our group of experts will offer some of their favorite picks as well -- and maybe a prop or two.
We'll kick things off with the NFC East.
The Dallas Cowboys are the defending division champs, but it's the Philadelphia Eagles who enter as the NFC East favorite in 2024. The Eagles struggled down the stretch last season and were eliminated from the playoffs in the wild-card round, as were the Cowboys.
Led by QB Jalen Hurts (who at 13-1 is the fifth pick to win MVP), the Eagles have the fifth-shortest Super Bowl odds at 11-1. The Cowboys are 18-1 (T9), and the other two teams ... well, there's work to be done.
The Washington Commanders (150-1) are starting a new era with second overall pick Jayden Daniels taking over at quarterback, and the New York Giants (200-1) are ahead of only the New England Patriots in terms of odds to win the Super Bowl.
Here are all the odds for the NFC East teams and our thoughts on potential wagers.
Odds as of publication. For the most up-to-date odds, visit ESPN BET.
2024 schedules/lines: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Commanders
2023 results:Cowboys (12-5), Eagles (11-6), Giants (6-11), Commanders (4-13)
Coming up:NFC West (Friday) | NFC North (Saturday) | NFC South (Sunday) | AFC East (Monday) | AFC West (Tuesday) | AFC North (Wednesday) | AFC South (Sept. 5)
Courtesy ESPN Stats & Information
There has not been a repeat winner in the NFC East since the 2003-04 season. The Cowboys won the division last season after Philly (the division winner in 2022) collapsed down the stretch, going 1-6 after a 10-1 start, absolutely crushing bettors that had Eagles over 11.5 wins. The Eagles were fifth in offensive EPA and 23rd in defensive EPA over the first 12 weeks. They were 19th on offense and 30th in defense in the final seven games. I don't see that happening this season with new OC Kellen Moore and new DC Vig Fangio. The Cowboys will regress, the Commanders are trying to rebuild, and the Giants don't have a shot at winning the division with their roster.