NFC South betting preview: Brady and the Bucs are contenders, Saints poised to rebound

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the heavy betting favourite to win the NFC South for the second straight season.

Bucs and Saints are NFC South contenders.

The odds are as of 12:15 p.m. on 08/16/2022.

Brady has made it to the conference championship game in nine of his last 11 seasons. Todd Bowels is in his first season as the head coach of the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay gave up the third-fewest rushing yards per game and took 29 takeaways last season. The team is stacked and we believe they'll be playing football well into January 2023.

Mike Evans caught 14 touchdown passes last season and 13 the year before that. Evans is one of the most dynamic receivers in the NFL. He is rarely injured and has missed just one game over the past two seasons.

The Buccaneers have a 11.5 win total. They play the Falcons and Panthers twice each. Tampa Bay boasts an elite defence to complement its star-studded offence.

Bucs are a contender in NFC South. Saints are poised to rebound. Over 11.5 wins is a good bet.

Best team bet is Division finishing position - second (+105). We love this bet for the Saints. The Saints are entering their first season without Sean Payton at the helm since 2006. They are expected to finish between 9-11 wins.

Chris Olave was drafted 10th overall this year. He will play opposite Michael Thomas with Jameis Winston under centre. Olaves is a minus-106 bet.  The rookie from Ohio State is expected to eclipse 700 yards.

The Saints are expected to win 9-plus games this season. They have a top-three defence and an underrated offensive unit. The team could be a serious contender for the playoffs.

The over 8.5 win is the best bet in the NFC South.

The Panthers are the team with the worst record. They lost 12 of their last 14 games. Christian McCaffrey has played in just 10 games over the past two seasons. Matt Rhule is the first head coach to leave. The team averaged the third-fewest yards per game last season and the fourth-lowest points.

D.J. Moore is one of the few bright spots on the Panthers roster. He eclipsed the 1075.5 yards total in each of his last three seasons. Last year he led the team in targets with 163, which was 53 ahead of teammate Robbie Anderson. Jarvis Landry collected 1,174 yards in the air last season.

Carolina won just five games last season and five the year before. The Panthers have a 10-23 record under Rhule.

Bucs are a contender in NFC South. Saints are poised to rebound. Under 6.5 wins is a good bet.

The Falcons are the second-longest odds to win the Super Bowl behind the Houston Texans. They are expected to finish between 3-5 wins this season. The team has a decent pool of offensive talent, including Cordarrelle Patterson, Kyle Pitts and the newly drafted Drake London.

Kyle Pitts is the best player bet at (-112) from Sportsbet. Pitt accumulated 1,026 yards in his rookie season. Matt Ryan had the 11th-most passing attempts last season (560) and only ran for 82 yards. Calvin Ridley is out of the picture.

The Falcons have the lowest win total in the NFL at 4.5 games. They are going to play the under in this play.

The Saints are playing Carolina and Chicago. They are also playing Seattle and Washington.

Bucs are a contender in NFC South. Saints are poised to rebound.