NFL Odds: Top 5 Atlanta Falcons Locks Of 2017 Season
The Atlanta Falcons are 15/1 choices to win Super Bowl LII. But which five of their regular season games are straight-up locks?
Top 5 Easiest Atlanta Falcons Games of 2017
The over/under for Atlanta Falcons wins in 2017 is 9.5 according to the WestGate Las Vegas Superbook. And the game-by-game spreads from CG Technology show 5 easy wins out there for a team listed as a 6/1 favorite to win the NFC.
(Week 17 is excluded, too, because of high variance caused by potential playoff seeding, quarterbacks sitting out the final week or playing partial games, etc.)
Week 4 sees the Falcons giving 7 1/2 points to the visiting Bills. After the Week 5 bye, the Falcons give 6 1/2 points to the visiting Dolphins in Week 6.
Two weeks later, the Falcons give 7 on the road to the New York Jets in Week 8. Atlanta gives 7 more to the visiting Saints in a Thursday night game in Week 14. And the Falcons are a 6 1/2-point home favorite against Tampa Bay in Week 12.
Potential Atlanta Falcons Losses in 2017
The Falcons are underdogs twice so far in 2017, the largest margin being the 6 1/2 points they get on the road at New England in Week 7. Atlanta also gets 3 points on a Monday night road test against Seattle in Week 11.
The Week 16 road test at New Orleans is currently a pick-’em for Atlanta. And the Falcons give just 1 point each in Week 9 (at Carolina) and Week 10 (home vs. Dallas).
Atlanta Falcons Prediction
Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Co. are hungry to avenge their Super Bowl collapse in 2017 — which could fuel them throughout the season. Look for the Falcons to win more than 9.5 games, and be contenders to win it all in February.
