Point spreads set for every NFL game in 2024, but are Dolphins fans actually buying this?
Get ready for a 10-7 season in which the Dolphins finish third in their division but make the playoffs as a wild-card entry amid another late-season skid.
So says betonline.ag, which published point spreads for every NFL game of the 2024 season Wednesday.
The service sees the New York Jets, at 14-3, winning the AFC East, in the shocking, unprecedented and unlikely event that favorites win every game in 2024. Buffalo (11-6) would finish second. At 1-16, New England is rated a distant last.
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The good news for Dolphins fans who put a lot of stock in this: The service favors the Dolphins by 3½ points in the opener against visiting Jacksonville to trigger a 7-0 start. Miami also is favored in each of its eight home games except for Dec. 22 vs. the 49ers.
The bad news will sound familiar. Miami is projected to go 3-6 on the road, winning only at Seattle, New England and Indianapolis early before losing on six consecutive road trips. Worse, the Dolphins are projected to lose seven of their final 10 games, five of their final six and all of their final four.
Games in which the Dolphins are favored: vs. Jacksonville, vs. Buffalo, at Seattle, vs. Tennessee, at New England, at Indianapolis, vs. Arizona, vs. Las Vegas, vs. New England, vs. the Jets.
The Dolphins are underdogs at Buffalo, at the Rams, at Green Bay, at Houston, home vs. San Francisco, at Cleveland, at the Jets.
The biggest spread of any Dolphins game puts them as 8-point favorites at home vs. the Patriots.
Broadening the scope, the other division winners are expected to be Baltimore or Cincinnati (both 14-3), Houston (11-6), Kansas City (15-2) in the AFC. In the NFC: Dallas (14-3), Detroit (13-4), Atlanta (13-4) and San Francisco (17-0). The wild-card teams are projected to be Baltimore or Cincinnati, Buffalo, Miami, Philadelphia, Green Bay and the Rams.
Yes, the 49ers are favored in every game. On the flip side, Carolina is an underdog each week except for a pick-‘em home game vs. New Orleans.
Point spreads for each Miami Dolphins game in 2024
(Dolphins are favored in 10, which are noted in bold. They are underdogs in seven.)
Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Miami Dolphins -3½
Week 2: Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins -1½
Week 3: Miami Dolphins -1½ @ Seattle Seahawks
Week 4: Tennessee Titans @ Miami Dolphins -6½
Week 5: Miami Dolphins -4½ @ New England Patriots
Week 6: BYE
Week 7: Miami Dolphins -1 @ Indianapolis Colts
Week 8: Arizona Cardinals @ Miami Dolphins -6
Week 9: Miami Dolphins +3½ @ Buffalo Bills
Week 10: Miami Dolphins +1 @ Los Angeles Rams
Week 11: Las Vegas Raiders @ Miami Dolphins -6½
Week 12: New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins -8
Week 13: Miami Dolphins +3 @ Green Bay Packers
Week 14: New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins -2
Week 15: Miami Dolphins +3 @ Houston Texans
Week 16: San Francisco 49ers @ Miami Dolphins +1
Week 17: Miami Dolphins +2 @ Cleveland Browns
Week 18: Miami Dolphins +3 @ New York Jets
Final 2024 standings if favorites win every game
* Wild-card team
** Whichever team does not win North would automatically earn wild card
AFC East
New York Jets 14-3
Buffalo* 11-6
Miami* 10-7
New England 1-16
AFC North
Baltimore** 14-3
Cincinnati** 14-3
Cleveland 9-8
Pittsburgh 6-11
AFC South
Houston 11-6
Jacksonville 9-8
Indianapolis 7-10
Tennessee 1-16
AFC West
Kansas City 15-2
L.A. Chargers 9-8
Denver 2-15
Las Vegas 2-15
NFC East
Dallas 14-3
Philadelphia* 13-4
N.Y. Giants 3-14
Washington 3-14
NFC North
Detroit 13-4
Green Bay* 12-5
Chicago 10-7
Minnesota 3-14
NFC South
Atlanta 13-4
Tampa Bay 8-9
New Orleans 6-10-1
Carolina 0-16-1
NFC West
San Francisco 17-0
L.A. Rams* 11-6
Seattle 5-12
Arizona 4-13
Dolphins reporter Hal Habib can be reached at hhabib@pbpost.com. Follow him on social media @gunnerhal.
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This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: You buying this, Dolphins fans? Point spreads posted for every NFL game