The Patriots Playoff Chances Are Looking Great According To These Latest Projections



With each passing week the New England Patriots odds of success are on the rise. With the Patriots current 5 game winning streak everyone is starting to buy in nationally that the Patriots may be a serious threat com playoff time. According to the latest projections from multiple websites, the Patriots have a great chance of at minimum reaching the playoffs, and their odds of winning the AFC East could take a massive leap forward if they are successful over the next few weeks, with upcoming games against Tennessee and Buffalo.

Seven teams in each conference will make the playoffs, four division winners and three wild cards. The Patriots are currently fifth, the top Wild Card, after Thursday’s win vs Atlanta.

FiveThirtyEight.com

Has a nice outlook for the Patriots going forward and now has them listed at..

83% chance to make the playoffs – (fourth-best among AFC teams)
31% chance to win the AFC East
7% chance to earn the first-round bye
5% chance to win the Super Bowl
The New York Times

The New York Times seems to like them even more, and has New England listed at:

87% chance to make the playoffs – (third highest in the AFC)
35% to win the AFC East
8% to earn the first-round bye
6% to win the Super Bowl
ESPN

ESPN’s Football Power Index has the highest percentages of any of the sites. It has the Patriots with a:

89.9% chance to make playoffs (third in AFC)
23.0% to win the AFC East
50.2% to make division round
25.4% to make conference finals
13.1% to make the Super Bowl
5.9% to win Super Bowl

BetMGM, the casino’s online sports betting, offers bets on the Patriots who are:

+1800 to win the Super Bowl.
+ 850 to win the AFC championship (that’s 5th among AFC teams)
+300 to win the AFC East (Bills at -450)
Mac Jones is now +50,000 to be the NFL MVP
Bill Belichick is +1000 to be named Coach of the Year, which is eighth among coaches.