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Which NFL teams are favored the fewest times in 2025?

Which NFL teams are favored the fewest times in 2025?

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By: Sean Barnard

The NFL season is rapidly approaching and expectations are beginning to build for the 2025 season. Each team has received its schedule and opening betting lines have been established for each team on DraftKings Sportsbook. While injuries and the level of play will surely shift some of these numbers as the season progresses, the sportsbook expectations have been laid out at the year’s start.

You can click the link to explore this yourself, but here is a look at the teams favored in the fewest matchups heading into the 2025 season.


All lines for the 2025 NFL season can be found on DraftKings Sportsbook!


Which NFL Teams are favored the fewest times in the 2025 NFL season?

Teams Favored in Just 1 Game:

Cleveland Browns:

The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback competition will be one of the most interesting NFL storylines leading up to the regular season. In addition to drafting Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland traded for Kenny Pickett and brought back Joe Flacco with Deshaun Watson’s monstrous contract still hanging over the organization’s head. Regardless of who is starting at QB, the oddsmakers are not buying it from Cleveland, with the Week 14 matchup against the Tennessee Titans (-1.5) marking the only game it will open up as favorites.

Cleveland is also the favorite to win the fewest games this season at +475 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook.

New Orleans Saints:

The Saints saw their quarterback situation change with Derek Carr announcing his decision to retire following the NFL Draft. New Orleans does not have a quarterback on the roster, with 40th overall pick Tyler Shough having a path to earning the starting role. New Orleans will not be the favorites in a matchup until Week 16 when it faces the New York Jets.

The Saints hold the second-best odds of finishing with the fewest wins at +500 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook.

New York Giants:

Following last year’s midseason breakup with Daniel Jones, the Giants enter this season with a crowded quarterback room. They handed free-agent contracts to Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston while selecting Jaxson Dart with the 25th overall pick. There is some respectable talent on the defensive end, but oddsmakers are not buying too much improvement after the Giants went 3-14 last season. They are only favored in the Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints.

New York also holds the third-best odds of finishing with the worst record in the NFL at +650 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook.

Teams Favored in Just 2 Games:

New York Jets:

The New York Jets enter a new era this season after Aaron Rodgers failed to live up to the hype last season. Aaron Glenn took over as head coach after spending time as the defensive coordinator for the Lions. The Jets signed Justin Fields to a two-year contract with the expectation that he will step in as the starter. New York is a favorite in Week 7 against the Panthers and Week 10 against the Browns.

New York holds +850 odds of finishing the season with the worst record on DraftKings Sportsbook.

Tennessee Titans:

The Tennessee Titans made their quarterback outlook clear by selecting Cam Ward with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. There is still plenty of work to be done on the rest of the roster as Brian Callahan steps in for his first season as head coach. Tennessee opens as the favorite in the Week 3 matchup against the Colts and in Week 17 against the Saints.

Tennessee holds +1100 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook to finish the season with the fewest wins, the fifth-best odds in this category.

Sean Barnard is a Philadelphia-based writer with experience in the sports media and the betting space since 2020. He has a particular focus on the NBA, but covers a wide range that includes the NFL, WNBA, college basketball, and the MLB. Sean started working for DraftKings Network in 2024. Prior to this you can read his work at ClutchPoints, Philly Sports Network, and Heavy Sports. He also is still active in the Philadelphia Sports Radio scene and is a writer for Crossing Broad.
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