Are oddsmakers projecting a fifth straight AFC East title for the Bills?

Break out the champagne – or, more aptly, your favorite Buffalo Bills-themed spirit drink (shockingly, there are several) – oddsmakers are projecting a fifth straight AFC East title for the blue and red.

DraftKings Sportsbook recently released its divisional odds for the 2024 NFL season, with Bleacher Report compiling all the odds into one succinct and digestible list. Buffalo was given the best winning odds in its division, at +160, meaning that if one were to bet $10 on the Bills to win fifth place as division champions — and they ultimately did — the bettor would receive $16 in profit.

Buffalo appears to be the favorite in the AFC East despite a 2024 offseason that saw the team renew a significant portion of its roster; The Bills moved on from solid starters Stefon Diggs, Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, Tre’Davious White, Mitch Morse and Gabriel Davis during the offseason, hoping to replace their roles and production with younger, new players and returning to the list. An AFC East title in the 2024 season would be the Bills’ fifth in a row, which would set a franchise record (Buffalo’s current streak of four straight AFC East titles matches a streak from 1988 to 1991 ).

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Bettors expect the AFC East to be an incredibly competitive division, with the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets receiving odds of +200 (a $10 bet could generate $20 in profit). The Dolphins led the AFC East for much of the 2023 NFL season, with Buffalo only solidifying its claim to the crown with a Week 18 victory at Miami. The Jets appear to be more competitive this season as four-time NFL MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns from an Achilles injury that kept him sidelined for all but four snaps last season.

The New England Patriots come in fourth place, far behind, with odds of +2,500; a team in the midst of a transition, the Patriots will have a new head coach (Jerod Mayo) and a new quarterback (either veteran journeyman Jacoby Brissett or rookie Drake Maye) next season.

Being favorites is great, but the Bills’ path to a fifth straight AFC East title lies on the field. The team will look to defend its crown when the 2024 NFL season begins in September.