It’s a late summer rite of passage to inspect your favorite NFL team’s schedule and project a record that typically ends up being as overinflated as a car tire filled without an air-pressure gauge.
But what’s needed is a dose of objectivity and a franker assessment of the schedule, roster, matchups and data that betting shops rely on to set their preseason win totals.
Guided by numbers from Tipico Sportsbook, we canvassed sharp bettors, bookmakers and insiders to provide an analysis of all 32 teams’ win totals to get you read for the 2022 NFL season:
AFC WEST
Kansas City Chiefs (10.