With a brand new set of quarterbacks, questions at wide receiver and on the offensive line, and a brutal schedule filled with tough division opponents, it's easy to see why oddsmakers don't think the Arizona Cardinals will be playoff-bound next season.
But to be given the worst odds of all 32 NFL teams to advance to the postseason? Well, that's where the Cards are at with less than a month before training camp begins.
Indeed, according to OddsShark, the Cardinals have been given just 13/2 odds of making the 2018 playoffs. Those are worse odds than the Cleveland Browns, who went 0-16 last season but are 9/2 to advance to the playoffs. The New York Jets are at 11/2, the second-worst odds behind the Cards.
The team with the best odds: the New England Patriots, who are 1/14 favorites to advance to the playoffs, which they have done every season since 2009. The team given the best odds to advance to the playoffs in the NFC is the defending Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, who are at 1/3.
The Cardinals have made the playoffs five times since moving to Arizona in 1988, including back-to-back appearances in 2008-09 and 2014-15.
The Cardinals are also massive underdogs to win the NFC West division (14/1). The Los Angeles Rams, the defending division champs, are favorites to repeat.
Odds to make the NFC playoffs (@BovadaOfficial):
PHI -295
LAR -230
MIN -215
GB -170
NO -140
ATL EVEN
SF +135
CAR +135
DAL +150
SEA +240
NYG +250
DET +250
TB +375
WSH +375
CHI +450
ARI +650— OddsShark (@OddsShark) July 30, 2018
Odds to make the AFC playoffs (@BovadaOfficial):
NE -1400
PIT -550
LAC -160
JAX -145
HOU -115
KC +125
BAL +145
OAK +155
TEN +155
IND +250
DEN +250
MIA +400
CIN +425
CLE +450
BUF +500
NYJ +550— OddsShark (@OddsShark) July 30, 2018
Odds to win the NFC West (@BovadaOfficial):
Rams -135
49ers +280
Seahawks +400
Cardinals +1400https://t.co/ItJr4lr3EJ pic.twitter.com/Wb7qf6tEC1— OddsShark (@OddsShark) July 30, 2018
