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Newsweek
31-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
NFC West Over/Under Win Totals: 49ers Boast Division's Highest Win Total
Coach Mike Macdonald's Seahawks are one of the most interesting teams in this division after trading away QB Geno Smith and signing Sam Darnold as his replacement. Coach Mike Macdonald's Seahawks are one of the most interesting teams in this division after trading away QB Geno Smith and signing Sam Darnold as his replacement. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. With NFL preseason almost upon us, our 2025 NFL betting preview continues today with the first of eight division-by-division looks at the regular season win total markets for each team. In the NFC West -- where the Rams, Seahawks and Cardinals all finished with between 8 and 10 wins during the 2024 regular season -- oddsmakers expect another tight race between all four teams. 2025 NFC West Win Total Odds Right now, the Seahawks and Cardinals are seen as slight underdogs in this division, but there's little separating those two from the 49ers and Rams, as you can see below. DK FD bet365 49ers 10.5 (o+110; u-130) 10.5 (o-110; u-110) 10.5 (o+110; u-130) Rams 9.5 (o-145; u+120) 9.5 (o-140; u+120) 9.5 (o-145; u+115) Cardinals 8.5 (o-115; u-105) 8.5 (o-125; u+105) 8.5 (o-115; u-105) Seahawks 8.5 (o+115; u-140) 7.5 (o-130; u+110) 8.5 (o+130; u-160) The current NFC West outrights also speak to how balanced this division is. The 49ers are the favorite at DraftKings, but at +150 (followed by the Rams at +195), they're far from a lock. The only current division favorite with longer odds at DK than San Francisco is Detroit at +155 to win the NFC North. The biggest questions in this division are A) what to expect from the 49ers, who went just 6-11 last year after winning at least 10 regular season games in 2021, '22 and '23 and B) whether 37-year-old Matthew Stafford can lead the Rams to their fifth playoff appearance in the last six years. That's not to rule out big seasons by the Cardinals or Seahawks, though, as we'll detail below. Best San Francisco 49ers 2025 Win Total Bet No team in the league is expected to take a bigger leap than Kyle Shanahan's 49ers, who won just six games in 2024 due in large part to star RB Christian McCaffrey getting injured and missing all but four contests. San Francisco's top O-lineman, veteran left tackle, Trent Williams also missed 7 games in 2024. The Niners plummeted from 5-4 following a Week 10 win at Tampa Bay to 6-11 for the franchise's worst finish since 2018. I'm not questioning San Francisco's ceiling, especially if McCaffrey and Williams can stay healthy. Still, I'd recommend either staying away from this team's total or taking the under, as there's no guarantee that 37-year-old Williams and McCaffrey (who has now missed at least 10 games in three of his last five seasons) stay on the field. And we haven't even talked about a San Francisco D that allowed 35 points or more in four of its final seven games last year, including no-shows in Weeks 17 and 18. It's also worth noting that while 15 teams finished 2024 at 10-7 or better, only nine teams in the entire league reached 11 regular-season wins. Best bet: Under 10.5 Wins (-110 at FanDuel) -- 0.5 units Best L.A. Rams 2025 Win Total Bet The Rams have been one of the best teams in the NFL down the stretch the last two years. They recovered from a 3-6 start by winning seven of their last eight in 2023 to clinch a playoff berth, and almost beat Detroit on the road in the Wild Card round. Somehow, Sean McVay's pulled off another remarkable rally last year: L.A. was 4-5 after nine games, but went 6-2 down the stretch to win the NFC West. Led by Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse, the young Rams' D sacked then-Vikings QB Sam Darnold nine times (!) in a 27-9 wild card-round rout. With another year of experience, that unit should be a handful again. And while Stafford is a question mark in his age-37 season, the L.A. offensive line will almost certainly be much better this year after that unit was decimated by injury last September and October. If the Rams get a full season from Puka Nacua and/or high-upside free agent signing Davante Adams, they could easily clear 9.5 wins. In fact, the best win total bet for the Rams is a small play (like a half-unit) on Over 10.5 wins at +135 -- Over 9.5 feels well within reach, but too expensive at -140 or shorter. Best bet: (Alt) Over 10.5 Wins (+135 at DK, bet365) *Bonus bet: Rams to Win NFC West (+195 at DK) *Did I mention I'm bullish on this team? Best Arizona Cardinals 2025 Win Total Bet I must admit I'm not sure what to expect from the Cardinals. Arizona won as many games in 2024 (8) as it did in 2022 and 2023 combined, as Kyler Murray enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career. Still, last year was tainted by a 1-4 skid from Week 12-17 that spoiled a 6-4 start and cost the team its first playoff berth since 2021. Arizona strikes me as a team that will once again be good for a few impressive wins (see: last year's 41-10 evisceration of the Rams in Week 2). But although I expect offseason acquisitions Dalvin Tomlinson at DT and Super Bowl-winning pass rusher Josh Sweat to improve the defense, I don't expect those two alone to dramatically change Arizona's outlook. With that in mind, I'm leaning toward Arizona to go under 8.5 wins at plus-money. Best bet: Under 8.5 Wins (+105 at FanDuel) Best Seattle Seahawks 2025 Win Total Bet The Rams weren't the only NFC West team to shake off some bad early-season injury luck and finish strong. In Year 1 under head coach Mike Macdonald, Seattle started 4-5, but finished 10-7 after winning six of its last eight. The offense will look very different with Darnold taking over for Smith, who threw for over 4,300 yards while completing 70 percent of his passes last year. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba's breakout in his sophomore campaign makes the offseason deal that sent DK Metcalf to Pittsburgh easier to stomach. Seattle also parted ways with last year's No. 3 and No. 4 targets, Tyler Lockett and TE Noah Fant, though. Darnold throwing to JSN, 32-year-old Cooper Kupp and journeyman Marquez Valdes-Scantling could bring a big downgrade from what the Seahawks had a year ago, especially if the O-line fails to take a step forward after a rough 2024 campaign. The good news for Seattle is that it should be good defensively after a strong finish on that side of the ball last year (the Seahawks allowed just over 18 points per game over their final eight games of 2025). I have my doubts about Seattle winning more than eight games or so, but I do expect this team to do just enough to go at least 8-9. Best bet: Over 7.5 Wins (-130 at FD) Newsweek may earn an affiliate commission if you sign up through any links in this article. See the sportsbook operator's terms and conditions for important details. Sports betting operators have no influence over newsroom coverage.
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Recently retired Pro Bowl LT is so glad he never has to block Jared Verse again
Recently retired Pro Bowl LT is so glad he never has to block Jared Verse again Terron Armstead guarantees Verse will win Defensive Player of the Year someday: 'Mark my words' Recently retired @T_Armstead72 listed the current pass rushers in the game that made his decision to retire a lot easier 📻 | @RobertJTurbin — SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) June 17, 2025 Jared Verse is the type of pass rusher who gives opposing linemen nightmares. Just ask Terron Armstead, a five-time Pro Bowl left tackle who recently retired from the NFL after 12 seasons. Armstead only faced Verse once in his career, a Week 10 bout between the Rams and Dolphins last season, but he's glad he never has to block the Defensive Rookie of the Year again. It's one of the highest compliments an offensive lineman can pay a defender, and it's clear Verse left a lasting impression on Armstead in their one battle. In a recent interview on The SiriusXM Blitz, Armstead mentioned Verse first when asked which pass rusher made his decision to retire easier. 'No. 1, he was a rookie from the Rams. That young boy Jared Verse? I'm cool. I'm good. I never got to see that man again. I'm OK with never seeing that young man again in my life,' Armstead said. Verse is only 24 but he's already one of the most powerful edge rushers in the game. Armstead got a firsthand look at Verse's bull rush last season and he says it's unlike others he faced in his career. Even after going up against Verse just once, Armstead guarantees Jared will win Defensive Player of the Year someday. 'Bull rush is different. Dog, it's different,' Armstead said. 'You know that it's coming, you brace yourself. He's different. Jared Verse is different. He will be a Defensive Player of the Year one of these days. Mark my words.' In the Rams' loss to the Dolphins last season, Verse had five pressures, a strip-sack and recovery, as well as three total stops, according to Pro Football Focus. His 89.7 overall grade was his highest in any game, so he sure did show out against Armstead and Miami's linemen. The strip-sack didn't come against Armstead but it was an impressive play, no less. The rookie Jared Verse gets the strip sack AND recovery for the @RamsNFL! 📺: #MIAvsLAR on ESPN/ABC 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus and ESPN+ — NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2024 In addition to Verse, the other pass rushers Armstead is glad he never has to see again are Myles Garrett, Trey Hendrickson and Maxx Crosby. That puts into perspective the class Verse is in as a defender already, ranking among the best edge rushers in football after just one season. It shouldn't be long before Verse turns his Defensive Rookie of the Year award into Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Fox Sports
02-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 UFL Power Rankings: Battlehawks enter postseason on top
With the 2025 UFL regular season coming to an end, only one of three Texas teams will finish with a losing record, while the defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions are rounding into playoff form. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Battlehawks, winners of six straight heading into the postseason, look every bit as capable of winning their first spring league title. That said, here's a look at my updated UFL Power Rankings following Week 10: 8. San Antonio Brahmas (1-9) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A Jashaun Corbin ended the season with the UFL rushing title after picking up 55 yards on 10 rushes in the final week of the season. But that's about all the Brahmas will take with them in a season where former head coach Wade Phillips stepped down and Payton Pardee was thrust into the interim head coaching role. The Brahmas, who made the UFL title game a year ago, will enter this offseason looking to rebuild into a team capable of playing in the 2026 postseason. 7. Memphis Showboats (2-8) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A Not unlike the Brahmas, the Showboats dealt with head coach Ken Whisenhunt stepping down before a third of the season was finished. 6. Houston Roughnecks (5-5) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A CJ Johnson should be a candidate for UFL Coach of the Year. The Roughnecks won four of their last six games this season. Johnson's decision to play and then stay with QB Jalan McClendon was one of the biggest reasons why the Roughnecks get to go into the offseason without a losing record. 5. Arlington Renegades (5-5) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A After completing 26 of 32 passes for 283 yards in the Renegades' Week 10 win over the Brahmas, Luis Perez won the UFL passing title with 2,298 yards while completing more than 70% of his passes this season. He has been the most consistent QB in the league, and he has shown himself to be one of the two best QBs in the league over the past three weeks. The Renegades scored 20 points in the second quarter and held that advantage until the Brahmas scored their final points of the season in the fourth quarter. 4. DC Defenders (6-4) Current odds to win 2025 title: +450 In a sloppy-field, rain-delayed final game of the season and with presumptive MVP Jordan Ta'amu on the sideline, the Defenders' offense looked like a shell of itself. Even so, backup QB Mike DiLiello accounted for 202 total yards and a touchdown against the regular-season XFL Conference champion Battlehawks. As this game acted as a preliminary for the XFL Conference Championship Game, no one was expected to show much. Interim coach Shannon Harris didn't want to jeopardize the health of his star player before the postseason, and that's understandable. But that also means the Defenders bring a two-game losing streak with them to St. Louis. 3. Michigan Panthers (6-4) Current odds to win 2025 title: +255 Without QB Bryce Perkins, the Panthers missed the kind of playmaking that led to them qualifying for the USFL Conference Championship Game. Backups Danny Etling and Rocky Lombardi completed just 13 of 30 passes for 124 yards with two interceptions. The Panthers take a two-game losing streak into the postseason against the defending UFL and three-time spring football league champion Stallions. 2. Birmingham Stallions (7-3) Current odds to win 2025 title: +235 Behind two pick-sixes from linebacker Tae Crowder, the Stallions left no doubt about how they're rounding into form right when they need to with two games left to play for a possible fourth consecutive spring football championship. After playing five different quarterbacks in a 10-week season, Skip Holtz looks to have found his postseason starter in J'Mar Smith, who finished 13-of-17 for 127 yards with a touchdown in a Week 10 win over Memphis. The Stallions have won four of their last five, with their only loss coming by a single point to the Battlehawks. 1. St. Louis Battlehawks (8-2) Current odds to win 2025 title: +200 The Battlehawks cemented their position as the best team in the regular season in 2025 with a workmanlike win against the second-best team in the XFL Conference and their starting quarterback, Max Duggan, on the bench. Quarterback Brandon Silvers needed to attempt just eight passes in the win, while the Battlehawk defense held the Defenders to just two points in the first three quarters of their final home game. With the XFL and UFL championship games taking place in St. Louis, the Battlehawks would benefit from home field advantage for the entirety of the playoffs. All they have to do is win. RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Texans set up for joint practice with Lions in upcoming preseason
Add another joint practice to the list for the Houston Texans entering training camp. According to the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan M. Alexander, the Texans will meet up for a joint battle with the Detroit Lions ahead of their preseason matchup in August at Ford Field. Houston will now have two joint practices this preseason, including one against the Carolina Panthers at NRG Stadium ahead of the August 16 showdown. Advertisement Texans coach DeMeco Ryans confirmed the report following the first day of voluntary OTA workouts. "We get to do it in a competitive environment where you're not getting down on the quarterbacks," Ryans said Wednesday. "It's the safest way. I feel like we can get really good work for our starters. I'm excited to go up against the Lions." Houston and Detroit met on primetime last November for a Week 10 showdown at NRG Stadium. Jared Goff tossed five interceptions, but C.J. Stroud's two costly turnovers in the second elevated the Lions to a 26-23 victory on Sunday Night Football. Advertisement The Texans last year hosted a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams ahead of their final preseason showdown. The year before, Houston hosted a pair of joint practices against the Miami Dolphins ahead of the matchup at NRG Stadium. The Texans also have preseason matchups against the Minnesota Vikings on the road, though nothing is scheduled for a one-day practice between the two sides. Houston begins the regular season on the road against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 7. This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans set up for joint practice with Lions in upcoming preseason
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texans set up for joint practice with Lions in upcoming preseason
Texans set up for joint practice with Lions in upcoming preseason Add another joint practice to the list for the Houston Texans entering training camp. According to the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan M. Alexander, the Texans will meet up for a joint battle with the Detroit Lions ahead of their preseason matchup in August at Ford Field. Houston will now have two joint practices this preseason, including one against the Carolina Panthers at NRG Stadium ahead of the August 16 showdown. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans confirmed the report following the first day of voluntary OTA workouts. "We get to do it in a competitive environment where you're not getting down on the quarterbacks," Ryans said Wednesday. "It's the safest way. I feel like we can get really good work for our starters. I'm excited to go up against the Lions." Houston and Detroit met on primetime last November for a Week 10 showdown at NRG Stadium. Jared Goff tossed five interceptions, but C.J. Stroud's two costly turnovers in the second elevated the Lions to a 26-23 victory on Sunday Night Football. The Texans last year hosted a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams ahead of their final preseason showdown. The year before, Houston hosted a pair of joint practices against the Miami Dolphins ahead of the matchup at NRG Stadium. The Texans also have preseason matchups against the Minnesota Vikings on the road, though nothing is scheduled for a one-day practice between the two sides. Houston begins the regular season on the road against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 7.
