The NFC West has featured at least one elite team seemingly every year in the last few NFL seasons. This past year was no exception, the San Francisco 49ers made the Super Bowl after winning this division. Here, we look at the futures odds in the NFC West, a division where one team is receiving the majority of the NFL betting picks to come out on top.
NFC West Futures Betting Odds
| Team | NFC West Odds |
| San Francisco 49ers | -135 |
| Seattle Seahawks | +180 |
| Arizona Cardinals | +1100 |
| Los Angeles Rams | +1200 |
San Francisco 49ers
Last season, the NFC West belonged to the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco won this division by a couple of games and they finished the regular season with the best record in the NFC. While the year ended on a sour note for the Niners, with a loss in the Super Bowl, they are the clear and deserving favorites to finish this season at the top of the NFC West once again. But the health of weapons like Christian McCaffrey has already become an issue early in the season for this team and shouldn’t be overlooked, as we saw in their Week 3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks finished 9-8 for the second straight year with Geno Smith as their starting quarterback. But in 2023, that did not result in a playoff berth the way it did in 2022. This year, Seattle is off to a nice start, with Geno Smith performing admirably early on. The strength of schedule for the Seahawks will get harder as this season goes on, which will provide a more accurate picture of where this team is as a whole. But Seattle is in first place for now, which is very encouraging under Mike Macdonald.
Arizona Cardinals
A team that was always out of the race to make the playoffs in the NFC last season was the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona started the season with Joshua Dobbs at quarterback as Kyler Murray recovered from an injury. Murray came back and injected some life into the Cardinals offense, but that was too little and too late for this team. But this year, things could be different for the Cardinals with Murray back and Marvin Harrison Jr. joining the team as a new weapon for him. The question will be whether the defense of the Cardinals can provide enough resistance to their opponents for Arizona to win some games.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams won four straight games to finish the regular season in 2023, making the playoffs as a Wild Card team with a 10-7 record. This year, the Rams are off to a rough start and will need to get hot late in the season if they want to make the playoffs again. The loss of Aaron Donald has hurt the Los Angeles defense in a major way, something Sean McVay will need to come up with an answer for if this team is going to have long-term success.
2024 NFC West Futures Prediction
It would be a shock if the San Francisco 49ers did not win the NFC West again this season. They are so much more talented than the other teams in this division. But injuries and upsets could always happen in the NFL, even if the Niners look like they will be the class of the division and worth backing in NFC West futures markets.
