Denver Broncos 2023 Future Odds:

The Denver Broncos entered the 2022 season with high expectations after landing quarterback Russell Wilson. Those expectations were misplaced, however, as Denver’s offense was terrible and the Broncos finished with a 5-12 record. Now, the Broncos enter the season as possible sleepers. The 2023 Denver Broncos stats have to be better offensively than they were last season. But will it be enough?

Denver Broncos At A Glance

Wilson Needs to Play Like He’s Paid

Much of the criticism for Denver’s failures in 2022 is directed at Wilson and rightly so. Teams don’t pay $49 million a year for 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. With quite a bit of Wilson’s salary guaranteed, the Broncos are basically handcuffed, so they went out and did the best thing they could do. They brought in Sean Payton to coach the team and signed free agents right tackle Mike McGlinchey and guard Ben Powers to solidify the offensive line.

Many of the team’s skill performers will be back, which isn’t a bad thing. Javonte Williams is coming back from a season-ending knee injury last year. He had a strong rookie season in 2021, rushing for more than 900 yards. Samaje Perine comes over from Cincinnati and Tony Jones came over from Seattle. Williams is the man Denver is counting on for the bulk of the carries.

The team’s leading receivers, Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton both return and the Broncos are hopeful Tim Patrick will be back to take the other receiver position. Marvin Mims was drafted in the second round to add to the unit.

The Denver defense is solid, but wore down towards the end of the NFL season. A defense can only do so much before fatigue and frustration begins to settle in. That was evident with the Broncos down the stretch.

Zach Allen will replace Dre’Mont Jones on the defensive line. He played for defensive coordinator Vance Joseph in Arizona and knows what to expect. D.J. Jones, Mike Purcell, Eyioma Uwazurike and Matt Henningsen are among those in the mix for playing time up front.

The linebackers and the defensive backs are fine. The Broncos should be pretty solid defensively once again. They’ll be even better if the offense can move the ball better and have some time consuming drives. Expect the 2023 Denver Broncos stats on defense to be better than last season if they get some help.

Super Bowl Odds: Highly Unlikely

The Denver Broncos need to relearn how to walk before they can run. Adding Payton is a good move to make sure the steps are in the right direction. Fighting for a playoff spot is a much more attainable goal if the pieces fall into place. The Broncos were +2200 a year ago and are almost double that this season.

Conference Odds: Broncos a Definite Longshot

After being +850 to win the AFC a season ago, the Broncos find themselves at +2200 to win it this year. While stranger things have happened, it’s unlikely Denver can get past the likes of Buffalo, Kansas City and Cincinnati. If Payton and Wilson connect and makes things happen, the Broncos could surprise some people. But a conference title seems to be aiming a little too high.

Division Odds: Chiefs Still Loom as Team to Beat

The NFL future odds on the Broncos winning the division aren’t that much higher this year than they were a year ago. Denver was +400 a year ago and are now +500 this season. Kansas City is the obvious favorite in the AFC West and the Los Angeles Chargers are second choice. Denver is ahead of the Raiders despite last year’s debacle. The Broncos probably won’t finish at the bottom of the NFL team standings in the AFC West, but finishing higher than Kansas City is a tough chore.

Regular Season Wins: Broncos Can Go Over Lower Number

After winning five games against a win total of 10 last season, the Broncos were given an 8.5 this season. Denver definitely has the talent to win nine games. The non-conference schedule has the Broncos playing the AFC East and the NFC North, along with Washington, Cleveland and Houston, so it’s not bad.

Denver needs to win at least three games in the division. The Broncos should be able to post a winning record in the non-conference games, so getting to nine wins is a definite possibility.

With a few new faces on the offensive line, the Broncos shouldn’t allow a league-high 58 sacks. They also shouldn’t be last in the league in scoring. Denver gave up a first-round NFL draft pick to get Payton and hope he can work some of his offensive magic with the Broncos. Considering everything the Broncos gave up to Wilson, it’s a bet worth making and it should pay dividends. Take Denver to go over 8.5 wins.

To Make Playoffs: Not Out of the Question

Denver was -140 to make the playoffs last year and now are a decent +185 to advance to the postseason. Denver will likely need 10 or 11 wins to make it and that’s possible. But it may not be likely. Still, there’s a little value on Denver at the posted odds. The Broncos probably have about a 40% chance of making the NFL playoffs, so +150 would be a more accurate number.

Side Bets

The majority of the side bets on the Broncos are going to involve Wilson. You can get +3300 on Wilson becoming the regular season MVP or +2500 on Wilson being named Comeback Player of the Year. While Wilson is tied for second choice with Trey Lance and Tua Tagovailoa, Damar Hamlin is almost guaranteed to win. His odds are -750.

Wilson is +2500 to lead the NFL in passing yards and +1800 to be the NFL leader in touchdown passes. The 2023 Denver Broncos stats should certainly be better than what we saw in 2022. But it might be asking a bit much for Wilson to be one of the league leaders in passing.

Sean Payton is second choice for Coach of the Year at +900. If he leads the Broncos to the playoffs he has to be given consideration, so that’s another wager to consider.

You can also wager if the Broncos will score over or under 381.5 points on the season. Denver scored 287 points last year, which is 16.9 points per game. To go over the 381.5, Denver needs an average NFL score of 22.44 points per game. Payton is good. But it’s up to bettors to decide if he’s worth nearly 100 points.

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