2025 NFC West Betting Odds

Once upon a time in NFC history, the NFC West was widely viewed as the worst division in football. The Seahawks would represent the division in the playoffs as a 7-9 division champion, with the Cardinals, Rams and 49ers all taking turns at finishing in the basement.

That was 15 years ago, and let’s just say things are much different now.

The NFC West once again enters the new NFL season viewed as one of the stronger divisions in the NFL. The West is full of premier young coaching, excellent defenses and plenty of stars on the offensive side of the ball to go around.

Before we jump into the current state of the division heading into the 2025 campaign, like Matthew McConaughey famously said, “Sometimes you gotta go back to go forward..”

So we will. Here’s a look at how the 2024 NFC West division race shook out.

2024 NFC West Results

Team	2024 Overall	2024 Divisional
Los Angeles Rams	10-7	4-2
Seattle Seahawks	10-7	4-2
Arizona Cardinals	8-9	3-3
San Francisco 49ers	6-11	1-5

Typically, when recapping a division from the season prior, you begin with the reigning division champions and work your way through the standings, however, the big story in the NFC West a season ago came with the team that finished dead last in the division.

Just a few months after a heartbreaking overtime Super Bowl loss in Las Vegas to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, the Super Bowl loser curse paired with the Madden cover jinx was just too much for the defending NFC Champs to overcome in 2024.

The Niners season was marred by injuries, the most notable coming to Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk, each of whom would go on to miss most of their respective seasons with ligament tears, and in the case of CMC, Achilles tendonitis which understandably caused Kyle Shanahan to approach the matter very cautiously given what that injury typically leads to (just ask the Indiana Pacers about this).

They weren’t the only ones to miss time or have their play greatly impacted by their health, however, as the Niners injury list each week looked like a M*A*S*H unit.

As a result, the Niners limped to their worst finish since the COVID season of 2020 where they also finished with six wins, and their 1-5 record in division games showed their grip over their NFC West rivals was no longer present.

The eventual division champion Los Angeles Rams had to fight through their own adversity in 2024, beginning their season 1-4 as they headed into their Week 6 bye.

Following the bye week, Sean McVay’s group was a completely different team and would go on to win nine of their last 12 games, including both matchups against the Seahawks, as the Rams would end the season 10-7 and stake claim to the division crown.

The season sweep over Seattle was the difference maker, with the Rams come-from-behind road OT win over Seattle proving to be the decider.

While the Rams lost future first-ballot Hall of Famer Aaron Donald to retirement entering the 2024 season, rookie Jared Verse came onto the scene and showed that the future is bright in Tinseltown for this Rams defense.

Meanwhile, the Seahawks started an NFL season without Pete Carroll on the sidelines for the first time since 2009 with former Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald taking over in his first-season as head coach in the Emerald City.

Macdonald became the youngest coach in NFL history upon being named to the role, and his primary task was to shore up a Seahawks defense that had lost their way since the glorious Legion of Boom days from the early 2010’s.

While the Seahawks defense had some growing pains in adjusting to Macdonald’s scheme at the beginning of the season, towards the end of the season they were one of the best defenses in all of football and the main reason Seattle was in the hunt for a division crown all the way up until the last week of the year.

But as it often goes in the NFL, while one side of the ball improved under the new coach, the other side of the ball faltered, with the Seahawks first-season offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb picking up where the fired Shane Waldron had left off with an offense that was way too imbalanced and tried to be one of the most pass-happy offenses in football with one of the worst offensive lines in the sport.

The recipe largely did not work, and it’s honestly impressive that the Seahawks still managed to finish 10-7 on the season given how broken that side of the football was.

Lastly, an Arizona team expected to make a leap and contend for a division title essentially half way met those expectations in 2024.

While the Cardinals were certainly improved from the season before where they finished 4-13, they still weren’t quite on par with the rest of the division.

With that being said, Arizona did manage to end the 2024 season with an 8-9 record after starting the year 1-3. At one point in time last season following that 1-3 start, the Cardinals won five of their next six games to put up a 6-4 record heading into the bye week, however coming out of the bye is where the wheels came off the Cardinals bus as they would lose five of their next six games and finish the season with a meaningless Week 18 win over the 49ers.

However, there’s a lot of reason to be bullish about the 2025 Cardinals, and it’s largely due to the players they have on offense, headlined by QB Kyler Murray, RB James Conner and young WR Marvin Harrison Jr. The Cards will once again be tabbed as a team to look out for in the upcoming season.

Without further ado, the article below covers the NFC West with all the NFL Futures Odds and insights you need to know ahead of the start of the new NFL season, including:

• 2025 NFC West Win Totals
• 2025 NFC West Super Bowl Odds
• 2025 NFC West Division Winner
• 2025 NFC West Player MVP Odds

Let’s dive full on into the NFC West!

2025 NFC West Win Totals

Of all the eight divisions across the NFL, oddsmakers have tabbed the NFC North and the NFC West as the only divisions with all four teams having projected win totals of 8.5 games or above.

That’s a pretty good testament to the quality of teams in this division and the general wide open feel as to who will eventually come out on top in the West.

Also bear in mind, the NFC West drew the fortunate AFC South/NFC South combination in their non-divisional games this year. That’s the same combination the NFC North had in 2024, and all that division did was have a team that won 15, 14, and 11 games a season ago.

Here’s a look at your win total betting odds for the NFC West as we approach the start of the new season.

Team	Projected Wins and Betting Odds
San Francisco 49ers	O/U 10.5 | (-120/+100)
Los Angeles Rams	O/U 9.5 | (-125/+105)
Arizona Cardinals	O/U 8.5 | (-115/-105)
Seattle Seahawks	O/U 8.5 | (+115/-135)

• After a brutal 2024 season, oddsmakers are projecting Kyle Shanahan’s group to bounce back in 2025 and have circled the Niners as having the highest win projection of the four NFC West teams. There may not be a bigger boom or bust team in all of football than the Niners, who when they are good they typically not only clear their win total but make a deep postseason run as well. However, when things go south, they go south quickly with half of Shanahan’s eight seasons in the Bay Area ending with six wins or fewer.
  
• While Shanahan’s Niners are the definition of all or nothing, Sean McVay’s eight years in Los Angeles have been far more consistent, with McVay only having one losing record on his resume back in 2022, and double-digit wins in six of his eight seasons on the sidelines. Not surprisingly, the Rams have cashed their win total over tickets in each of those six seasons where they won 10 games or more, making them one of the stronger win total bets year over year. This season, oddsmakers have them tabbed for 9.5 wins, and that once again looks like a potentially strong bet.
  
• Is this finally the season the Cardinals break through and end their postseason drought? Oddsmakers are suggesting it could happen as they are projected to win 8.5 games in 2025. However, it’s a nice reminder that Arizona has only posted one winning season (2021) in the last 10 years.
  
• The Seahawks have seemingly fixed their defense, but it’s the offense that has oddsmakers projecting them to finish in 4th place as we begin the new season. Nonetheless, this is a franchise that has registered at least nine wins in 12 of the last 13 seasons. Is Sam Darnold that much worse than Geno Smith? Something tells me this line is too low. 

2025 NFC West – To Win Super Bowl 60 Odds

The NFC West have been well represented in the Super Bowl over the last 15 years, with only the Cardinals not making it to the NFL’s final game, and the Rams and Seahawks each winning Super Bowl’s.

Here’s a look at how the Super Bowl futures market looks for the NFC West as we start the new season.

NFC West Teams – Super Bowl LX Odds

Team	FanDuel	DraftKings	BetMGM
San Francisco 49ers	+1800	+2000	+2000
Los Angeles Rams	+1900	+2000	+2000
Arizona Cardinals	+4000	+5000	+5000
Seattle Seahawks	+6000	+6000	+6000

The 49ers and Rams are virtually tied amongst NFC West teams in relation to their odds to win Super Bowl 60, which in the Niners case would be played on their home field. However, with all the jokes at the expense of the Cowboys it’s nice to remind everyone that the Niners Super Bowl drought is even longer than theirs. 

Meanwhile the Cardinals and Seahawks offer much longer odds to win the Lombardi Trophy, with the Cardinals being offered as high as 50-1 at DraftKings and BetMGM, while the Seahawks are considered 60-1 long shots to win their first Super Bowl in 12 years.

2025 NFC West – To Win Division Odds

Of all the division races in the NFL, this is the one where oddsmakers believe each of the four teams has a realistic chance to come out on top.

Here’s how the odds shake out in the NFC West as we head towards the start of the new NFL season.

Team	FanDuel	DraftKings	BetMGM
San Francisco 49ers	+145	+200	+180
Los Angeles Rams	+200	+200	+180
Arizona Cardinals	+420	+425	+450
Seattle Seahawks	+550	+500	+525

Each season in the NFL features at least one instance where a team goes from worst-to-first and the strongest candidate to pull off that feat in 2025 is that of the 49ers, who despite their razor thin wide receiving corps entering the new year, have the shortest odds to climb back to the top of the division this season. 

However, at most sportsbooks, the NFC West has been projected to be a battle between the Rams and Niners, with the Rams having virtually the same odds as the Niners at the start of the year.

The Cardinals and Seahawks are each projected to be live underdogs and if either of them get hot and can rattle off enough wins to top the Rams and Niners, both offer great value on the futures market.

2025 NFC West – Player MVP Odds

It’s undeniable now that the NFL MVP award is essentially just a coronation of what quarterback had the best season from the best team, and while the NFC West doesn’t feature a superstar like Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen, each of these QB’s could conceivably find themselves in the mix to win the MVP if they are able to guide their team to a great season.

Here’s a look at how the NFC West quarterbacks measure up in this season’s race to be NFL MVP.

Player	FanDuel	DraftKings	BetMGM
Brock Purdy (49ers)	+2800	+3000	+3000
Matthew Stafford (Rams)	+4000	+3500	+3500
Kyler Murray (Cardinals)	+5000	+2800	+5000
Sam Darnold (Seahawks)	+10000	+6000	+10000

Brock Purdy and Matthew Stafford each find themselves in the mid-tier sleeper zone with odds ranging from 30-1 to 40-1.

Kyler Murray is a perfect example as to why you want to shop around for your best odds when it comes to futures wagering, as he is listed as short (no pun intended Kyler) as +2800 at DraftKings, but is being offered at 50-1 at FanDuel and BetMGM. If Kyler went on to win MVP and you took this bet at DraftKings over your other options, you could potentially be leaving a hefty amount of cash on the table.

And despite his Cinderella season in 2024 that crashed and burned before our very eyes, oddsmakers still do not believe in Sam Darnold as a viable MVP candidate as he has odds ranging from 60-1 at DraftKings all the way up to 100-1 at FanDuel and BetMGM.

Step-By-Step To Bet On Divisional Winners

1. Go to your favorite sportsbook and log in.
2. Look for the NFL tab.
3. Click on the Division’s tab from the drop-down menu.
4. Choose the odds and team you will bet on.
5. Place your bet from the bet slip window—usually—on the right side of the screen.

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