Will Chiefs win 8 games?

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Originally Posted by TEX

I just did. Now go back and see what the over/under was on them prior to last season. They can be very wrong...

I'm having a hard time finding old Vegas odds from preseasons past, but I'm pretty sure the Patriots in 2001 had the worst odds in the NFL and were picked by pundits to lose the most games.

Odds don't tell you anything aside from what the general public thinks. And Vegas then sets the odds smack in the middle of that, so they get play on both sides of the line (contrary to popular belief, Vegas doesn't WANT a surprise result which causes almost all the bettors to lose). If the Vegas over/under for the Chiefs is at 1, that simply means most people think the Chiefs will win 1 game. Nothing more, nothing less. It's about as much an indicator of a team's potential as... well, as a week one preseason blowout.