A perfect regular season in the National Football League has been accomplished twice during the Super Bowl era.
The first time was by the 1972 Miami Dolphins who finished the regular season unblemished with 14 victories. Miami then went on to win the next three postseason games and win Super Bowl VII with a perfect 17-0 record, the only time that feat has been realized.
The 2007 New England Patriots are the only team to ever win all of their regular-season contests during a 16-game season. They lost Super XLVI to the New York Giants, coming up one win short of setting a new standard for perfection.
Online sports betting sites are often exploratory in their efforts to create new odds and lines for pro football. NFL prop bets can take action on any game-related occurrence, and the following line asks for sports gamblers to bet on if a team can finish their 2021-22 campaign without a loss.
NFL Perfect Regular Season – Any Team To Go 17-0 Regular Season
- Yes +1200
There is no option to wager on an outcome of “no” because it represents a near-certain losing bet for the oddsmakers. The +1200 NFL moneyline odds reflect a 7.5% chance of a perfect regular season being attained in 2021-22 based on the predictions of the bookies combined with the amount of action laid on the line.
The same odds are offered by the below prop bet for an NFL franchise to complete their 2021-22 season without a win. It has only happened four times in the modern era, and only twice since the NFL moved to a 16-game schedule.
NFL Perfect Regular Season – Any Team To Go 0-17 Regular Season
- Yes +1200
To give you an idea of how unlikely both of the above occurrences are, the same +1200 NFL odds are being offered for Colin Kaepernick to play in the National Football League this year.
Will Colin Kaepernick play in the NFL this season?
- No -5000
- Yes +1200
In order to win $1 betting on Kaepernick’s continued absence from the NFL this season, football gamblers would need to wager $50. While that may seem like easy money, that’s a lot of bankroll to risk for up to 8 months until the season concludes.
So, if the outcomes of “yes” contains the same odds for all three pro football prop bets, why is an occurrence of “no” only including in the Kaepernick betting line?
That’s likely due to the occurrence of Colin Kapernick signing a contract with an NFL team being within the realm of reasonable possibility. If injuries run rampant at the quarterback position across the league, the need for Colin’s services could arise.
On the other hand, an outcome of a team going undefeated or winless on a given year is so improbable that allowing for wagers on the opposite side of that action equates to giving away money no matter how long the odds are.
While all NFL bet types require risk, we don’t advise placing more than a dollar or two on any of the above NFL props due to their incredibly low probability.
NFL Betting Odds – BetOnline
Source – Sportscasting.com
