NFL futures: Betting on which teams lead the league in points scored

It's amazing just how many bets you can make in the NFL futures market, and we've been running through everything we can find. One such market caught our eye, looking at the odds on total points scored for the year. You can back both a team you think leads the league in scoring and who comes in last.

Naturally it's more fun to find us a team that could expect some fireworks, so we'll touch on that first before looking at the flip side later this week.

The favorites

Odds courtesy of DraftKings.

1. San Francisco 49ers (+500)
2. Detroit Lions (+550)
3. Buffalo Bills (+900)
4. Miami Dolphins (+1000)
5. Dallas Cowboys (+1000)
6. Philadelphia Eagles (+1000)
7. Kansas City Chiefs (+1100)
8. Los Angeles Rams (+1200)
9. Baltimore Ravens (+1300)
10. Green Bay Packers (+1500)

Last year, it was the Dallas Cowboys who topped the NFL in points scored with 30.1 points per game. The rest of the top five, all averaging 27+ points per game, were San Francisco, Miami, Baltimore and Detroit.

As one might imagine, each of the top nine teams for points per game made the postseason, so it should come as little surprise to see the favorites in this market all teams that sit near the top of the Super Bowl odds board for this season.

Our bets

Miami Dolphins +1000

Miami seems worth a wager here after coming in third this past season in points (27.9 per game) and 11th the year prior.

This offense had spurts of getting into track meets, as one might imagine they would with Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle at WR and Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane at running back.

The Dolphins proved they can beat you with explosive plays on the ground and through the air, and their speedy skill-position players are all back in the fold, plus they added Odell Beckham Jr. and rookie RB Jaylen Wright. 

This offense is loaded and at 10-1, we'll gladly back them to pour on the points again.