Sports betting previews for the 2026 NFL season place the Seattle Seahawks among the primary contenders for the Super Bowl title.
As the reigning champions, Seattle's performance is a focal point for national sportsbooks including DraftKings. These projections signal whether the team can maintain its dominance or if recent roster shifts across the league have closed the gap.
Pro Football Focus (PFF) has set the Seahawks' win-total projection at 10.5 for the 2026 season [1]. The analysis suggests that betting the over on that number is an easy win, PFF said via MSN [2].
While Seattle remains a top pick, other teams have made aggressive moves to challenge the champions. The Los Angeles Rams are currently viewed by some as the clear favorites for Super Bowl 61 after trading for star pass rusher Myles Garrett, according to MLive [3]. Yahoo Sports said the Rams are loaded following several large offseason additions [4].
Despite the surge of the Rams, the Seahawks are positioned alongside the Buffalo Bills, and Baltimore Ravens as teams hot on the heels of the favorites [3]. CBS Sports said the Seahawks remain among the Super Bowl favorites specifically because of their status as defending champions [5].
Bettors are now monitoring how these futures odds trend as the season approaches. The combination of Seattle's championship pedigree and the high win-total projection suggests a high floor for the team's performance this year [1], [5].
“PFF thinks the over on 10.5 is an easy win.”
The betting market reflects a tension between the Seattle Seahawks' established success as defending champions and the aggressive offseason acquisitions of rivals like the Los Angeles Rams. A projected win total of 10.5 indicates that analysts expect Seattle to remain an elite team, though the shift in Super Bowl favorites suggests the league perceives a narrowing window of dominance for the reigning title holders.
