Stats website FiveThirtyEight has made some great advancements in using numbers to predict outcomes over the last few years and their ELO rating for the NFL has also been quite successful. That’s why it’s worth noting that as they released their ELO ratings and odds for Week 1, no team has a greater chance of victory in the season opener than the Seattle Seahawks.
The Seahawks are 82% likely to beat the Miami Dolphins.
If you’re looking around the NFC West, the Arizona Cardinals are 60% likely to beat the New England Patriots, the LA Rams 53% likely to lose to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.