of 2023 NFL schedule announced Several predictions were already pouring in for the Bucks and their brethren in the NFC South last Thursday night. NFL.com analyst Cynthia Fleland predicts his 53-man roster across all 32 teams, and he simulated 100,000 of all 272 regular-season games to determine the predicted total win for each team in the NFC. asked for a number.
Unfortunately for the Bucks, they aren’t having a good season, according to Florand and her computer.
Florand’s analysis of the Bucks’ 2023 expected win totals
NFL.com’s Cynthia Freland talks about the expected total wins for the Bucks this year and the Las Vegas betting odds for Tampa Bay. The over-under looks tempting as the Bucks could win at least seven games this season.
Tampa Bay Bucks – 6.4 wins
Bucks CB Carlton Davis III – Photo Credit: Cliff Welch/PR
A Week 3 home game against the Eagles will be a challenge, but a Week 5 bye could give Tampa a chance to reset early in the post-Tom Brady era. Then comes four of the toughest games for the Bucks: the Bills in Week 8, the Texans in Week 9, the Titans in Week 10 and the Niners in Week 11.
Total wins: Less than 6.5 (-140)
Make the playoffs: +400
Winning Division: +800
Win the conference: +3500
Win the Super Bowl: +8000
Here’s Fleland’s analysis for the rest of the NFC South.
New Orleans Saints – 8.9 wins
Will face a pair of inexperienced quarterbacks (Panthers) Bryce Youngassuming he starts in Week 2 and the Packers, jordan love Week 3) The Saints have a better chance of winning these games early in the season. His novice QB will take time to get used to. Interestingly, the Saints have a 45.4% chance of reaching his 10th win, which reflects the number of showdown plans in the NFC South. As a 50 vs 50 game. The Falcons, Saints, and Panthers are on fire!
Atlanta Falcons – 8.7 wins

Falcons Head Coach Arthur Smith – Photo Credit: Cliff Welch/PR
Every year there is a team that rises from the basement into playoff contention. The more I look into the NFC South, the more I think this district will produce that team, and the Falcons have a great opportunity to fill that role. Winning predictions for the home game (Week 1) against the Panthers changed more after the schedule was announced than any other team’s winning predictions for a single game.
Atlanta’s roster just got stronger. smart signature and draft pickthe run-oriented offense is well positioned to score first downs on the ground and could force the Carolina rookie Bryce Young Throw more to catch up. By the time these teams start their Week 15 rematch, things will be different, but in Week 1, the Panthers were still breaking in Young (assuming he started), and many of the changes they’ve made this offseason. will be adapted to
Carolina Panthers – 7.9 wins
seek Bryce Young To really step up after the Panthers’ Week 7 bye. If Carolina is to move toward playoff contention, it’s possible that Young and the rest of the team are starting to mesh in their first year under Frank Reich, and that would be the time.