Breaking Down the Dolphins 2022 Game-By-Game Odds … And What We Learned in Previous Years

After their 9-8 end final yr and a few high-profile offseason acquisitions like Tyreek Hill and Terron Armstead, the Miami Dolphins are among the many most intriguing groups heading into the 2022 season.

However the early forecast, based mostly on oddsmakers, is the Dolphins ending with the identical file.

The Dolphins are favored in 9 of their 17 video games, in response to the Caesars Sportsbook (by way of ESPN), and it is eight out of 16 from the DraftKings Sportsbook, which didn’t put out an early within the Dolphins residence sport in opposition to the Cleveland Browns due to the unsure standing of quarterback Deshaun Watson.

The Dolphins are favored in all their residence video games aside from these in opposition to the Buffalo Payments in Week 3 and the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Christmas Day in Week 16.

Conversely, the Dolphins are favored in three highway video games — in opposition to the New York Jets in Week 5, the Detroit Lions in Week 8 and the Chicago Bears in Week 9.

THE DOLPHINS 2022 EARLY LINES

The largest level unfold at this stage that each sportsbooks agree upon entails the sport in opposition to the Houston Texans at Onerous Rock Stadium in Week 12, with the Dolphins favored by 7.

The Caesars Sportsbook additionally has the Dolphins favored by 7 within the common season finale in opposition to the Jets at Onerous Rock Stadium, although the DraftKings line right now is 5.5.

Here is the run of the game-by-game strains:

Week 1, New England at Miami — Dolphins by 3

Week 2, Miami at Baltimore — Ravens by 4 (DK) or 3.5 (CSB)

Week 3, Buffalo at Miami — Payments by 3.5 (DK) or 4 (CSB)

Week 4, Miami at Cincinnati — Bengals by 4

Week 5, Miami at N.Y. Jets — Dolphins by 2.5 (DK) or 3 (CSB)

Week 6, Minnesota at Miami — Dolphins by 3

Week 7, Pittsburgh at Miami — Dolphins by 4.5 (DK) or 4 (CSB)

Week 8, Miami at Detroit — Dolphins by 3 (DK) or 3.5 (CSB)

Week 9, Miami at Chicago — Dolphins by 3

Week 10, Cleveland at Miami — Dolphins by 4 (CSB), no line from DK

Week 12, Houston at Miami — Dolphins by 7

Week 13, Miami at San Francisco — 49ers by 3.5 (DK) or 4 (CSB)

Week 14, Miami at L.A. Chargers — Chargers by 5.5 (DK) or 5 (CSB)

Week 15, Miami at Buffalo — Payments by 6 (DK) or 7 (CSB)

Week 16, Inexperienced Bay at Miami — Packers by 1

Week 17, Miami at New England — Patriots by 1.5

Week 18, N.Y. Jets at Miami — Dolphins by 5.5 (DK) or 7 (CSB)

THE DOLPHINS LINES OF RECENT SEASONS

The Dolphins ended up as favorites in seven of their 17 video games final season and have been 5-2 in these video games. The one losses in these video games got here in opposition to Indianapolis and Jacksonville.

The Dolphins have been 4-6 as underdogs, with the 2 victories in opposition to the Patriots and in opposition to the Ravens and Carolina Panthers.

There additionally have been seven video games in 2020 the place the Dolphins have been favored and so they went 5-2 in these video games as effectively.

The Dolphins did higher as underdogs that season, going 5-4.

The final time the Dolphins made the playoffs was the 2016 season, and that yr they have been favored in solely 5 of their 16 video games. The Dolphins ended up going 6-5 as underdogs that season, together with 4-1 as favorites.