As the 2026 NFL season gets closer to its start, we continue to search high and low for futures bets to get in on. One of the fun ways is that your futures bets don’t have to wait until January or February to pay off. The last undefeated team could easily cash just a handful of weeks into the year. Let’s dive into this edition of 2026 NFL Best Bets and bet on the last undefeated team.
The Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles both lost in Week 5 last year, the earliest the NFL has had no winless teams since 2014. The previous year, the Kansas City Chiefs were the last team standing.
Odds to be 2026 Last Undefeated Team:
Kansas City Chiefs +575
Seattle Seahawks +750
Los Angeles Rams +800
Detroit Lions +900
Baltimore Ravens +1000
Green Bay Packers +1100
San Francisco 49ers +1100
Philadelphia Eagles +1300
Buffalo Bills +1400
Los Angeles Chargers +1500
Chicago Bears +1600
Cincinnati Bengals +1800
Houston Texans +2200
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2200
Indianapolis Colts +2200
Jacksonville Jaguars +2200
Dallas Cowboys +2500
Minnesota Vikings +3500
New England Patriots +3500
Pittsburgh Steelers +3500
Carolina Panthers +4500
Denver Broncos +4500
New York Giants +6000
Washington Commanders +7500
Atlanta Falcons +10000
Tennessee Titans +10000
New Orleans Saints +10000
Las Vegas Raiders +12500
Cleveland Browns +12500
New York Jets +40000
Miami Dolphins +40000
Arizona Cardinals +40000
2026 NFL Best Bets: Last Undefeated Team
Baltimore Ravens (+1000)
As we look through the odds, you need a combination of not only a team good enough to be the last one standing, but a schedule that starts off conducive to helping them start hot. The Ravens are the first team that jumps off the page to me. They are a top-10 team in terms of the easiest strength of schedule, so that’s a bonus. Jesse Minter is the biggest question here, as he steps in as the Baltimore head coach, replacing the longtime coach John Harbaugh. He has Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry to lean on, and that’s a good combo. We know this Ravens franchise is a stable one, and one you can trust to win games. The biggest hope here is Minter breathes fresh life into MVP Lamar Jackson.
The Ravens start on the road in Indianapolis, but their Week 1 quarterback situation is in question, and I’m not high on that team. The Saints in Week 2 won’t be a cakewalk, but at home the Ravens will be favored. If they can get past the Cowboys in Dallas in Week 3, they have winnable games hosting the Titans, at the Falcons, and in Cleveland. Week 7 starts to get rough as the Bengals come to town and then at the Bills. But Week 7 or 8 could be good enough to cash this. If they can make it through the Bills in Week 8, they have back-to-back home games against Jacksonville and the Chargers. Of the “favorites,” Baltimore is my top play.
Houston Texans (+2200)
Houston is a team I’m all in on in 2026. They check in with the seventh easiest schedule in the league despite their playoff appearance last year. This Houston Texans defense might be the scariest defensive unit the NFL has seen in a while. They will wreck games and wreak havoc on NFL offenses in 2026. CJ Stroud struggled in the playoffs, but we know he’s a good quarterback, and this team won quite a few games even with Davis Mills at the helm in 2025.
The Texans start the season with two of their toughest games; they’ll have to get through those to have a shot at this. If they can, things will look up for this bet. Luckily for us, those two tough games are both in the friendly confines of NRG Stadium in Houston. After those two games against the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, in which the Texans’ defense will need to control the narrative, things ease up. The Texans go to Indianapolis, host the Cowboys, then go to Tennessee and Jacksonville. The Giants will be tough, but again they get them at home, before a tough match against the Chargers on the road. The Browns and Colts wrap up their ninth and 10th games. The Texans are my favorite bet for this market.
New Orleans Saints (+10000)
Look, the Saints are 100/1 for a reason. It wouldn’t be the easiest path, but it’s not impossible. Kellen Moore is a good football coach, and Tyler Shough showed enough last season to give him the benefit of the doubt. If they can take that year two leap, their schedule sets up nicely. It’s the second-easiest schedule, after only the Cleveland Browns. So right there, we are off to a good start. They start on the road at the Detroit Lions, and then in Baltimore. That’s a brutal first two games, and likely our bet is cooked by Week 2’s closure. But if the Saints are that shocking team early on, the schedule lightens up in a hurry. The Raiders and Falcons come to town in Weeks 3 and 4. The Vikings are a tougher home game, and New York will be a tougher road trip to face the Giants. Then it’s three home games with the Steelers, Browns, and Panthers coming to town. It’s not the easiest schedule, but at 100/1, if they can be a breakthrough team, they are worth the gamble.
