2016 NFC East NFL Betting Preview: Cowboys Lead the Division on Super Bowl Odds

The Washington Redskins won the NFC East last season, but oddsmakers have doubts about the team's chances on the NFL futures market for the season ahead. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys won just four games last year, but they own the shortest odds to win Super Bowl 51 of any member of the NFC East, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.

Here's a post-draft update on the Super Bowl odds for the four members of the NFC East for 2016.

Dallas Cowboys (20-1)

Coming off a lost season in which quarterback Tony Romo missed 12 games to injury, the Cowboys search for redemption. Dallas finished just 4-12 straight up last year, its worst record since Jimmy Johnson's first season in town. It was 4-11-1 against the spread and just 1-11 SU and 2-9-1 ATS without Romo.

The Cowboys nabbed Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth pick in the recent draft, but they took a chance—and may have wasted a quality pick—by taking rehabbing Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith at No. 34 overall.

New York Giants (25-1)

New York also struggled through a forgettable 2015 campaign, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season and then parting ways with two-time Super Bowl champion head coach Tom Coughlin. So the Giants now move forward with a new head coach, Ben McAdoo, a 35-year-old Eli Manning and last year's 32nd-ranked defense.

Washington Redskins (40-1)

Washington won the NFC East last year at odds upward of 10-1 on the NFL betting futures before laying an egg in its playoff opener against Green Bay. Are the Redskins perennial playoff contenders, or was last year just a fluke?

Washington seems to have found a quarterback in Kirk Cousins and bolstered its receiving corps by taking Josh Doctson with the 22nd pick in the draft, but the Redskins have to replace their leading rusher of the last four seasons and need to upgrade their 28th-ranked defense.

Philadelphia Eagles (50-1)

Philadelphia fell to 7-9 both SU and ATS last year, missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons and switched head coaches, canning Chip Kelly and replacing him with former Eagles quarterback Doug Pederson.

Philadelphia also parted ways with disgruntled running back DeMarco Murray. The Eagles then mortgaged part of the future to take North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz with the second pick in the draft, creating huge pressure for the rookie and instant friction with incumbent Sam Bradford.