NFL Futures Watch: Tyreek Hill trade reaction

A wild NFL off-season just got even crazier as the Kansas City Chiefs have traded star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five draft picks.

Hill, 28, spent six years with the Chiefs and eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark in four of his last five seasons.

The move shifted the futures market in several spots due to the Chiefs losing one of their top weapons and the Dolphins adding Hill to a skilled-position group with a lot of potential.

Let’s take a look at how this deal affected the divisional odds in the AFC East and West, while also looking at the updated Super Bowl market.

AFC EAST

The news of Miami landing Hill immediately gave them a boost to win the AFC for the first time since 2008.

Wednesday morning, the Dolphins were +600 to win the division, giving them the implied odds of just 14.29 per cent. Before the deal, Miami was third in the AFC East behind the Buffalo Bills (-200) and New England Patriots (+325).

Now, the news of Hill coming to the division has them tied with New England at +400, and the Bills number has shortened to -180.

The New York Jets round out the division at +2000.

AFC WEST

The AFC West picture looked a whole lot different about one month ago.

Kansas City sat comfortably atop the odds at -175 to win the division title.

Before free agency started, the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos both sat at +450, with the Las Vegas Raiders trailing at +900.

Now, with every team in the division making at least one key addition and the Chiefs losing one of the best playmakers in the NFL, the oddsmakers have reacted accordingly.

Kansas City has seen its divisional odds fall to +150.

The Chargers have climbed to +240 thanks to the addition of Khalil Mack to a defence that already