AFL Schedule, Odds, Lines, Standings and Betting Trends for Round 1 of 2020 Australian Football League Season

Professional sports world-wide have almost universally come screeching to a halt amid concerns around COVID-19. One of the few leagues still moving forward with their scheduled games is the AFL, which will be playing in front of empty stadiums.

The 2020 Australian Football League season will get underway in the wee hours of the morning, Eastern Time, on March 20, 2020.

That gives sports fans something to watch, and sports bettors something to sweat. FanDuel Sportsbook has you covered on that front, with odds for every game.

With that in mind, here's a run-down of Round 1 of the 2020 AFL season.

AFL Round 1 Schedule

All betting odds available on FanDuel Sportsbook.

1. AFL Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood

Western Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Collingwood (0-0)
Date: March 20, 2020
Start Time: 4:50 a.m. EST
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Head-to-Head: WB: (-109) | COLL: (-109)
Line: WB: +0.5 (-110) | COLL: -0.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: WB: 7th | COLL: 4th
Betting Trend:
- The Western Bulldogs defeated Collingwood by 14 points in the last meeting between these two teams on April 12, 2019.
- Collingwood made the preliminary finals in 2019, while the Bulldogs suffered a 58-point loss to Greatern Western Sydney in the first week of the finals.

2. AFL Essendon vs Fremantle

Essendon (0-0) vs. Fremantle (0-0)
Date: March 20, 2020
Start Time: 11:10 p.m. EST
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Head-to-Head: ESS: (-209) | FRE: (+172)
Line: ESS: -14.5 (-110) | FRE: +14.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: ESS: 8th | FRE: 13th
Betting Trends:
- Essendon went 2-0 against Fremantle in 2019, winning those games by a combined 39 points.
- Fremantle enters the 2020 season with a new coach in Justin Longmuir.

3. AFL Adelaide vs Sydney

Adelaide Crows (0-0) vs. Sydney Swans (0-0)
Date: March 21, 2020
Start Time: 1:35 a.m. EST
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Head-to-Head: ADEL: (-140) | SYD: (+118)
Line: ADEL: -5.5 (-110) | SYD: +5.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: ADEL 11th | SYD 15th
Betting Trends:
- Adelaide defeated Sydney, 12.16 (88) to 8.14 (62), in their lone meeting in the 2019 season.
- Adelaide enters the 2020 season with a new coach in Matthew Nicks.

4. AFL Greater Western Sydney vs Geelong

Greater Western Sydney Giants (0-0) vs. Geelong Cats (0-0)
Date: March 21, 2020
Start Time: 2:05 a.m. EST
Venue: GIANTS Stadium
Head-to-Head: GWS: (-178) | GEEL: (+150)
Line: GWS: -11.5 (-110) | GEEL: +11.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: GWS 6th | GEEL 1st
Betting Trends:
- Greater Western Sydney suffered an 89-point defeat to Richmond in the 2019 Grand Final.
- Geelong blew a 21-point lead against Collingwood in the first week of the 2019 finals.

5. AFL Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide

Gold Coast Suns (0-0) vs. Port Adelaide (0-0)
Date: March 21, 2020
Start Time: 4:40 a.m. EST
Venue: Metricon Stadium
Head-to-Head: GCFC: (+164) | PORT: (-194)
Line: GCFC: +12.5 (-110) | PORT: -12.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: GCFC 18th | PORT 10th
Betting Trends:
- Gold Coast has finished in the bottom four in each of the past five AFL seasons.
- Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has said he'll hand in his resignation if his team doesn't make the finals this year.

6. AFL North Melbourne vs St Kilda

North Melbourne (0-0) vs. St Kilda (0-0)
Date: March 21 2020
Start Time: 10:05 p.m. EST
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Head-to-Head: NMFC: (+102) | STK: (-120)
Line: NMFC: +2.5 (-110) | STK: -2.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: NMFC 12th | STK 14th
Betting Trends:
- North Melbourne has gone 4-1 since Rhyce Shaw took over as head coach.
- St Kilda lost by 39 points in their last game against North Melbourne, on July 7, 2019.

7. AFL Hawthorn vs Brisbane

Hawthorn (0-0) vs. Brisbane Lions (0-0)
Date: March 22, 2020
Start Time: 12:40 a.m. EST
Venue: MCG
Head-to-Head: HAW: (+106) | BL: (-124)
Line: HAW: +2.5 (-110) | BL: -2.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: HAW 9th | BL 2nd
Betting Trends:
- Hawthorn won six of its final eight games to end the 2019 season.
- Brisbane went 2-0 against Hawthorn in 2019, winning those games by a combined 46 points.

8. AFL West Coast vs Melbourne

West Coast Eagles (0-0) vs. Melbourne (0-0)
Date: March 22, 2020
Start Time: 3:40 a.m. EST
Venue: Optus Stadium
Head-to-Head: WCE: (-270) | MELB: (+220)
Line: WCE: -20.5 (-110) | MELB: +20.5 (-110)
2019 Ladder Standing: WCE 5th | MELB 17th
Betting Trends:
- West Coast added 2019 All-Australian selection Tim Kelly in the trade period.
- Melbourne lost both of its 2019 meetings with West Coast, by a combined 29 points.

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