Newly re-signed Penrith veteran Peter Wallace has backed the clubs rookie halves pairing to lead the side to an unlikely NRL finals berth.Pencilled in as the clubs halfback in the pre-season, Wallace is the clubs first-choice hooker for the next two seasons after extending his contract on Monday until the end of the 2018 season.I remember I met with (coach Anthony Griffin) at the start of the year and he said, I want to start with you in the halves, Wallace told AAP.He said, I dont know whats going to happen during the year, but that was the way were going to start and well just see how it goes.It took just one round for Griffins plans to turn upside down, with Wallace deputising for an injured James Segeyaro and doing such a strong job that Segeyaro was made dispensable by mid-season.Another experienced campaigner in Jamie Soward was also let go last month, paving the way for rookie halfback Nathan Cleary to establish himself as the clubs No.1 playmaker.Wallace is confident the 18-year-old Cleary, together with fellow youngster Te Maire Martin, could thrust the eighth-placed Panthers into the finals.Martin makes his long-awaited return from a shoulder injury via reserve grade this week and is expected to return to top grade the following round.Naths a bit of a different mould than a normal rookie half. 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I give my overall assessment of each teams strengths and weaknesses heading into the season, including my take on how each team will perform against the spread and if it is a good over/under play. I also give my take on each teams future-book odds, including Super Bowl futures and odds to win the division or conference, if I think thats a better bet. Plus, I give my take on each teams over/under season win total.Here are all 16 teams in the AFC.Odds are from the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Thursday, Sept. 1.?FPI Projection is the number of wins from ESPNs Football Power Index. MLE is the money-line estimate using the CG Technology Weeks 1-16 lines. W/L/T is the record using the same method. (Note: Each Week 17 game is set as a pick em. Also, CG Technology closed these lines at the start of the preseason, so Ive made adjustments for major injuries.)AFC betting previews | NFC | Super Bowl betsAFC EastNew England Patriots Super Bowl odds: 6-1 (opened 8-1) Over/unnder season win total: 10.dddddddddddd5 (O -120/U EVEN) FPI Projection: 9.9 | MLE: 10.5 | W/L/T: 13-2-1Overview: The Patriots will play their first four games without Tom Brady, but theyre still the favorite to win the Super Bowl and have the highest season win total at 10.5 (along with the Packers, Seahawks, Panthers and Steelers). New England just continues to find players via trade or the waiver wire to fit into its system. Jimmy Garoppolo, who was going to start the first four games last year before Bradys original Deflategate suspension was overturned, takes over but will be an underdog in only the opener at Arizona. If the Patriots knock off the Cardinals, they might go 4-0 or at least 3-1 before Brady returns. 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