These are the odds for each team to win the Super Bowl before today’s games at most Sportsbooks in Las Vegas.
Denver Broncos 7/2
Seattle Seahawks 7/2
New England Patriots 6/1
New Orleans Saints 8/1
Carolina Panthers 12/1
San Francisco 49ers 15/1
Cincinnati Bengals 20/1
Kansas City Chiefs 28/1
Dallas Cowboys 35/1
Indianapolis Colts 40/1
Detroit Lions 40/1
Green Bay Packers 45/1
Philadelphia Eagles 50/1
Arizona Cardinals 60/1
Chicago Bears 75/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 75/1
Baltimore Ravens 75/1
San Diego Chargers 150/1
Tennessee Titans 200/1
Miami Dolphins 250/1
New York Giants 300/1
New York Jets 400/1
St Louis Rams 400/1
Washington Redskins 500/1
Cleveland Browns 500/1
Buffalo Bills 500/1
Oakland Raiders 1000/1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 9999/1
Minnesota Vikings OFF
Houston Texans OFF
Atlanta Falcons OFF
If you like a team that you think will just make the playoffs, but you’re not sure if you would bet on them to win the Super Bowl, don’t worry too much, because any team that makes the playoffs has a chance to win the Super Bowl. Just look at some of the stats below.
– Three of the past eight Super Bowl champions were No. 5 or No. 6 seeds. That is, they won three straight road playoff games to reach the big game. They were the 2010 Packers, the 2008 Giants and the 2006 Steelers.
– Six of the past eight Super Bowl champions didn’t have a first-round bye. They were the 2012 Ravens (No. 4 seed), 2011 Giants (No. 4 seed), 2010 Packers (No. 6 seed), 2008 Giants (No. 5 seed), 2007 Colts (No. 3 seed) and 2006 Steelers (No. 6 seed).
– Six of the past nine Super Bowl champions went on the road to win their conference championship game. That’s better than a 50/50. That’s something to remember if a team wins their conference championship game on the road this year.
– Only one No. 1 seed – the 2009 Saints – has won a Super Bowl in the past nine seasons.
– Four of the past six Super Bowl champions have had at least six regular-season losses (the 2011 Giants were 9-7). The average regular-season record of the past six champions: 10.7 wins, 5.3 losses.
– Three of the past four Super Bowl champs have had three-game regular-season losing streaks.
These stats above should help to reinforce that any NFL playoff team can go on to win the Super Bowl. It’s a matter of being a good enough team to make the playoffs to begin with, have healthy players (the less injuries the better), and getting hot at the right time. This is why some of the long shots make the best Super Bowl bets.
Don’t get me wrong, I would never advocate betting on a team like the Jets, but a bet on a team like Dallas at 35/1 doesn’t look too bad.
And to some people, betting on football is what it’s all about. Sure it’s fun to have a favorite team and/or root for your fantasy football players, but when you bet on games, you can have a new favorite team every week, or every day, or every game.
Betting the sport also makes college football a lot more fun. Most people’s college’s are never very good, and only a few schools ever get to compete for the national title. But when you place a bet on any bowl game, you have a personal stake in the team that you are betting on, and that makes the game fun. It makes an otherwise meaningless game, all of a sudden very important…
And that’s why betting on the Super Bowl is so popular. It’s the biggest game of the year, but most people don’t really care who wins, except of course if you bet on it. Then the biggest game of the year is suddenly important to you, and you have something to root for. It really makes it a lot of fun.
Well, it time to watch more football. Thanks for reading!
