Ravens Open Up As Super Bowl Favorite As Postseason Begins

The NFL regular season has come to a conclusion and the playoffs are all set with the matchups and seedings in place. With that, the oddsmakers have released the updated Super Bowl odds with the final 12 teams in the running. Let’s take a look at the opening odds as the Wild Card Weekend Games approach:

SUPER BOWL ODDS: THE FAVORITES

BALTIMORE RAVENS: +210
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: +400
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: +400
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: +600

According to the odds, it is the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl to lose. The Ravens are the obvious choice as they finished the season with the best record in the NFL and defeated the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots. Their offenses set all sorts, leading the NFL in scoring with 33.2 points per game while quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to be named the league MVP. Baltimore gets home-field advantage against any possible opponent in the AFC Championship Game. The Kansas City Chiefs have a decent chance of facing the Ravens in the AFC title game, but it will be very hard for the Chiefs to beat both the Patriots and Ravens in consecutive weeks. However, the Chiefs did beat Baltimore earlier this year.

The NFC is more complicated because five of the six playoff teams won at least 10 games. The 49ers are the top seed, but New Orleans often looked like the best team in the conference. The Saints would have to win three games to make the Super Bowl and they’ll have to go through Green Bay and Lambeau Field if they’re to advance. The Frozen Tundra is never easy to deal with at this time of year. Meanwhile, some people feel the Seattle Seahawks are a quality sleeper bet. They’ll likely not have home-field advantage at any point this postseason but they finished the regular season 7-1 in away games. That tied them with New Orleans and San Francisco as the best road record this season in the NFC.

SUPER BOWL ODDS: THE LONGSHOTS

BUFFALO BILLS: +5000
TENNESSEE TITANS: +4000
HOUSTON TEXANS: +4000
MINNESOTA VIKINGS: +3300

The longshots for the Super Bowl could also include the Philadelphia Eagles (priced at +2500), but these are the four biggest longshots. Minnesota is the sixth seed in the NFC and has played terribly in the past few weeks, losing two straight and three of five to end the year. The idea of the Vikings beating the Saints, the 49ers, and then either the Packers or Seahawks in three straight weeks seems very unlikely.

In the AFC, either the Bills or Texans would likely have to win in Baltimore and Kansas City after winning the Wild Card game. Neither team has had much playoff success in a long time. The Texans have made the playoffs in four of the last five seasons but have just one win to show for it (a win over the Connor Cook-led Oakland Raiders) while the Bills haven’t won a playoff game since 1999.

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