
Say, did you lose money last night because two brothers didn’t hug for at least seven seconds, or because Jim Nantz and Phil Simms cleverly avoided saying “Harbaugh” 37 times by referring to said brothers using only their first names? Then boy do we have a deal for you.
It’s already time to bet on next year’s Super Bowl. Step right up, kids, because Day 1 of the offseason is a fine time to starting losing money on football.
Gambling websites and bookies in dark alley corners everywhere have already started to forecast next year’s Super Bowl winner, a team that will have to triumph over the vicious claws of mother nature while exposed outside in the New York elements. But hey, at least the lights will stay on. Maybe.
Here are the odds for every team, from Bodog:
Denver Broncos 7/1
New England Patriots 15/2
San Francisco 49ers 15/2
Green Bay Packers 10/1
Baltimore Ravens 12/1
Seattle Seahawks 12/1
Houston Texans 14/1
Atlanta Falcons 18/1
New Orleans Saints 18/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 18/1
Chicago Bears 20/1
New York Giants 20/1
Dallas Cowboys 25/1
Washington Redskins 30/1
Indianapolis Colts 33/1
Cincinnati Bengals 35/1
Detroit Lions 35/1
Minnesota Vikings 35/1
Philadelphia Eagles 35/1
San Diego Chargers 35/1
New York Jets 40/1
Carolina Panthers 50/1
Kansas City Chiefs 50/1
Miami Dolphins 50/1
St. Louis Rams 50/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 50/1
Arizona Cardinals 66/1
Cleveland Browns 66/1
Tennessee Titans 66/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Oakland Raiders 100/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 150/1
Vegas is surely assuming that Tony Gonzalez follows through with his retirement plans, although that’s far from certain at this point. Even with the hole Gonzo’s likely departure will create in that Falcons offense, 18/1 is pretty nice value for a team that came five points away from beating the 49ers, and playing in yesterday’s Super Bowl.
If you’re a Marc Trestman believer and think he can clean up the decaying mess that is Jay Cutler quickly, then there’s also some value with the Bears (20/1). A similar and potentially even more profitable approach could be taken with the Eagles (35/1), as Philly has a shiny new innovative head coach in Chip Kelly, and the parts in place to execute his spread-option offensive scheme quickly.
If reaching is your thing, then the Bucs are an intriguing sleeper (50/1). Yes, they lost nine games, including losses in five of their last six games to erase any shot at an NFC Wild Card playoff berth. But they had the league’s best run defense while allowing only 82.5 yards per game, and key offensive pieces in Josh Freeman, Mike Williams, Vincent Jackson, and most notably Doug Martin — who finished fifth in rushing this year during his rookie season (1,454 yards, with 11 touchdowns) — will continue to grow together.



can baltimore never get any credit, not favoured this whole playoffs. but I get it, theyre losing some key pieces and other guys are getting old, honestly they need to rebuild, they got their championship and now theyll descend into mediocrity. I feel bad for flacco but they need to trade some pieces for some future because first round exits aren’t fun, but I guess they can hope to go on a Cinderella run if they make it in to the playoffs every year