As is traditional in these gambling days, the Las Vegas oddsmakers have wasted no time in laying out next season's favorite to win the Super Bowl. This time around, it is none other than the team who lost the Super Bowl less than 24 hours ago. The Indianapolis Colts check in as the best bet to win it all, with 13-2 odds. The San Diego Chargers come next at 8-1. This year's champion, the New Orleans Saints, are tied with the Patriots for next on the list -- at 10-1 odds to bring home the Lombardi Trophy. A common fallacy among casual fans who don't gamble is that these are actual predictions. They aren't. The aim is to make as much money as possible, thus, the teams most likely to garner the most bets are placed at the top and the teams least likely to garner bets are placed lower on the spectrum (in an attempt to attract action). Thus, teams with huge fan bases like the Cowboys and Steelers are likely to always be toward the top in the odds, while teams with lower fan bases like the Jacksonville Jaguars will generally be lower on the list.
This isn't to say there is no attention paid to how good teams are expected to be, it's just that they find a happy medium in order to make the most amount of money possible.
Here are the complete odds, courtesy of bodog.com.
Indianapolis Colts 13/2
San Diego Chargers 8/1
New England Patriots 10/1
New Orleans Saints 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
Dallas Cowboys 12/1
Green Bay Packers 12/1
Minnesota Vikings 12/1
Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
Baltimore Ravens 20/1
New York Giants 20/1
New York Jets 25/1
Tennessee Titans 25/1
Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Cincinnati Bengals 30/1
Arizona Cardinals 35/1
Chicago Bears 35/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Carolina Panthers 40/1
Miami Dolphins 45/1
San Francisco 49ers 45/1
Seattle Seahawks 45/1
Denver Broncos 50/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 50/1
Washington Redskins 50/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Cleveland Browns 100/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Oakland Raiders 100/1
St. Louis Rams 100/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100/1
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The Chargers HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
The Colts and Chargers above the SuperBowl Champion Saints Ha Ha Haaaa!!! the Saints do have alot of freeagents but the cores going to stay, who picks this crap,the Saints are only going to be more confident and lead the league again on offense, not to mention their defense became real scary towards the end of the year, back 2 back WHODAT!!!
Manning is looking like a grandpa out there. Can't hold back SANCHEZ
Chargers and Steelers are too high. Especially the Steelers.
Steelers. My favorite team: not high enough.
THE REDSKINS 50-1 I THINK THEY WILL BE BETTER THIS YEAR, AND BY THE WAY THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS PLAYED A GREAT GAME, AND MY MOM & DAD ARE IN HEAVEN WATCHING THE GAME THEY ARE BOTH FROM NO., GO SAINTS!!
next years superbowl browns lions
You got to admit Manning has quite a Cult following....No matter how many years of playoffs he chokes in they still say he is going to win.
Man most teams would run the QB out of town after all those seasons ending like they have no matter how great his stats were.
I think a lot of it is his commercials...and I have to admit they are pretty good....he is a good actor.
umm, you do know he won a Super Bowl 3 years ago, right? and that he was the MVP of that game? I'll take him over any other quarterback in the game. It's a team game, he doesn't play defense or block or run the ball or tackle, etc.
While that may be true, no QB has to do more in order for their team to win than Peyton. Even with a good quarterback (maybe Schaub from Houston), this team is mediocre. They can't run the ball, they're defense is shoddy...leaves everything on Peyton's shoulders. He may not win the big one often, but the Colts would be nowhere close without him.
I'll take Brady over Manning. Brady is a winner. In only 8 seasons he's been to 4 super bowls (50% of his 8 year career he has made it to the S.B.), and won 3. Manning has been playing since 1998, has been to two S.B. and is 1-1. After missing the entire 2008 season from knee surgery, Brady comes back and has his 2nd best season. I want the ball in Brady's hands when the game is on the line. Clutch and Class.
MATT SCHAULB???? are u crazy.... can u say GARBAGE
Hey James, did you ever consider that Brady's 'super' record is zilch since he no longer gets the defense's calls before the play??? I know reality hurts, but Brady sucked this year and proved that without pre-knowledge of the defenses calls he is nothing more than mediocre. I'd be willing to bet that Brady NEVER makes it back to the Super Bowl... In fact, the Patriots should be forced to relinquish their SB victories based on their cheating coach and cheating team... they are a bunch of POSERs that achieved success thru CHEATING, accept facts you bunch of dolts...
Miami just came the closest they will ever get to a super bowl and that was watching it at their home field. Go patriots, Americas real team, if you can get some better defense and a couple receivers.Well be in dallas next year and Im not talking about the cowboys, that team from the last century..
Dolphins will become the next dynasty leaving an aged Mosss and sissy Brady fighting for second place next to Mark "Dirty" Sanchez and Rex "Buffet Killer" Ryan's Jets. Its funny how since the Patriots havent been able to go all the way since they got caught cheating. Oh well.....maybe next century Pats.....
Whoever said the steelers are too high doesnt know football, that team will be back, you can believe that.
THE CHARGERS? Are you serious Vegas? They will choke in the playoffs like always! Good Job Vegas you chose the 2 biggest chokers as a Favorite The Chargers and Peyton Manning! LOL!
I'll take $100.00 on the Vikes WITH Farve...and I'm a Charger fan.
Does vegas know that the Saints have 29 free agents this off season??? And whoever said the Steelers were to high must hate them with a passion. They will be back next year.
The Chargers are too high. It pains me to say that cause I'm a life long SD fan. They'll never win with that childish bunch of players and the great enabler Norvell calling the shots.