Monday, February 4, 2008

Super Bowl XLIII Odds

The Greek has futures odds up for next year's Super Bowl. In fact, I think some sites have had these odds up for a couple weeks now, these guys really don't mess around. Here are the favorites:


After the odds they had this year (they were better than even money to win the Super Bowl for months), +325 almost seems good for the Pats.

Five of the top seven are AFC teams, which is not surprising.

I would have expected the Colts to be second on this list, or at least closer to the Chargers. I understand they lost to them, but they did go 13-3 while outscoring opponents by 188 points, easily ahead of San Diego in both categories. It'll be interesting to see if other sites have similar odds for them, I kind of doubt it.

I wonder what the Giants would've been had they lost yesterday. 25 or 30:1, I would guess.

The odds for the other 25 teams are below. It's worth noting that The Greek has pretty decent futures odds- in total they add up to 115%, which isn't that big of a house advantage for this kind of thing.

1 comments:

Rob said...

While it's not a surefire win, I'm looking at teams who placed third in their division but underachieved this year. With a "3rd place" schedule, they should be able to rebound for the playoffs. Plus, an NFC team that fits this criteria would be a bonus.

That brings me to the New Orleans Saints... 40:1 at Sportsbook.com. 2008 opponents are not exactly frightening, both divisional and otherwise. It's worth a shot that provides plenty of room for hedging should they make the playoffs.

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