Odds to win the Super Bowl for each team, the favorite, the sleepers, and the long shots  

There are just a matter of hours until the NFL playoffs kickoff from Carolina as the Panthers host the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET. While teams are getting set for the knockout stage of the tournament, fans are studying matchups

Seahawks start playoffs as SB favs

This is one of the most open, and uncertain postseasons we have seen in a long time in the NFL. The top two seeds in both the AFC and the NFC weren’t even in the playoff last year. There are Wild Card teams that have won Super Bowls or been knocking on the door over the last couple of years. The defending Super Bowl champions are looking to make a back-to-back bid while a five of the 14 playoff teams are looking to lift the Lombardi Trophy for the first time in franchise history.

Throughout the season, there has been one common theme. There are no teams that look like the obvious frontrunner to win Super Bowl LX. That has at least been the consensus of the media, the experts and ex players, but the oddsmakers see it another way.

Of course, that is the job of odds makers for casinos around the world and the favorite to win the Super Bowl in the eyes of the analysts at MGM Grand think that the one seed in the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks (+375), are the favorite to win Super Bowl LX.

Eagles a long shot to repeat

The Seahawks came into the season as a long shot with +6000 odds after a 10-7 season last year and an offseason that saw them make a change at quarterback. They brought in Sam Darnold after his career was revived in Minnesota and let Geno Smith go to Las Vegas.

The Seahawks NFC West rivals, the Los Angeles Rams (+425) are second favorites despite being a Wild Card team that will have to play all of their games away from Sofi Stadium. The other one seed, the Denver Broncos (+650), out of the AFC are third after a 13-4 season, while the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (+850) are in the fourth spot.

Another Wild Card team, the Buffalo Bills (+1000), round out the top five favorites in the eyes of the odds makers at MGM Grand. The two seed in the AFC, the New England Patriots (+1000), have the same odds as the Bills, but the Pats came into the season at +12500 odds to win it all. Those were the longest odds to win it all among the remaining teams in the playoffs, tied with the Carolina Panthers (+20000), who are at the bottom of the list of favorites to win the Supe Bowl of all the 14 playoff teams.

Related stories

NFL

Saints make big QB decision: “There are building blocks here”

NFL

Lowest seed to win the Super Bowl 

Get your game on! Whether you’re into NFL touchdowns, NBA buzzer-beaters, world-class soccer goals, or MLB home runs, our app has it all.

Dive into live coverage, expert insights, breaking news, exclusive videos, and more – plus, stay updated on the latest in current affairs and entertainment. Download now for all-access coverage, right at your fingertips – anytime, anywhere.