The Chiefs beat the 49ers in overtime to win Super Bowl LVIII.
Is it too early to start looking ahead to Super Bowl LVIX in New Orleans? Never. The San Francisco 49ers are favorites for the Super Bowl at +500 at BetMGMdespite losing to the Kansas City Chiefs (+700 to repeat) in Super Bowl 58. The Baltimore Ravens (+850), Buffalo Bills (+1200) and Detroit Lions (+1200) have the next best odds.
Of course, the Chiefs are still one of the favorites to win the AFC. General manager Brett Veach is expected to do everything in his power to find help for Patrick Mahomes after the offense struggled for most of the regular season.
Along with the Chiefs, the Ravens, Bills and Bengals are the AFC favorites. The Jets have worse odds now (+3000) than they did at this time last season (+2500), and that was even before they acquired Aaron Rodgers from Green Bay, although rumors were already circulating that Rodgers wanted out of Wisconsin and enter. the big Apple.
Of the teams with new head coaches, the Los Angeles Chargers (+2500) have the best odds under new coach Jim Harbaugh. the Angels has exceeded 45 million dollars the salary cap for next season, according to OverTheCap.com.
If you’re looking for teams that can make a splash in free agency, the Commanders, Titans, Patriots, Bengals and Colts have the most cap space right now.
Detroit (+1200) has completed its 180 turn from lovable underdogs to now favorite in the NFC. Dallas and Philadelphia are still near the top of their respective conferences, but there will be changes for both teams this offseason. Dallas lost defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to Washington and Philadelphia hired Kellen Moore as its new offensive coordinator and Vic Fangio to lead its defense.
The Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots have the worst odds to win the Super Bowl. All three teams will have new coaches next year.
However, betting on favorites this far is probably not a good betting strategy. Consider that the Chiefs had worse odds entering this year’s playoffs (+1000) than they did after last year’s Super Bowl win (+600).
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To help understand where these teams might be headed this offseason, especially around expectations, we checked in with our beat writers to gauge how they view the teams heading into the offseason.
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Detroit Lions +1200
The Lions have the fifth-best Super Bowl odds in 2024, and that seems about right. In their first postseason together, with the fifth-youngest roster in the NFL, the Lions reached the NFC Championship game and held a 24-7 lead. If they had made the plays necessary to win the game, it would have been them in Las Vegas waiting to lift the Lombardi. Instead, they will use a disappointing loss as motivation and work to get there next season. Detroit’s top talent: Penei Sewell, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Aidan Hutchinson, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs, etc. – should only improve with age. Quarterback Jared Goff has led two teams to NFC championship games and is coming off another solid season. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is back for another year, once again turning down head coaching opportunities. And the Lions will look to improve a secondary that needs an influx of talent. Detroit’s schedule and division look tougher on paper, but considering everything the Lions have going for them, they are well positioned for another deep playoff run. —Colton Pouncy, Lions writer
New York Jets +3000
The Jets, like any team on this list, have the ability to swing wildly in any direction. That’s the Aaron Rodgers factor. The Jets have plenty of holes to fill on offense (offensive line, wide receiver) and issues to overcome (offensive coordinator), but ultimately how far the Jets go (or don’t go) depends largely on which version of Rodgers they get. He’ll turn 41 this season and is coming off Achilles tendon surgery, so it’s fair to be skeptical that the Jets will make any noise, but they still have one of the best defenses in the NFL, which will remain largely intact and bring back two stars on offense. in Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall. —Zack Rosenblatt, Jets writer
Green Bay Packers +2500
I’m surprised the Packers’ odds are so long, considering how they finished the 2023 season. After starting 3-6, they made the playoffs, dismantled the Cowboys in the Wild Card round, and gave the 49ers a run for their money in the Divisional Round. . In his first season as a full-time starting quarterback, Jordan Love showed why he can be Green Bay’s man for the next decade and most of the supporting cast behind him, in an offense that flourished in the second half of the season. , he will return in 2024. The big questions are in the other two phases. Can the Packers improve their kicking game (pun intended), and will new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley maximize the talent on his side of the ball in a way that Joe Barry couldn’t? If Green Bay can do both, there’s no reason the Packers can’t compete to take home the Lombardi Trophy. —Matt Schneidman, Packers writer
To consider the Dolphins serious Super Bowl contenders, they have to beat teams at the same level or better than them on a semi-consistent basis. That didn’t happen in 2023, with just one win against a team that finished with a winning record: the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16. The 2024 schedule will also be tougher, with the AFC South, NFC West and Packers playing outside of Miami. AFC East opponents.
Tua Tagovailoa, as of now, will enter the final year of his rookie contract in 2024. Will Miami take care of its quarterback before Week 1? Additionally, you have to wonder if the defense can bounce back after numerous injuries, specifically to the edge rusher, which took its toll late in the 2023 campaign. Then you have to wonder if the Dolphins are the best or even the second-best team in the AFC East with the Bills as reigning champions and Aaron Rodgers set to take more than a handful of snaps at QB like last year’s injury-plagued season. —Larry Holder, senior NFL writer
You know the Texans will be one of the most attractive bets heading into the 2024 season: two of the best young players at premium positions in quarterback CJ Stroud and running back Will Anderson. Add to that budding star coach DeMeco Ryans and an improving roster, and Houston has all the elements of the team ready to take the next step.
Now, the Texans won’t face a rock-bottom schedule this season after winning the AFC South. So they’ll get the Chiefs, Ravens and Bills, along with the AFC East and NFC North to join their AFC South roster; They release a healthy NFL Draft compadre, Anthony Richardson, back to the Colts. But the Texans seemed to hold their own against all comers during the 2023 regular season before falling to the Ravens in the AFC divisional round. I expect the Texans to improve in 2024 and for Stroud to only get better after one of the strongest rookie quarterback campaigns in recent memory. If that happens, you never know… —Holder
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