The NFL playoff field dwindled to eight after the wild card round, which prompted a new batch of Super Bowl betting odds.
Some of the teams near the top of the favorites list proved themselves worthy this past weekend with their big wins, whereas others were always among the best in the league based on how they performed during the regular season.
So as all eight teams head into the divisional round, the San Francisco 49ers were given the best odds to win the Super Bowl, according to the Bear Bets Podcast.
Updated Super Bowl odds as we head into the Divisional Round @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/n9RTwvn1Hb
— Bear Bets Podcast (@BearBetsPod) January 16, 2024
This wasn’t all that surprising for a few reasons: The 49ers were clearly one of the best teams in the NFL after taking the No. 1 seed in the NFC and have a relatively easier path to the Super Bowl in the NFC.
San Francisco will take on the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers this weekend.
The next-closest NFC team is the Detroit Lions, who have +900 odds to win the Super Bowl.
The AFC, meanwhile, is rife with contending teams like the Baltimore Ravens (+270), the Buffalo Bills (+490), and the Kansas City Chiefs (+700).
So while the Ravens did beat the 49ers this season, Baltimore’s journey will be a bit tougher than San Francisco’s as they’ll take on a Houston Texans team that just crushed the Cleveland Brown’s No. 1-ranked secondary and then would face either the Bills or the Chiefs in the AFC title game.
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