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How PFT’s power rankings stack up with Vegas Super Bowl odds
Posted by Mike Wilkening on July 25, 2014
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First, here’s a primer on how the odds are determined.
The opening odds are set by various Nevada sports books in the winter. From there, the betting public — any person with the cash on hand to make a minimum future-book bet of five bucks or so — goes to work. The odds move as the public places their bets.
The following 18 clubs have lower Super Bowl odds than when betting began: the 49ers, Packers, Saints, Eagles, Colts, Bengals, Bears, Steelers, Ravens, Giants, Lions, Rams, Cowboys, Texans, Vikings, Jets, Browns and Raiders. In short, something happened to convince Caesars to cut the price, to make it a little less sweet of a deal for bettors.
By contrast, the Broncos, Cardinals, Chiefs, Falcons, Panthers, Buccaneers, Titans and Jaguars all have higher odds than when betting started.
The Jaguars, at 200-1, are the longest shot on the board at Caesars — and it’s not close. To wit: every other club has odds of 75-1 or lower.
Below are the Super Bowl odds at the Caesars Entertainment sportsbooks as of July 21 with PFT’s rating of each club in parentheses. The teams are ordered by their odds to win Super Bowl 49 at Caesars:
T-1) Seattle Seahawks: 5-1. (PFT rank: 1.) Opening odds: 5-1.
T-1) Denver Broncos: 5-1. (PFT rank: 3.) Opening odds: 4-1.
3) San Francisco 49ers: 5.5-1. (PFT rank: 2.) Opening odds: 6-1.
4) Green Bay Packers: 7-1. (PFT rank: 5.) Opening odds: 15-1.
5) New England Patriots: 8-1. (PFT rank: 4.) Opening odds: 8-1.
6) New Orleans Saints: 14-1. (PFT rank: 6.) Opening odds: 15-1.
7) Philadelphia Eagles: 15-1. (PFT rank: 13.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-8) Indianapolis Colts: 18-1. (PFT rank: 8.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-8) Cincinnati Bengals: 18-1. (PFT rank: 9.) Opening odds: 20-1.
T-8) Chicago Bears: 18-1. (PFT rank: 12.) Opening odds: 30-1.
11) Pittsburgh Steelers: 20-1. (PFT rank: 15.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-12) Baltimore Ravens: 25-1. (PFT rank: 7.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-12) New York Giants: 25-1. (PFT rank: 18.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-12) Detroit Lions: 25-1. (PFT rank: 21.) Opening odds: 40-1.
15) St. Louis Rams: 28-1. (PFT rank: 20.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-16) Dallas Cowboys: 30-1. (PFT rank: 24.) Opening odds: 35-1.
T-16) Houston Texans: 30-1. (PFT rank: 25.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-18) Arizona Cardinals: 35-1. (PFT rank: 11.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-18) Kansas City Chiefs: 35-1. (PFT rank: 17.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-20) Carolina Panthers: 40-1. (PFT rank: 10.) Opening odds: 25-1.
T-20) Atlanta Falcons: 40-1. (PFT rank: 14.) Opening odds: 20-1.
T-20) San Diego Chargers: 40-1. (PFT rank: 16.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-20) Washington Redskins: 40-1. (PFT rank: 23.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-20) Minnesota Vikings: 40-1. (PFT rank: 27.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-25) New York Jets: 50-1. (PFT rank: 19.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-25) Cleveland Browns: 50-1. (PFT rank: 22.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-25) Miami Dolphins: 50-1. (PFT rank: 31.) Opening odds: 50-1.
T-25) Oakland Raiders: 50-1. (PFT rank: 32.) Opening odds: 150-1.
29) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 60-1. (PFT rank: 26.) Opening odds: 50-1.
T-30) Buffalo Bills: 75-1. (PFT rank: 28.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-30) Tennessee Titans: 75-1. (PFT rank: 30.) Opening odds: 50-1.
32) Jacksonville Jaguars: 200-1. (PFT rank: 29.) Opening odds: 150-1.
Posted by Mike Wilkening on July 25, 2014
First, here’s a primer on how the odds are determined.
The opening odds are set by various Nevada sports books in the winter. From there, the betting public — any person with the cash on hand to make a minimum future-book bet of five bucks or so — goes to work. The odds move as the public places their bets.
The following 18 clubs have lower Super Bowl odds than when betting began: the 49ers, Packers, Saints, Eagles, Colts, Bengals, Bears, Steelers, Ravens, Giants, Lions, Rams, Cowboys, Texans, Vikings, Jets, Browns and Raiders. In short, something happened to convince Caesars to cut the price, to make it a little less sweet of a deal for bettors.
By contrast, the Broncos, Cardinals, Chiefs, Falcons, Panthers, Buccaneers, Titans and Jaguars all have higher odds than when betting started.
The Jaguars, at 200-1, are the longest shot on the board at Caesars — and it’s not close. To wit: every other club has odds of 75-1 or lower.
Below are the Super Bowl odds at the Caesars Entertainment sportsbooks as of July 21 with PFT’s rating of each club in parentheses. The teams are ordered by their odds to win Super Bowl 49 at Caesars:
T-1) Seattle Seahawks: 5-1. (PFT rank: 1.) Opening odds: 5-1.
T-1) Denver Broncos: 5-1. (PFT rank: 3.) Opening odds: 4-1.
3) San Francisco 49ers: 5.5-1. (PFT rank: 2.) Opening odds: 6-1.
4) Green Bay Packers: 7-1. (PFT rank: 5.) Opening odds: 15-1.
5) New England Patriots: 8-1. (PFT rank: 4.) Opening odds: 8-1.
6) New Orleans Saints: 14-1. (PFT rank: 6.) Opening odds: 15-1.
7) Philadelphia Eagles: 15-1. (PFT rank: 13.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-8) Indianapolis Colts: 18-1. (PFT rank: 8.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-8) Cincinnati Bengals: 18-1. (PFT rank: 9.) Opening odds: 20-1.
T-8) Chicago Bears: 18-1. (PFT rank: 12.) Opening odds: 30-1.
11) Pittsburgh Steelers: 20-1. (PFT rank: 15.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-12) Baltimore Ravens: 25-1. (PFT rank: 7.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-12) New York Giants: 25-1. (PFT rank: 18.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-12) Detroit Lions: 25-1. (PFT rank: 21.) Opening odds: 40-1.
15) St. Louis Rams: 28-1. (PFT rank: 20.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-16) Dallas Cowboys: 30-1. (PFT rank: 24.) Opening odds: 35-1.
T-16) Houston Texans: 30-1. (PFT rank: 25.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-18) Arizona Cardinals: 35-1. (PFT rank: 11.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-18) Kansas City Chiefs: 35-1. (PFT rank: 17.) Opening odds: 30-1.
T-20) Carolina Panthers: 40-1. (PFT rank: 10.) Opening odds: 25-1.
T-20) Atlanta Falcons: 40-1. (PFT rank: 14.) Opening odds: 20-1.
T-20) San Diego Chargers: 40-1. (PFT rank: 16.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-20) Washington Redskins: 40-1. (PFT rank: 23.) Opening odds: 40-1.
T-20) Minnesota Vikings: 40-1. (PFT rank: 27.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-25) New York Jets: 50-1. (PFT rank: 19.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-25) Cleveland Browns: 50-1. (PFT rank: 22.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-25) Miami Dolphins: 50-1. (PFT rank: 31.) Opening odds: 50-1.
T-25) Oakland Raiders: 50-1. (PFT rank: 32.) Opening odds: 150-1.
29) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 60-1. (PFT rank: 26.) Opening odds: 50-1.
T-30) Buffalo Bills: 75-1. (PFT rank: 28.) Opening odds: 75-1.
T-30) Tennessee Titans: 75-1. (PFT rank: 30.) Opening odds: 50-1.
32) Jacksonville Jaguars: 200-1. (PFT rank: 29.) Opening odds: 150-1.