The odds for the 2020 Super Bowl will never be better, so make your bets now before everything changes. These are your best and worst bets for next year’s big game.
The New England Patriots are fresh off a Super Bowl victory, but are not the gambling favorites to take home the title next season. Last year, the Super Bowl loser actually entered the offseason as the favorite. That loser/favorite happened to be these very same Patriots. Will the pattern repeat in for Super Bowl LIV?
Not quite. Check out the 2020 Super Bowl odds, via CBS Sports. There are some truly awful bets in there, with one or two can’t-miss gambles. These are your best and worst bets for the 2020 Super Bowl.
Two brothers from New York, Dan Salem and Todd Salem, debate the 2020 Super Bowl in today’s NFL Sports Debate.
Todd Salem:
Instead of the Super Bowl-losing Los Angeles Rams being the top team entering the offseason, they are tied for second-lowest odds, along with the Pats and the New Orleans Saints. The favorite is, instead, the Kansas City Chiefs at 6/1 odds. That other trio follows close behind at 8/1 odds.
The rest of the league is layered behind in tiers until a batch of six teams given 100/1 odds at the bottom: Washington, Detroit, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Oakland and Arizona. The entire league is given odds between 6/1 and 100/1; not unreasonable.
Oh, and then there’s Miami at 300/1! Why the Dolphins are considered so much worse than those other squads is beyond me. They certainly have little chance in winning next year’s title. I can’t even imagine it happening once in 300 iterations of the season, but why three times more unlikely than Buffalo winning?
None of these teams at the very top or the very bottom are great bets. Though the Pats ended up winning the whole thing as the favorite this past season, a number of the other supposed top teams wilted before the playoffs even began. We heard not much more than a peep from the likes of Minnesota, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, among others.
It’s possible the Chiefs or the Rams come back to win the big game in 2020, but not likely. Who do you have your eye on instead?
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I know this will tickle you, but the New York Jets at 80/1 intrigue me. What if Sam Darnold takes a Jared Goff-like second-year leap under a new head coach? Or what if he becomes better than Goff even? It’s not crazy. The organization will need to replenish its defensive front seven and skill players on offense this offseason, but every team has work to do because of outgoing free agents.
I also think the odds are far too high for all of Carolina, Tennessee and Denver at 60/1. Are any of them that far behind in their respective divisions? I don’t see it. Unless the Titans pull a reset at the quarterback position, this trio should be in contention next year, and that’s good enough for a 60/1 flyer.
Of the projected elite teams, my favorite bet is Philadelphia at 20/1. The Eagles will be getting an asset for Nick Foles. They need to replace or re-sign Brandon Graham. Other than that, this team isn’t that far off from the one that just won a Super Bowl.
Dan Salem:
You certainly put a smile on my face with your Jets pick. They are a really nice bet at 80/1, playing in a weaker division, minus New England, with what is supposed to be an “easier” schedule. New York also has a top five pick in the upcoming draft. Darnold is the x-factor that would push them to the top the league. It’s unlikely to happen so soon, but that is always the case when a player makes “the leap.” With 80/1 odds, you take the risk.
Finding the Dolphins at the very bottom also put a smile on my face, even if it’s rather ludicrous. Miami is also the favorite to hold the first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, if you are to believe gross speculation. While I do not expect them to be good this season, it’s hard to imagine them being the worst team in the NFL. That honor likely remains within the NFC West division.
The best bet for the 2020 Super Bowl are the Jacksonville Jaguars with 40/1 odds. Jacksonville was in the AFC Championship a season ago and nearly beat New England. They bottomed out and have a great pick in the upcoming draft to show for it. The Jaguars dealt with significant injuries last season, but in my opinion they are a competent quarterback away from challenging for an AFC playoff spot.
Thankfully, there are several in free agency, with Nick Foles likely the top prize. Jacksonville returns an excellent defense, which is required to win a championship. Considering they have nice odds and a real shot at bouncing back, my money is with the Jaguars.
Can we peg the Pittsburgh Steelers as worst with 14/1 odds? The Steelers likely lose their best wide receiver in Antonio Brown and still don’t have a defense. Its unclear how much Ben Roethlisberger has left in the tank, or how much James Conner can handle in the backfield. He didn’t last the season last year. Who here thinks Pittsburgh is winning their own division, let alone the Super Bowl? I’m not convinced they even make the playoffs.