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Right after the previous year's Superbowl finishes, the odds to win the 2009 Superbowl comes out, and everyone from your mother-in-law to that annoying co-worker that sits next to you at work has an opinion on who will win the next Super Bowl for the following NFL season. When betting NFL futures, it isn't their opinion that matters though. It's a combination of your opinion and the line that the Vegas oddsmakers put out that should govern what bets you should risk your hard earned money on. Every team in the NFL takes the field in late summer with their dreams focused on winning the 2009 NFL Superbowl, but which teams do and don't have shots at winning it all?
The easiest teams to eliminate from contention are the four teams that are rated 90/1 or worse odds to win the 2009 Superbowl. Each NFL team's 2009 Superbowl odds are in parenthesis. The Kansas City Chiefs (90/1), Miami Dolphins (100/1), Oakland Raiders (100/1), and Atlanta Falcons (150/1). Many times people look to one of the longshots to make a bet on so that they can win a big amount. A bet on any of these teams, for the most part, is basically the same exact thing as throwing your money away. All of these teams have enough glaring problems in their rosters. They would have to correct at least half of these holes just to avoid finishing last in their respective divisions for the upcoming 2008-09 NFL football season.
In terms of teams that are the favorites and have the lowest odds to win the 2009 Superbowl, most of them are pretty obvious and easy to justify. The New England Patriots (10/3), Indianapolis Colts (15/2), Dallas Cowboys (8/1), and the San Diego Chargers (8/1) are all rated as favorites and have reasonably low payout odds to win the 2009 Superbowl.
The Patriots, Colts, and Chargers are all about as safe bets as there can be when it comes to predicting the 2009 Superbowl winner. A word of caution on the Dallas Cowboys though, the team is roughly as talented as the other favorites but has the potential for problems to develop as well. Though they have stability at the top, the team is going through transition in the coaching staff for the 2008-08 NFL season, with former assistant coach Tony Sparano becoming the head coach for the Miami Dolphins. A number of other assistants on both sides of the ball, along with a scouting director have followed Sparano to Miami and it remains to be seen how the coaching staff will cope with these changes. Add to this mix the always volatile possibilities of wide receiver Terrell Owens and you can see the potential for problems is big enough to be concerned about.
It isn't unusual at all for the 2009 NFL Superbowl winner to come from one of the teams that was predicted to have a middle of the pack finish and have middle of the bunch odds to win the 2009 Superbowl. These are usually the teams that affected greatly by either a high impact rookie, a fresh free agent face, or a change in the offensive or defensive schemes. In terms of betting on who will win the 2009 Superbowl and predicting NFL football futures, here are some teams to think about as well as some to stay away from.
Teams to consider & their respective odds to win the Superbowl:
New York Giants (16/1 Odds) - If Eli Manning and the rest of this team can play as good in the first part of the season as they do in the second part of the season, they would be deserving next season of being included in a list of favorites to win the 2009 Superbowl.
Jacksonville Jaguars (12/1 Odds) - Jack Del Rio's boys have seemed to be on the verge of breaking through to a Super Bowl appearance for a few years now. With David Garrard, they seemed to have solved their previous issues at quarterback. Their defense has been something they have been able to count on for years and appears to be as good as ever.
Teams to stay away from & their 2009 Superbowl odds:
Philadelphia Eagles (20/1 Odds) - The Eagles are the perennial bridesmaids when it comes to league championships. Nothing appears to have changed in the City of Brotherly Love either. The Eagles appear to be the same as they are every year, good enough to make you think they can be a force in the league, but with enough holes in the right places to keep themselves from actually winning or getting to the Superbowl in 2009.
Minnesota Vikings (25/1 Odds) - There has been a lot of chatter lately about the Minnesota Vikings coming on. While they look like they have formed a good young nucleus to build on, they also look like they are still an NFL season or two away from being a Superbowl caliber team. More experience at the quarterback position will put them a lot closer to that goal and be a much better bet to win the Superbowl.
The great thing about the National Football League is that when the season starts you can honestly make an argument for a majority of the teams to win it all that year. Many times the Superbowl Champion is not the team that had the best season, but is the team that peaked at the right time and put it all together at the end of the NFL season. The trick of betting NFL futures and predicting the 2009 Superbowl winner, is picking which one of those NFL teams is going to bring together their offense, their defense, and their coaching and administrative and make it a reality.
In the table below, you will find all the latest college and NFL futures for the 2008-09 football season and each team's current odds to win the 2009 Superbowl from Bodog Sportsbook!
Find out more about some of the past Superbowl spreads and about the margins of Superbowl victories by decade.
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