The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl favorites, but three other teams with realistic chances to win the Super Bowl offer valuable odds. [Image: Shutterstock.com]
Super Bowl Futures Bets
Week 10 marks the start of the second half of the 2023 NFL season, but Super Bowl futures odds suggest the league is heading into a rematch of last year’s championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
A few others are undervalued and could turn into strong picks
Philly is the best team in the league at 8-1, while Kansas City is 6-2 and the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Many teams are late in the betting odds, but there are a few others that are undervalued and could turn into solid picks for the future.
Here are three Super Bowl futures bets to consider heading into the business half of the season.
Cincinnati Bengals (+1300)
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Bengals are the seventh most likely team to win the Super Bowl next February. They were early favorites but fell to around +3000 as Joe Burrow’s calf injury led to a 1-3 start to the season, but since then, they have won four games in a row and against three projected playoff teams.
Sensei has also made his living off of slow starts and a run in the playoffs
Burrow is red hot and has ten touchdowns and two interceptions over its last four games, and the defense has held its last four opponents to an average of 17 points. Cincy has also made a living off of slow starts and a surge in the playoffs and using that momentum to reach back-to-back AFC Championship Games (and a Super Bowl).
The Bengals’ odds have diminished dramatically with each recent win and will continue to do so with each passing week. Anyone who is a believer in Buro & Co. You should invest in them sooner rather than later while the value is still there.
Detroit Lions (+1500)
What makes winning the Super Bowl easier? Getting to the Super Bowl. The NFC is the weaker of the two conferences and the Lions won’t have to compete with would-be Super Bowl winners in every round of the postseason.
Detroit, which is 6-2 and has the fifth-easiest power remaining on the schedule, has a real chance to secure the one seed in the NFC. If they do, there’s a world where they just have to beat one of the Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, or Dallas Cowboys, and then they’ll be in the Super Bowl.
The Lions haven’t won a playoff game since January 1992, but their value as a future Super Bowl pick is undeniable. They rank 10th in average scoring differential, have an elite offense, and can go after the quarterback, which is exactly what is needed in the modern NFL.
Jacksonville Jaguars (+2000)
The Jags have won 14 of their last 16 games against opponents outside of the Kansas City Chiefs and are on a five-game winning streak. They will have a tough test against the 49ers after their bye this week, and that will be a real test in one of their toughest games of the year.
Better decisions from Lawrence could turn their offense from decent to elite
Trevor Lawrence hasn’t made the jump many expected, but there’s a glass half-full look that comes with that. The team ranks 25th in third down conversion percentage and 26th in red zone touchdown scoring percentage, and better decisions from Lawrence could turn their offense from decent to elite.
Jacksonville’s defense is greatly improved and forces more turnovers than any other unit in the league. They’ll likely have to get past the bogeyman in Kansas City to make it to the Super Bowl, but they now have a year-long track record of winning games against almost every other contender.
