Last week we looked at the favorites to win next year’s Super Bowl. This week we take a gander at the dark horses.
These five teams provide the best value for a futures Super Bowl bet. They are teams that aren’t included with the top picks, but definitely could find their way to the big game next February.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Odds to win Super Bowl LIX: +1300
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and head coach Zac Taylor may be too good of a QB/head coach combo not to eventually break through for a Super Bowl win. Cincy is expected to franchise-tag star wide receiver Tee Higgins, who, with Ja’Marr Chase, forms one of the best 1-2 receiver combos in the NFL.
Burrow missed several games last year, first with calf injuries and then with a torn wrist ligament. While he was on the field, he struggled to a 5-5 record but at one point reeled off four straight victories. One of those was a decimation of the 49ers.
With a healthy Burrow at QB, the Bengals have defeated KC’s Patrick Mahomes the past two times the teams have squared off and might be the AFC’s best hope of dethroning the mighty Chiefs.
Green Bay Packers
Odds to win Super Bowl LIX: +2000
The Green Bay Packers now look to have one of the best young quarterbacks in the game in Jordan Love, who put things together in the second half of the season and led Green Bay to a dominating win over the Cowboys in the Wild Card Round, and then nearly pulled off an upset of the 49ers. The Packers still have Aaron Jones getting the job done in the backfield, and a defense that kept improving as the season wore on. They’re also the youngest team in the NFL.
Houston Texans
Odds to win Super Bowl LIX: +2500
We caught a glimpse of the future when the Houston Texans crushed the Cleveland Browns and their top-ranked defense in a 45-14 beatdown during Super Wild Card Weekend. This is one of the NFL’s best young teams, with Offensive Rookie of the Year CJ Stroud at QB and Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr. at defensive end. They’re led by head coach Demeco Ryans going into his second season. Ryans himself is a former DROY with the Texans.
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Los Angeles Rams
Odds to win Super Bowl LIX: +3000
The Los Angeles Rams have some good pieces to make another run, and had it not been for some questionable coaching decisions, they might have beaten the Lions in the Wild Card round this season. Matthew Stafford still has plenty of juice in his arm, and he has great targets in WR Puka Nacua (105 receptions, 1,486 yards as a rookie) and Cooper Kupp (59-737). RB Kyren Williams rushed for 1,144 yards and DT Aaron Donald is ready to wreak havoc again.
Los Angeles Chargers
Odds to win Super Bowl LIX: +3000
He’s baaack! Jim Harbaugh, resurrector of teams, has brought his talents to Southern California and the Los Angeles Chargers right after finally leading his alma mater Michigan to the College Football Playoff title after nine years at the helm in Ann Arbor.
Harbaugh has done nothing but win wherever he’s been. He led the University of San Diego to two straight conference titles, turned Stanford into a major headache for USC and Pete Carroll and also won a BCS game. He also led the once-woeful 49ers to a Super Bowl and two NFC Championship Games, and then guided Michigan to the college football throne.
Harbaugh, a former QB for the Wolverines and Indianapolis Colts, has one of the best young QBs in the NFL to work with in Justin Herbert. The 6-6 four-year player only has a 30-32 record but is averaging 278 yards per game and has thrown 114 touchdown passes against just 42 interceptions.
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