Odds of winning the 2011 season Super Bowl

The Gipper

Here are the initial odds for each teams chances of winning the next Super Bowl to be held 2/5/2012 in Indianapolis as set by Las Vegas oddsmakers:

Patriots 5-1

Packers 6-1

Steelers 8-1

Chargers 12-1

Jets 12-1

Ravens 12-1

Falcons 15-1

Saints 15-1

Giants 15-1

Eagles 15-1

Bears 18-1

Cowboys 18-1

Colts 18-1

Buccaneers 30-1

Chiefs 30-1

Texans 35-1

49ers 40-1

Vikings 40-1

Dolphins 40-1

Raiders 50-1

Lions 50-1

Browns 60-1

Bengals 60-1

Broncos 60-1

Jaguars 60-1

Rams 60-1

Titans 60-1

Redskins 60-1

Seahawks 100-1

Cardinals 100-1

Bills 200-1

Panthers 300-1

pizzadeliveryguy

Falcons and Colts look to be the best value. Steelers at 8-1 aren't bad either comparatively speaking. The longshot special would be the Cardinals at 100-1, if they can bring in a decent QB, they have a lot of pieces already in place.

Nw220

Damn the 49ers have a better chance at winning the superbowl than us??? i guess maybe because 8-8 in there division gets them into the playoffs

pizzadeliveryguy

@nw220 said:
Damn the 49ers have a better chance at winning the superbowl than us??? i guess maybe because 8-8 in there division gets them into the playoffs

They have a lot more playmakers than we do.

The Gipper

@pizzadeliveryguy said:
They have a lot more playmakers than we do.

Do they? Who?

Compare their situation to the Browns.

jlowe

damn 60-1??

Browns149

If I was in Vegas I would put some cash on the Colts. They play in a soft division and the superbowl would be a home game for them

pizzadeliveryguy

@the-gipper said:
Do they? Who?
Compare their situation to the Browns.

QBs= Both have garbage at this point

RBs= Frank Gore >>>>>Peyton Hillis

WRs= Crabtree is better than anything we have

TE= Vernon Davis is light years better than Watson

OL= Our line is better but not by much

Defense is probably a wash although Patrick Willis is better than anything we have.

Nw220

@pizzadeliveryguy said:
QBs= Both have garbage at this point
RBs= Frank Gore >>>>>Peyton Hillis

WRs= Crabtree is better than anything we have

TE= Vernon Davis is light years better than Watson

OL= Our line is better but not by much

Defense is probably a wash although Patrick Willis is better than anything we have.

Our line is alot better, and i believe are QB situation is better at this point....Ill give you Gore by a slight edge over Hillis but by next year that could change,and Crabtree and Davis are better than anything we have....But i still dont see them as anything special

ballpeen

@browns149 said:
If I was in Vegas I would put some cash on the Colts. They play in a soft division and the superbowl would be a home game for them

You don't have to be there. You can place any of these bets online.

These are the sucker bets. Just stab in the dark stuff. For my money, the best bets you can make and have a good shot at actually making some money if you study a bit is the season win's over/under.

I didn't do so well this year and ended up losing a couple of hundred, but the 2-3 years before I made about $2000 each season.

pizzadeliveryguy

@nw220 said:
Our line is alot better, and i believe are QB situation is better at this point....Ill give you Gore by a slight edge over Hillis but by next year that could change,and Crabtree and Davis are better than anything we have....But i still dont see them as anything special

They gave up half a sack more per game and averaged .1 YPC more than the Browns. I wouldn't say that they were much worse, it seems pretty close to me. Crabtree has the potential to be special although that hasn't quite translated to the field yet but Davis is a stud. He is top 3 at his position, I'm not sure where you are coming from with your statement on him.

Go 'Losers

I like the odds, the Steelers are one shutdown corner and/or a good guard away from getting back on top. I see why New England is the favorite but the Packers will be the team to get through next year BY FAR.

Pumpkin Eater

The Squeelers are getting old. Next year their age beings to show.

Go 'Losers

@pumpkin-eater said:
The Squeelers are getting old. Next year their age beings to show.

To be fair, we've heard that argument before. Same thing goes with the Patriots.

Besides, some positions are getting old while others are getting young guns signed to the team like the receiving corp (minus Hines Ward obviously).

The Gipper

Go 'Lers said:
I like the odds, the Steelers are one shutdown corner and/or a good guard away from getting back on top. I see why New England is the favorite but the Packers will be the team to get through next year BY FAR.

In my opinion the Steelers odds will greatly hinge on whether or not LeBeau decides to come back as your DC or if he decides to retire.

ClevelandFanForLife

I'm just playing the odds in the Steelers not getting back to the Super Bowl next season. It is very rare that either team gets back into the Super Bowl the following year. I still think that the Steelers and Packers will win another one, just not in 2011/2012.

Vagitron

@nw220 said:
Our line is alot better, and i believe are QB situation is better at this point....Ill give you Gore by a slight edge over Hillis but by next year that could change,and Crabtree and Davis are better than anything we have....But i still dont see them as anything special

Peyton Hillis is NOT Frank Gore. I know you guys love your team as you should but do you really believe Peyton Hillis is as good as Frank Gore? Really? The Niners also have a lot of vital pieces to the puzzle as Pizza already pointed out. Truthfully the Browns should be there with all the top 10 draft selections but so many of those have flaked out and most aren't even on the roster. The last draft was the first draft in a LONG time that I felt the Browns did well top to bottom. Either way Peyton Hillis is not Frank Gore lol, not even close. He's a big, physical guy but if he can't run you over he can't run and there are more than a few defenses in this league that can't be "run over". Mind you I'm not knocking Hillis. I actually like the guy but he's not in the upper tier.

Vagitron

Zombo said:
Hines Ward is the heart and soul of that team. If he leaves, or has a diminished role, they will never be the same offensively. Big Ben is not a leader, he had a chance for a Montana moment and he shit his pants. Mendenhall is ordinary, o-line is going to have holes. Defensively they are getting a little long in the tooth. Expect a couple 8-8 type seasons while they re-tool.
Zombo

Hines Ward is a big piece but he's not VITAL to the offense and you're completely delusional to believe there aren't other leaders on that team. If we're talking offense look no further than Heath Miller even though I think Ben is a leader, especially now. Mendenhall is also far from ordinary lol. He's a complete back and making a case for the "upper tier". I'd also love to know for how long people will say "the o-line has holes" when we've won two Super Bowls with that line and had both tackles still go down and went to the Super Bowl once again. Defensively you should check some of the recent drafts. Ziggy Hood, Timmons, Woodley, Worilds. Our rookie DB's never see the field immediately but we have a promising corner in Crezdon Butler. Pittsburgh always drafts to replace and groom. You'd think you would have learned this by now. We'll be re-tooling for another Super Bowl run.

Vagitron

@the-gipper said:
In my opinion the Steelers odds will greatly hinge on whether or not LeBeau decides to come back as your DC or if he decides to retire.

He's coming back and if he doesn't they have Keith Butler immediately behind him. I'm pretty sure Lebeau has already stated he's not retiring because he's having too much fun with the current group.

Slurp and Burp

Ben has two more Super Bowl rings than the whole Cleveland Browns franchise since their inception. Thank you.