Still Underdogs

[Tony Oday]

Saints are the current love of the media. Love it :) We only went 15-1...

[Tarlam!]

As long as they award Rodgers the OMVP, they can write what they want.

[Joemailman]

Packers are favored to win the Super Bowl.

Green Bay Packers 1.95 to 1
New England Patriots 3.50 to 1
New Orleans Saints 4.75 to 1
Baltimore Ravens 8.50 to 1
San Francisco 49ers 11.50 to 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 12 to 1
New York Giants 18 to 1
Atlanta Falcons 40 to 1
Houston Texans 45 to 1
Detroit Lions 50 to 1
Cincinnati Bengals 80 to 1
Denver Broncos 80 to 1

[Tarlam!]

You're not suggesting Vegas doesn't believe in the Tebow factor?

I'd put 100 on the Giants. They seem like the only team where the value is appropriate to risk the dough.

[MadtownPacker]

SI say Saints beat GB in the NFCC.

[King Friday]

Ravens at 8.5 to 1 is a good bet. There are only 2 good teams in the AFC. Steelers are banged up, Texans are banged up even worse...and you think the Bengals or Tebow will be Super Bowl bound?

[Tony Oday]

Vegas likes the Pack the rest of them think Saints

[Tarlam!]

Vegas likes the Pack the rest of them think Saints

Judging by the way the AFC 6th seed was decided, that conference sucked dogs balls this season. Even within such a sucky conference no team notched up 13 wins. I don't see a 21 point comeback á la New England/Buffalo coming against any of the NFC teams. This seems to predict an NFC winner this season.

[hoosier]

Ravens at 8.5 to 1 is a good bet. There are only 2 good teams in the AFC. Steelers are banged up, Texans are banged up even worse...and you think the Bengals or Tebow will be Super Bowl bound?

Can't see the Ravens beating the Patriots, though.

[Joemailman]

Can't see the Ravens beating the Patriots, though.

Not until Flacco proves he can handle playoff pressure. 4 TD's and 7 INT's in 7 games for passer rating of 61.

[Tarlam!]

Ravens' defense is built to stop the Steelers. Since they also play outdoors, the weather will not impact them. Flacco is no Brady, but neither is Sanchez. I think the Pats go into that matchup as favourites, but the Ravens have more than a fighting chance.

[pbmax]

Not until Flacco proves he can handle playoff pressure. 4 TD's and 7 INT's in 7 games for passer rating of 61.

They have done it in the playoffs before with Flacco.

[gbgary]

Ravens' defense is built to stop the Steelers. Since they also play outdoors, the weather will not impact them. Flacco is no Brady, but neither is Sanchez. I think the Pats go into that matchup as favourites, but the Ravens have more than a fighting chance.

i agree. keep brady off the field. run, run, dink, run, run, dunk. pill up the first downs, eat up the clock, get tds not fgs. pat d can be had.



Not until Flacco proves he can handle playoff pressure. 4 TD's and 7 INT's in 7 games for passer rating of 61.

i'll bet that's mostly against pit. new d isn't pit d.

[LEWCWA]

Packers are favored to win the Super Bowl.

Green Bay Packers 1.95 to 1
New England Patriots 3.50 to 1
New Orleans Saints 4.75 to 1
Baltimore Ravens 8.50 to 1
San Francisco 49ers 11.50 to 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 12 to 1
New York Giants 18 to 1
Atlanta Falcons 40 to 1
Houston Texans 45 to 1
Detroit Lions 50 to 1
Cincinnati Bengals 80 to 1
Denver Broncos 80 to 1

I like the payoff for the Falcons....type of team that could get hot and payoff big......

[Tarlam!]

I like the payoff for the Falcons....type of team that could get hot and payoff big......

I think the Giants cream the Birds this week. I hope I'm wrong.

[Joemailman]

Falcons are soft IMO. Giants should handle them, although Giants are a hard team to figure at times as well.

[LEWCWA]

Falcons are soft IMO. Giants should handle them, although Giants are a hard team to figure at times as well.

That is why they are 40-1, but they are talented and could get hot...just last year they had GB down 14-0 in a blink. That game could have gotten ugly the other way real fast, but alas, GB went on a tear and ATL didn't know what hit them. I don't think they are close to the best team, but they have playmakers and if i'm trying to hit a big one, I'll put my $100 on them.

[smuggler]

The Saints receiving corps drop percentage (4.3%) is better than ours (8.9%) their defense gets better pass rush and their offensive line protects better. They could beat us no problem. The question is the weather. They don't play that well outside the dome (relatively, mind you).

I think the Lions are a better value than the Falcons given those odds.

[woodbuck27]

Packers are favored to win the Super Bowl.

Green Bay Packers 1.95 to 1
New England Patriots 3.50 to 1
New Orleans Saints 4.75 to 1
Baltimore Ravens 8.50 to 1
San Francisco 49ers 11.50 to 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 12 to 1
New York Giants 18 to 1
Atlanta Falcons 40 to 1
Houston Texans 45 to 1
Detroit Lions 50 to 1
Cincinnati Bengals 80 to 1
Denver Broncos 80 to 1

Atlanta can muster enough to defeat the 49ers. It doesn"t matter OUR 'O' is too much for both to handle in the NFC Final.

How do we get to that final?

Detroits exploits Vs our force weakened 'D' doesn't play out in NO. We get NO on Jan. 15. We win the turnover battle with a solid effort from our secondary, and an improvement in our pass rush distracts Drew Brees.

The teams with the two worst 'D's advance to the Super Bowl
to confound all the 'talking heads'. It's all the talk. Tom Brady Vs Aaron Rodgers and a certain shootout battle for the Championship.

Of course, the Packers win.

GO PACK GO !

[MadScientist]

Atlanta can muster enough to defeat the 49ers. It doesn"t matter OUR 'O' is too much for both to handle in the NFC Final.

How do we get to that final?

Detroits exploits Vs our force weakened 'D' doesn't play out in NO. We get NO on Jan. 15. We win the turnover battle with a solid effort from our secondary, and an improvement in our pass rush distracts Drew Brees.

The teams with the two worst 'D's advance to the Super Bowl
to confound all the 'talking heads'. It's all the talk. Tom Brady Vs Aaron Rodgers and a certain shootout battle for the Championship.

Of course, the Packers win.

GO PACK GO !

You have your brackets fucked up. If NO wins, they play at SF and we get the winner of NY/Atl. If Detroit wins, we get them.

[Upnorth]

I would like to place a bet on GB vrs Bal with GB to win. What's my odds?

[Smidgeon]

I would like to place a bet on GB vrs Bal with GB to win. What's my odds?

High. Flacco and the Ravens haven't been good in the playoffs lately or away from home this year.