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See which 2024 playoff teams tie as Super Bowl favorites in 2025

It’s never too early to start making bets on which team will win the Super Bowl. In fact, now might be the perfect time, with the start of the 2025 NFL regular season still days away.

Super Bowl odds are out ahead of Week 1, and the betting favorites feature two 2024 playoff contenders and the reigning Super Bowl champions in a three-way tie at the top. Behind them are the two teams that earned the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences and a surging young roster that just got much better after a blockbuster trade.

Here’s what to know about Super Bowl odds ahead of the first week of the 2025 regular season:

Super Bowl odds 2025

T-1. Baltimore Ravens: +700

Quarterback Lamar Jackson is coming off another MVP-caliber season in which the Ravens finished 12-5 and were a dropped Mark Andrews catch away from possibly making a second straight AFC championship game. Running back Derrick Henry returns, fresh off a season in which he tied for the league lead in rushing touchdowns (16), finished second in rush yards (1,921) and led NFL running backs in yards per attempt (5.9).

Add in cornerback Jaire Alexander and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and contracts for returners Ronnie Stanley at left tackle and Ben Cleveland as veteran depth on the interior, and the Ravens have the makings of a real Super Bowl contender.

T-1. Buffalo Bills: +700

For yet another year, the Bills enter the regular season with high expectations after a heartbreaking playoff loss to the Chiefs.

This time, though, it’s with a reigning MVP quarterback in Josh Allen and a bolstered defensive line with free agent acquisition Joey Bosa and three rookie draft picks, including third-round edge rusher Landon Jackson. Will another excellent season from Allen and extra help in the front seven finally be enough to push the Bills over the Chiefs in a playoff game? Only time will tell.

T-1. Philadelphia Eagles: +700

The reigning Super Bowl champions deserve a spot among betting favorites for the 2025 season’s winner. Philadelphia is bringing back four of its five starters to its gold standard offensive line, is entering a second year with running back Saquon Barkley and will still have one of the league’s best defenses to boot.

That’s all without even mentioning Super Bowl MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts and his cast of supporting characters in the passing game – wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith chief among them.

4. Kansas City Chiefs: +800

The Chiefs finished last season 17th in the league in offensive yards gained and 15th in points scored. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was sacked a career-high 36 times and finished the year with a career-low 3,928 yards and 26 passing touchdowns. Kansas City still went 15-2, with its second loss not coming until a meaningless Week 18 game. And the Chiefs won the AFC title. Again.

This offseason, the Chiefs retooled their offensive line – trading away Joe Thuney, extending Trey Smith and drafting Josh Simmons – and brought back running backs Kareem Hunt and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. This season, they’ll also get lead receiver Rashee Rice back – once he serves his six-week suspension – after he missed most of last year with a knee injury.

T-5. Detroit Lions: +1200

Like the Chiefs, the Lions also finished last season as their conference’s No. 1 seed after winning a franchise-record 15 games. Unlike the Chiefs, the Lions crumbled in their first playoff game, falling to the Commanders in the divisional round as a plethora of injuries to their defense was too much to overcome.

Detroit is already dealing with some poor injury luck in 2025 with defensive end Levi Onwuzurike and cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. hitting season-ending injured reserve in training camp. Star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson is back after a season-ending leg fracture though, marking a big return for the Lions. All that remains to be seen is how Detroit will perform after losing both coordinators to head coaching jobs in the offseason.

T-5. Green Bay Packers: +1200

Green Bay was a top-10 favorite to win the Super Bowl even before making the trade to acquire superstar edge rusher Micah Parsons from the Cowboys. Now, the Packers have cracked the top five.

They’re the youngest roster in the league for a third straight season and are coming off an 11-6 season that ended with a loss to the eventual Super Bowl champions in the wild-card round. They’ve added more young receiver talent by drafting Matthew Golden in the first round – their first, first-round receiver in more than two decades – and now have one of the best defensive players in the league.

7. Washington Commanders: +1800

Quarterback Jayden Daniels helped turn the Commanders from 4-13 bottom-feeders in the NFC East in 2023 to a team that went 12-5 and competed for an NFC title in 2024. By adding wide receiver Deebo Samuel and offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil in the offseason, in addition to locking up lead wideout Terry McLaurin on a three-year extension, Washington showed its commitment to building around Daniels for the future.

The Commanders play in a division that features both the reigning Super Bowl champions but also hasn’t had a repeat winner since 2004. Could this be Washington’s year?

T-8. Cincinnati Bengals: +2000

A 1-4 start to 2024 doomed the Bengals’ outlook for the remainder of the season, as Cincinnati was unable to secure a playoff berth despite ripping off five straight wins to close out the regular season.

The blame largely rested with the defense, which finished as one of the bottom-10 units in scoring prevention in 2024. Meanwhile, quarterback Joe Burrow led the league in passing yards (4,918) and touchdowns (43) as wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase won the receiving triple crown.

The Bengals have managed to find solutions at the negotiating table all offseason, extending both Chase and fellow wideout Tee Higgins as well as bringing back defensive end Trey Hendrickson and signing rookie edge rusher Shemar Stewart after each player held out. All that’s left is to see whether those negotiating wins will translate into real ones.

T-8. Los Angeles Rams: +2000

Unlike the Bengals, the Rams were able to overcome a 1-4 start to 2024, winning nine of their last 12 games to not only make the playoffs but win a tightly contested NFC West division. Part of that was thanks to the strong performance of 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse, and part of it was thanks to a second straight excellent season from running back Kyren Williams.

They’ve since signed wide receiver Davante Adams, extended Williams and nursed quarterback Matthew Stafford back to health… mostly. Los Angeles will once again be competing for a division title in 2024, so long as Stafford and some of their other stars remain healthy.

T-8. San Francisco 49ers: +2000

The 49ers once again dealt with horrible injury luck in 2024. Running back Christian McCaffrey, lead wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and star left tackle Trent Williams all missed significant time. So did running back Jordan Mason, who had been having something of a breakout season in relief of the injured McCaffrey.

So with all of those players returning – besides Mason, who was traded to the Vikings in the offseason – at some point in 2025, there should be an expectation that the 49ers can once again compete for a divisional crown. So long as their new-look defensive line holds up.

Rest of the field:

  • Denver Broncos: +2500
  • Minnesota Vikings: +2500
  • Los Angeles Chargers: +2800
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: +3000
  • Houston Texans: +3500
  • Chicago Bears: +4000
  • Pittsburgh Steelers: +4000
  • Arizona Cardinals: +5000
  • Dallas Cowboys: +6000
  • Seattle Seahawks: +6000
  • Atlanta Falcons: +8000
  • Jacksonville Jaguars: +8000
  • Miami Dolphins: +8000
  • New England Patriots: +8000
  • Indianapolis Colts: +10000
  • Las Vegas Raiders: +10000
  • Carolina Panthers: +15000
  • New York Giants: +20000
  • New York Jets: +20000
  • Tennessee Titans: +20000
  • Cleveland Browns: +30000
  • New Orleans Saints: +30000
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