Betting On NFC Futures Entering NFL Week 18 Finale

The Tampa Bay Bucs (-250) and the Green Bay Packers (-210) can both clinch a playoff spot with a win on Sunday.
Legal betting sites offer long odds for the Seahawks, Saints, Falcons, and the Vikings to make the playoffs entering Week 18.
Entering the final week, the 49ers are the outright favorite to win the NFC, with -140 odds.

GREEN BAY – You can bet on the final week of the 2023-24 NFL season, with two playoff spots still up for grabs in the NFC. Both the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Bucs control their own destiny, while four other teams are sitting in the bubble outside.

NFC Teams Odds To Make The Playoffs

Team	Odds	Week 18 Matchup
Bucs	-250	Panthers
Packers	-210	Bears
Saints	+240	Falcons
Seahawks	+250	Cardinals
Falcons	+800	Saints
Vikings	+2500	Lions

The Bucs are currently 4.5 point favorites against the Panthers and have gone 3-2 SU this year when favored. On the road, the Bucs are an even .500 at 4-4 and beat Carolina in their earlier matchup by three.

The Packers are favored by 3.0 points at home against the Bears, where they have covered in four of their seven games and pushed once. Chicago is coming into Lambeau hot, winning four of their last five games of the season, and will be looking to eliminate Love and the Pack from the postseason.

The Saints and the Seahawks will be watching both of these games closely, as they need a loss from their team to make the playoffs with a win. Things are more complicated for the Vikings and the Falcons with big payouts at NFL betting sites for either team to make it.

How Can The Vikings Make The Playoffs?

While you will find odds around +2500 at legal sports betting sites for the Vikings to make the playoffs, players can receive higher payouts on placing parlays. Two scenarios would put MN in the postseason.

Vikings win/Seahawks lose/Packers lose/Bucs lose: +3841
Vikings win/Seahawks lose/Packers lose/Saints lose: +3153

How Can The Falcons Make The Playoffs?

The Falcons have no chance of claiming a Wild Card spot entering week 18 but could still win the NFC South. The path to the postseason is much simpler than the Vikings. If the Falcons beat the Saints on Sunday, they only need the Panthers to beat the Bucs to clinch the division and continue their season.

Parlaying those two MLs at Bovada would offer +633 odds.

Who Is The Favorite To Win The NFC Entering Week 18?

While there is chaos surrounding the final two Wild Card spots, there is still a clear betting favorite to win the NFC conference for the 2023-24 season.

NFC Championship Odds

San Francisco 49ers -140
Dallas Cowboys +350
Philadelphia Eagles +475
Detroit Lions +800
Los Angeles Rams +2200
Seattle Seahawks +5000
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +5000
Green Bay Packers +8500
New Orleans Saints +10000
Atlanta Falcons +15000
Minnesota Vikings +40000

San Francisco has won seven of their last eight games and has beaten their last six straight NFC opponents. If looking for Super Bowl betting, they currently hold the best odds as well, at +185. The Dallas Cowboys have the second shortest odds of any NFC team at +325. There is also an option for players to bet on the winning Super Bowl conference.

Conference To Win Super Bowl Odds

AFC +105
NFC -130

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Ben Fiore

Ben has been an avid sports fan his whole life and mostly follows football and basketball, both professional and collegiate. He has been covering topics that vary from Super Bowl prop bets to articles about the generated revenue from regulated sports betting. He is currently finishing his Editing, Writing, and Media Degree at Florida State University, with a minor in Business. Diving into the world of sports betting, he is ecstatic to work in an area that has combined his two passions of sports and writing.