Making The Case For Some Super Bowl Longshots In Playoffs

• The New England Patriots have +2000 odds to win the Super Bowl.
• The Arizona Cardinals are +2500 longshots to win the title.
• The Philadelphia Eagles have +6500 odds as the longest shot in the field.

LOS ANGELES – The 14 playoff teams are officially set and now odds are available for all teams to win the Super Bowl. A few teams are far down the list but could put together an impressive run at the title.

The New England Patriots (+2000)

It probably disgusts a lot of people that the New England Patriots have a chance at another Super Bowl, but that’s reality. On paper this team was about as impressive as any other team in the league as they allowed the second-fewest points and fourth-fewest yards per game. They also had the sixth-highest scoring offense in the NFL.

The legal sports betting sites are not giving the team too good of a chance, most likely due to the fact that they’re underdogs in their first playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo is certainly a tough match and one could argue that it’s the toughest they’d have to face on their run to the Super Bowl if they could move on.

The Arizona Cardinals (+2500)

There’s no hiding just how bad the Arizona Cardinals finished the season as they lost four of their last five games. That makes it easy to forget just how dominant they were when the team was the only remaining undefeated team in the league.

Knowing that the team is able to catch fire and be the best in the league is a great reason to bet on them at +2500. Things change quickly in the NFL but if anyone was able to get these odds just a month or two ago people would be all over it. The Cardinals are also underdogs in their first game of the playoffs with +165 odds to beat the Los Angeles Rams.

The Philadelphia Eagles (+6500)

No team in the field has longer odds than the Philadelphia Eagles. The league’s top rushing team won four of their last five and six of their last eight to close the season. A strong rushing game can help silence the best offenses in the NFL by simply chewing the clock. It’s easy to see a scenario in which the Eagles get past a few good teams to make a deep run.

Those betting on the NFL will find the Eagles’ toughest matchup will be in the first round as they’re set to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The road will not be easy and if the team falls behind early they’re likely done for, but if they can get out to a lead and play their brand of football they have a chance against anybody.

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