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There is always next year.

If you’re anyone besides a Philadelphia Eagles fan, you’re going into the offseason disappointed as another year has passed without hoisting a Lombardi Trophy.

Next year’s Super Bowl race will be wide open according to ESPN BET, which has the Chiefs and Ravens as co-favorites to win next year’s championship at +650 odds.

It’s a surprising look, all things considered, as the Ravens were eliminated by the Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Buffalo comes in at +700 to win the Super Bowl, the third-best odds, and in a three-way tie with the Eagles and Lions.

These figures project for a wide-open Super Bowl chase next season, as this is the highest opening odds for a favorite in two years, according to sportsoddshistory.com.

Baltimore was the highest-rated team in the NFL multiple times during the season, according to FTN’s defense-adjusted value over average (DVOA) stat.

ESPN BET tells the Post that most of the money is on the Eagles at this juncture.

They were +850 as recently as Sunday, but a whopping 20.9% of the money came in on Philadelphia thanks to their beatdown on the Chiefs, forcing the movement to +700.  


  Lamar Jackson has looked terrible in the playoffs in year’s past. AP Lamar Jackson has looked terrible in the playoffs in year’s past. AP

2026 Super Bowl odds

Further down the oddsboard, you have the 49ers at 14/1.

After losing last year’s Super Bowl, San Francisco immediately opened as +500 favorites to win it all in 2024 before a horrific injury-riddled season came for them.

The Cincinnati Bengals (16/1), Packers (20/1), and Commanders (20/1) close out the immediate list of contenders.


  Christian McCaffrey was injured for most of 2024. Getty Images Christian McCaffrey was injured for most of 2024. Getty Images

If betting on this market so early, you’re best off finding a team that has big cap space and a team willing to spend it big on an offense with a good young quarterback.

Immediately coming to mind is Drake Maye and the Patriots (75/1).

They have a new coach in Mike Vrabel and could attempt to acquire Cooper Kupp in a trade or sign Tee Higgins — should he become a free agent — to boost their roster and offensive ceiling.

Betting on the NFL?

Perhaps the most depressing number on the board is the Giants, who are 250/1 to win the Super Bowl and appear as hopeless as they have ever been.

Big Blue looks to draft a quarterback with the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft as coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen fight for their jobs this year.

Why Trust New York Post Betting

Erich Richter is a brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt but he has a black belt in MMA betting. During the football season he’s showcased massive profits at The Post in the player prop market the last two seasons. While constantly betting long shots, his return on investment is 30.15 percent since 2022.

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