The Giants were better off during the lockout.
When the Super Bowl odds came out in May, the Giants (18/1) and rival Eagles (16/1) were basically neck-and-neck in the oddsmaker’s eyes. But the Giants have yet to make a splash during the frantic free-agent period, while the Eagles have done nothing but add big names to their defense.
The additions of CB Nnamdi Asomugha, CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DE Jason Babin and DT Cullen Jenkins have made the Eagles third choice among bettors, according to Bodog. The Eagles are up to 8/1 only behind the Patriots and Packers. The Giants, whose biggest move was re-signing RB Ahmad Bradshaw, have dropped to 25/1, just above the middle of the pack, in the latest odds.
The Jets are up slightly, going from 14/1 in May to 12/1 now. The rival Patriots were co-favorites with the Packers at 7/1 in May, but are now alone at top at 13/2 with the big-name, big-risk trade acquisitions of WR Chad Ochocinco and DT Albert Haynesworth.
Odds to win the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI (Current)
New England Patriots 13/2
Green Bay Packers 7/1
Philadelphia Eagles 8/1
San Diego Chargers 11/1
New York Jets 12/1
Atlanta Falcons 14/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 14/1
Baltimore Ravens 16/1
Dallas Cowboys 16/1
New Orleans Saints 16/1
Indianapolis Colts 18/1
New York Giants 25/1
Chicago Bears 28/1
Houston Texans 28/1
Detroit Lions 30/1
Minnesota Vikings 30/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Kansas City Chiefs 40/1
St. Louis Rams 40/1
San Francisco 49ers 50/1
Miami Dolphins 55/1
Arizona Cardinals 65/1
Oakland Raiders 65/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 75/1
Tennessee Titans 75/1
Cleveland Browns 80/1
Denver Broncos 80/1
Seattle Seahawks 80/1
Cincinnati Bengals 100/1
Washington Redskins 100/1
Buffalo Bills 150/1
Carolina Panthers 150/1
Odds to win the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI (as of 5/4/2011)
Green Bay Packers 7/1
New England Patriots 7/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
New York Jets 14/1
New Orleans Saints 16/1
Indianapolis Colts 16/1
Atlanta Falcons 16/1
Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
Dallas Cowboys 16/1
New York Giants 18/1
Chicago Bears 25/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Minnesota Vikings 35/1
Detroit Lions 35/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Kansas City Chiefs 35/1
Oakland Raiders 40/1
San Francisco 49ers 40/1
St. Louis Rams 40/1
Miami Dolphins 50/1
Tennessee Titans 50/1
Washington Redskins 50/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
Denver Broncos 60/1
Cleveland Browns 65/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 65/1
Arizona Cardinals 75/1
Seattle Seahawks 80/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Carolina Panthers 100/1
