Sports Betting Futures Odds: Patriots Favored to Win Super Bowl...AGAIN
Tom Brady and Bill Belichick won their sixth Super Bowl in their ninth appearance together. Can they win it again next year? In the more immediate future, basketball and hockey will grab more of the headlines now that football season is over. Who will be the first pick in the All-Star Game draft? Who is the beast of the ice with the inside track on the Stanley Cup? We will soon find out.
All odds provided by MyBookie.ag.
Super Bowl LIV
New England Patriots (+650) - It's never too early to start thinking about next season, so being two days removed from Super Bowl LIII means it's time to discuss Super Bowl LIV. Assuming Tom Brady returns, the Patriots will always be in the mix. And they always have the easiest road playing in the atrocious AFC East.
Los Angeles Rams (+700) - Fewer questions surround the Rams, as they have a young quarterback and a young head coach. Todd Gurley should be back to 100 percent in 2019 (he obviously wasn't at the end of this season) and the Rams may be champions right now if he had been anything close to his real self.
Kansas City Chiefs (+800) - Super Bowl LIII arguably should have been Chiefs vs. Saints. The Saints definitely should have been in it, and the Chiefs probably should have been in it. Kansas City will have its shot at redemption with reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes returning. But this team needs some semblance of a defense.
Los Angeles Chargers (+900) - The Chargers were one of the two hottest teams in the NFL heading into the playoffs, and they were a trendy pick to lift the Lombardi Trophy. But the other L.A. team ran into New England in the divisional round and it ended in a hurry. Does Philip Rivers have another run in him?
Stanley Cup
Tampa Bay Lightning (+270) - There's Tampa Bay and then there's everyone else; that's how it's been so far this season. The Lightning are comfortably atop the entire NHL standings with 80 points thanks mostly to their offensive attack that is No. 1 in the league in goals and No. 1 in power-play conversions.
Calgary Flames (+500) - Calgary, though, is suddenly making things at least somewhat interesting in the race for the Presidents' Trophy (best record). The Flames are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. They most recently advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2004, losing to none other than Tampa Bay.
Toronto Maple Leafs (+750) - Toronto is not suffering from any kind of shortage in the talent department, but it has been outclassed by the Atlantic Division rival Lightning through four months of the 2018-19 campaign. Still, a center corps of Auston Matthews, John Tavares, and Mitch Marner cannot be discounted.
Winnipeg Jets (+900) - The Jets have watched Calgary sprint past them in the Western Conference, but it is no fault of their own. They have won three in a row as part of their 9-3-0 record in the past 12 outings. An offense paced by Patrik Laine and a defense led by goalie Connor Hellebuyck is a tough combination.
NBA All-Star Game No. 1 draft pick
James Harden (+180) - In the first All-Star Game featuring this new format, LeBron James did not get Harden on his team-but it didn't matter as Team LeBron beat Stephen Curry's squad 148-145 and the captain earned MVP honors. He'll want Harden-the favorite for NBA MVP-on his roster this time around.
Kemba Walker (+200) - Why is Kemba the oddsmakers' second choice here? Well, Charlotte is hosting this year's all-star weekend festivities, so he'll be the crowd favorite. Not only is Kemba likely to put on a show, but whichever team he is on-for whatever it's worth-will have the fans' support.
Kyrie Irving (+550) - The days of LeBron and Kyrie being teammates did not end in ideal fashion, but it will never be forgotten that together they brought a championship to Cleveland. As the leading vote-getter, LeBron has the first pick on Thursday night and may be inclined to reunite with Kyrie for one game.
Stephen Curry (+600) - Curry was a captain in 2018, but now it's Giannis Antetokounmpo who is running the other team. The Greek Freak says he will take Curry with the second pick if he's still on the board. Kawhi Leonard is a +750 fifth choice, while Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, and Paul George are all +900.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Dustin Johnson (+500) - Johnson may not own Pebble Beach like he did during back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010, but he remains the horse for this course. The third-ranked American finished runner-up in 2014 and did the same last year, three shots behind surprise champion Ted Potter Jr.
Jason Day (+800) - A four-way tie for second in 2018 also included Day and Phil Mickelson. Day placed T5 in 2017, as well, so it would not be unexpected to see him lift this trophy for the first time in his career. The 31-year-old Australian is coming off a fifth-place showing last month at Torrey Pines.
Jordan Spieth (+1800) - This isn't the same Spieth that was on display in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Still, the 25-year-old American at least managed to make the cut at Torrey Pines on the heels of two straight MCs. Moreover, he rolled to the Pebble Beach title by four strokes in 2017 and was a decent T20 last season.
Matt Kuchar (+2000) - No on tour is hotter than Kuchar at the moment. The 40-year-old has won two of his four PGA Tour starts this season and his T4 this past week in Phoenix kept him in second place in the FedEx Cup standings behind Xander Schauffele. Tommy Fleetwood is also a +2000 fifth choice.
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