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Sports Betting Futures Odds: We're Talkin' About Playoffs in the NFL


by - 1/4/2019

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill

The NFL playoffs are here, beginning on Saturday with Colts vs. Texans and Seahawks vs. Cowboys. Of course, it is the four teams with the first-round byes who are favored to contend for the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, college football's championship will be determined this coming Monday by familiar faces Alabama and Clemson.

All odds provided by MyBookie.ag.

Super Bowl

New Orleans Saints (+225) - New Orleans tied the Rams for the best record in the NFL at 13-3 and earned the NFC's No. 1 seed thanks to its 45-35 head-to-head victory in Week 9. Aside from a meaningless Week 17 loss to Carolina, the Saints fell only once at the Superdome, and that came way back in the season opener.

Kansas City Chiefs (+450) - While the NFC road to Atlanta goes through the Big Easy, Kansas City won't have to venture outside of its own friendly confines during its pre-Super Bowl postseason effort. Like New Orleans, the Chiefs feature a dynamic offense led by Patrick Mahomes, who is challenging Drew Brees for MVP honors.

Los Angeles Rams (+500) - Despite their stellar 13-3 mark, the Rams have underwhelmed of late. Jared Goff fell out of the MVP discussion, and Todd Gurley has been dealing with some minor injury issues. Still, L.A.'s scary offense combined with Aaron Donald in the middle of the defense makes the team dangerous.

New England Patriots (+600) - Although the Patriots are used to having home-field advantage throughout, they have to be satisfied simply with a first-round bye as the AFC's No. 2 seed this time around. Houston was on course to snag it before falling to Philadelphia in Week 16. Chicago is a +950 fifth choice.

National Championship

Alabama (-6) vs. Clemson - Alabama looked vulnerable in the SEC Championship against Georgia and did not exactly put Oklahoma on blast in the second half of their College Football Playoff semifinal showdown. Also undefeated, Clemson made easy work of Notre Dame. Is an upset possible?

Over/Under 58.5 (-110) - This bet is always a tough call because both teams are so good on both sides of the ball. Will prolific offense beat stout defense, or will dominant defense get the best of the air and ground attacks? 'Bama beat Clemson 24-6 last season, but the Tigers now have Trevor Lawrence at their disposal.

At least one special teams/defensive TD (+120) - Each team obviously has big-play ability. Clemson scored three TDs of at least 42 yards against the Fighting Irish, albeit all on offense. The Tigers also forced two turnovers. Alabama has one punt return and one kick return for a TD this season (Jaylen Waddle and Josh Jacobs, respectively).

Overtime (+700) - This is the fourth consecutive season in which Alabama and Clemson are colliding in the CFP, including a third time in the title game. The first two championships were epics, with the two teams splitting wins. Last year's CFP final between the Crimson Tide and Georgia required overtime.

2019 PGA Tour

Tiger Woods to win at least one major (+250) - Is this the year for Tiger? He set himself up nicely for his first major glory since 2008 by ending 2017 with a TOUR Championship title. His last two majors of the season resulted in T6 (British Open) and a second (PGA Championship).

Jordan Spieth to win at least one major (+300) - What has happened to Spieth of late? In 2015 he triumphed at two majors and finished outside the top four at none of them. He also won the 2017 British Open. But since then the 25-year-old has struggled, and he is down at 17th in the rankings.

Justin Rose to win at least one major (+300) - Rose held off Tiger to win the 2018 FedEx Cup for season-long success on the PGA Tour. The second-ranked Englishman won the U.S. Open in 2013 and he also earned gold at the 2016 Olympics, so he knows what he's doing on the big stage.

Rickie Fowler to win at least one major (+400) - When Sergio Garcia got the job done at the Masters in 2017, Fowler became the undisputed best player never to win a major. The 30-year-old American delivered three top-five finishes in the span of four majors between 2017 and 2018.

Australian Open (women's)

Serena Williams (+500) - With Serena having returned from childbirth during the 2018 campaign in impressive but title-less fashion, rarely-if ever-has there been more parity on the WTA Tour. Just look at the Australian Open odds; nobody is better than +500, but eight players have no worse than a +1200 chance.

Naomi Osaka (+800) - Serena at least managed to reach the last two Grand Slam finals, losing to Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon and to Osaka in controversial fashion at the U.S. Open. Osaka, who also triumphed in Indian Wells this past season, is up to No. 5 in the rankings at just 21 years old.

Simona Halep (+900) - Despite not being 100 percent, Halep made a memorable run to the Aussie Open final last January. After falling to 0-3 in slam title matches, the current world No. 1 finally got over the hump and lifted the French Open trophy. Last year's performance in Melbourne marked her first trip past the quarterfinals.

Angelique Kerber (+1000) - Kerber is a three-time major winner, with one title at each of the three other than the French Open. The second-ranked German triumphed Down Under in 2016. Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki is a +1200 fifth choice along with Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova, and Aryna Sabalenka.

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