Patriots #1 favorite
Arizona 25-1 against next year
Detroit biggest underdog
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 22, 2009) - Super Bowl XLIII is more than a week away, and already the odds on next year's Super Bowl XLIV are available. RJ Bell of Pregame.com has surveyed the current odds from the major outlets, and by averaging these offerings has arrived at the most accurate representation of the betting market possible.
The Super Bowl XLIV favorites are:
New England Patriots 7-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 8-1
Dallas Cowboys 9-1
Indy Colts 11-1
New York Giants 12-1
Surprisingly, the Arizona Cardinals are 25-1, with fifteen different teams favored over them. The biggest underdog, as many would guess, is the Detroit Lions at 150-1.
RJ Bell of Pregame.com said: "The fact that two of the top three favorites for next year didn't even make this year's playoffs - and Arizona, a Super Bowl team, is in the middle of the pack at 25-1 is a sure sign of how confident Las Vegas is in its opinion."
Pregame.com is a news organization which consults experts in and outside of Las Vegas. Licensed Nevada oddsmakers and gaming executives are unable to communicate with full candor due to political considerations. Unrestricted by such limitations, Pregame.com provides the clearest estimate of the true sports betting market.
How often does Vegas win the Super Bowl? Find out here: /blogstore/rj-bell/archive/2009/01/21/how-often-does-vegas-win-the-super-bowl.aspx
Arizona would be underdogs vs. 10 teams; read about it here: /blogstore/rj-bell/archive/2009/01/20/arizona-cardinals-would-be-underdogs-vs-10-teams.aspx
22 Super Bowl teams have been favored by 7-points or more, 17 won the game; read about it here: /blogstore/rj-bell/archive/2009/01/19/super-bowl-how-often-do-big-favorites-win.aspx
Las Vegas says the Steelers have a 72% to win this year?s game; read about it here: /blogstore/rj-bell/archive/2009/01/18/vegas-says-steelers-72-chance-to-win-super-bowl.aspx
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Pregame.com is the biggest sports betting news website compliant with US Law. RJ Bell is the only sports bettor on Forbes' recent list of "Gambling Gurus" and has been featured on CBS News with Katie Couric, ABC News with Charles Gibson, Nightline, Sportscenter, Outside the Lines (ESPN), First Take (ESPN2), Mike & Mike, Colin Cowherd, Jim Rome, Dan Patrick, ESPN.com, FoxSports.com, Yahoo, AOL.com, CNN.com and in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Associated Press, LA Times, Newsweek.com, Bloomberg, Maxim, and Sports Illustrated.
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