Luck’s turnover problems make him suspect in the front-runner’s role, but he’s got outstanding mental makeup that’s extremely attractive as an underdog. If you fall behind 10-0 early and he throws an interception, he’s not going to wilt. He’s not going to become timid in the pocket in the face of a hostile crowd. He plays at his best when behind.
The Super Bowl betting odds as we approach the second round of the NFL playoffs amount to a 4-on-4 battle that’s been brewing all the way since August. Four of the five teams that were the preseason Super Bowl favorites are left, and all are in separate games, going against four darkhorses. Whether you believed in the favorites or thought that 2013 would be the year of the darkhorse, the decisive hour has arrived.
The NFL playoffs begin tomorrow, and before we dive into previews on a game-by-game basis, let’s stop and take a bigger picture look at the Super Bowl betting odds.
When the whiff of turkey is in the air it means the NFL stretch drive is at hand. Everybody has five games left, there are no more bye weeks, and we’re only two weeks away from the end of the college football regular season, giving the NFL the weekend to itself. Let’s check in on the Super Bowl betting odds as the crunch point of 2013 begins.
When the 2013 NFL season started, the Las Vegas oddsmakers saw five teams as head and shoulders above the rest when it came to the Super Bowl betting odds. The Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers were the favorites, ranging from 3-1 to 6-1, and from there it was a big dropoff to the next team up at 18-1.