Star quarterback Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos have been installed as $6.50 favourites by online bookmaker Sportsbet to win Super Bowl XLVIII with the NFL season getting underway from this Friday.
Last season’s runners-up San Francisco are on the second line of betting at $8.00 and are followed by the Seattle Seahawks ($9.00), who have Aussie Jesse ‘The Monster’ Williams on their roster but who’s set to miss the entire season through injury, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots ($10), Green Bay Packers ($11) and Houston Texans ($13).
Last year’s Super Bowl champs Baltimore have been opened at $19. The Broncos and 49ers have been opened at $3.10 and $4.33 to respectively win the AFC and NFC Championships.
In the all-important MVP race, 37-year-old Manning heads the betting at $7.00, from Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers ($10), Brady and reigning MVP Adrian Peterson (both $11). Despite being cut by the Patriots on the eve of the season, Tim Tebow is a $326 shot.
Sportsbet Australia has hundreds of markets open on the upcoming NFL season, including the opening round matches which is highlighted by the Broncos ($1.26) clash against Baltimore ($4.05) and the 49ers ($1.44) showdown with Green Bay ($2.88).
Super Bowl XLVIII
$6.50 Denver Broncos
$8.00 San Francisco 49ers
$9.00 Seattle Seahawks
$10 New England Patriots
$11 Green Bay Packers
$13 Houston Texans
$15 Atlanta Falcons
$19 Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints
$21 New York Giants
$26 Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals
$34 Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins
$41 Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
$51 Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers
$67 New York Jets, St. Louis Rams
$101 Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns
$201 Jacksonville Jaguars
NFC Championship
$4.33 San Francisco 49ers
$4.50 Seattle Seahawks
$6.00 Green Bay Packers
$8.50 Atlanta Falcons
$11 New Orleans Saints
Others quoted
AFC Championship
$3.10 Denver Broncos
$4.00 New England Patriots
$6.00 Houston Texans
$9.00 Baltimore Ravens
$9.50 Pittsburgh Steelers
Others quoted
NFL MVP
$7.00 Peyton Manning
$10 Aaron Rodgers
$11 Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson
$13 Drew Brees
$15 Colin Kaepernick
$21 Russell Wilson, Matt Ryan
$26 Calvin Johnson, Robert Griffin III, Tony Romo, Matthew Stafford
$31 Chris Johnson, Eli Manning, Andrew Luck, Ben Roethlisberger, Marshawn Lynch, Arian Foster
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$326 Tim Tebow