Lions Super Bowl favorites after clinching No. 1 seed in NFC

The Detroit Lions will enter the playoffs as Super Bowl favorites after defeating the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night in a battle for the NFC’s top seed.

The Lions earned a bye with a victory over their division rivals, while the Vikings will open the playoffs on the road against the Los Angeles Rams.

With home-field advantage secured, creating an easier path to the Super Bowl, Detroit jumped to the top of the betting board as +300 (25% implied probability) favorites at ESPN Bet to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

The Lions’ defense remains riddled with injuries, but the return of linebacker Alex Anzalone seemed to ignite a group ranking near the bottom of defensive stat categories over the past four games.

Detroit’s dismantling of Minnesota in a marquee matchup has the betting market believing in the Lions’ chances to win the franchise’s first Super Bowl.

Super Bowl odds

Team
Odds

Lions
+300

Chiefs
+350

Ravens
+550

Bills
+550

Eagles
+650

Vikings
+1400

Packers
+1600

Chargers
+3000

Buccaneers
+3000

Commanders
+3000

Rams
+3500

Broncos
+6000

Texans
+7500

Steelers
+7500

The Kansas City Chiefs are a close second favorite at +350. Kansas City locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC for the second time in three years, giving Patrick Mahomes and Co. a clear path to their third consecutive championship.

The Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills are next on the oddsboard, with both hosting an AFC wild-card game this week. Baltimore is a 9.5-point favorite over the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Buffalo is a 9-point favorite as it welcomes the Denver Broncos.

The Philadelphia Eagles are the second favorites of the NFC playoff teams. They drew a tough wild-card matchup against the Green Bay Packers and opened as 3.5-point favorites, but that line has drifted and now sits at Eagles -5.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3000), Los Angeles Rams (+3500), and Houston Texans (+7500) are all long shots despite hosting home games on Wild Card Weekend.

The Bucs are 3-point favorites over the Washington Commanders, while the Rams and Texans are small home underdogs to the Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers, respectively.

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