Sports Betting Futures Odds: Patriots Heavily Favored to be NFL's Last Undefeated Team

by Ricky Dimon - 11/11/2015

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady

And then there were three: with Denver's loss at Indianapolis in Week 9, only the Patriots, Panthers, and Bengals remain undefeated in the NFL. New England is obviously a huge favorite to be the last one standing, but the real question is can it go undefeated? Speaking of undefeated, Kentucky came close to doing it in hoops last season, and the Wildcats once again top the list to win it all.

All odds provided by BetOnline Sportsbook.

Last Undefeated Team

New England Patriots (-235) - Not a single one of eight opponents has lost to the Patriots by fewer than seven points. Among their blowouts is a 30-6 road thrashing of Dallas. Tom Brady, the current favorite to win MVP, has completed 68.6 of his passes for 22 TDs and just two INTs. New England still has road games on the schedule against the Giants, Broncos, and Jets.

Carolina Panthers (+400) - After four particularly easy opponents on paper to start, Carolina faced-and conquered-Seattle, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Green Bay in succession. Unlike the Pats, though, the Panthers have flirted with disaster-especially against the Seahawks and Colts. Road games remain against the Cowboys, Saints, Giants, and Falcons.

Cincinnati Bengals (+450) - Like Carolina, Cincinnati needed a borderline miracle fourth-quarter comeback to get past Seattle. The Bengals have scored at least 24 points in seven of their eight wins this season. Only two remaining contests look like possible losses: at Arizona and at Denver. The former will take place on Nov. 22.

Patriots go undefeated in regular season (+425) - Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have already shown that they will not shy away from going undefeated, having compiled a 16-0 mark in 2007. They look like men on a mission once again in the wake of this past offseason's "Deflategate" controversy. If Cincinnati keeps winning, New England will never be able to rest its starters.

NCAA Championship

Kentucky (+650) - Action on the college hardwood tips off this week and-as usual-Kentucky's recruiting class has it favored to triumph next April. The Wildcats are coming off a 38-1 season and actually have three upper-classmen starters in Alex Poythress, Marcus Lee, and Tyler Ulis.

Maryland (+850) - Rarely-and never since 2001-2002-has Maryland's name been mixed in with the likes of Kentucky, Kansas, and North Carolina. But the Terrapins played their way to a No. 4 seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, bring back Melo Trimble, and welcome transfers Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon.

Kansas (+900) - The Jayhawks chalked up another Big 12 title but failed on the only stage that should really matter to them, losing to Wichita State in round two of the NCAA Tournament. Bill Self returns Wayne Selden, Jr., Frank Mason III, and Perry Ellis while bringing in three ESPN Top 100 recruits.

North Carolina (+900) - Never would winning it all feel better for UNC than doing so the year after ACC and Tobacco Road rival Duke cut down the nets. In this era, the Tar Heels' combination of talent and experience is rare. They are led by guard Marcus Paige and forward Kennedy Meeks.

Sprint Cup

Kevin Harvick (+200) - Harvick has been a top-two machine this season. Although he owns no such finishes in his last four Chase races, Harvick sits in third place in the Sprint Cup standings and is in good position to remain in contention heading into this month's finale at Homestead. Next up for the No. 4 car is Phoenix, where it has triumphed on four straight occasions.

Jeff Gordon (+250) - How fitting would it be if the Rainbow Warrior ends his storied career with a championship? Gordon's last season is already guaranteed to come down to Homestead as he automatically qualified for one of the coveted four final-round Chase spots by winning at Martinsville on Nov. 1. Gordon is looking for his fifth Sprint Cup title.

Kyle Busch (+300) - Busch has not won since back-to-back-to-back victories in July, but he has five Top-10 finishes during the Chase and is currently coming off consecutive Top-5 showings. The consistency has Busch at second in the standings behind Gordon. He is aiming for his first-ever NASCAR championship.

Martin Truex Jr. (+550) - Truex does not have the name recognition as the other three favorites, but his 2015 campaign has been incredibly consistent. He has not finished outside the Top 15 in any Chase race and boasts five Top-8 showings in the eight playoff events. At No. 4 in the standings, Truex must fare well this week in Phoenix in order to advance.

ATP World Tour Finals

Novak Djokovic (-200) - Djokovic is a ridiculous 78-5 this season and has not lost prior to a final since the very first tournament of the season. In a round-robin format, Djokovic could lose once and still play his way into the title match. At that point he would be massive favorite over anyone else in the field-including Roger Federer.

Roger Federer (+325) - While Djokovic is the three-time defending champion and has won this event on four occasions overall, Federer has lifted the trophy six times. He got to the final last season but had to withdraw prior to facing Djokovic because of a back injury. The 34-year-old Swiss is 59-10 in 2015 and beat Rafael Nadal for the Basel title last month.

Andy Murray (+950) - Murray is the third favorite because he is playing way better than all of the other contenders not named Djokovic or Federer. But the Scot has made no secret that he cares far more about the upcoming Davis Cup final against Belgium than he does about the World Tour Finals. As such, it's very hard to see him winning.

Stan Wawrinka (+1000) - At +1000, Wawrinka comes with considerably better value than Murray. Part of the reason is that the fourth-ranked Swiss has upset Djokovic twice in their last six meetings and took a set off the world No. 1 last week in Paris. Murray, on the other hand, got absolutely blown out by Djokovic in both Shanghai and Paris.

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