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Sports Betting Futures Odds: Patriots Lose, But Favored to Win in 2019


by - 2/7/2018

New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis

The 2017 football season is officially in the books, so it is not a moment too soon to start looking ahead at next year. Unsurprisingly, the New England Patriots are favored to win Super Bowl LIII despite last Sunday's loss to the Nick Foles-led Philadelphia Eagles. On the much more immediate horizon, the 2018 Winter Olympics begin on Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

All odds provided by BetOnline Sportsbook .

Super Bowl LIII

New England Patriots (+500) - One offseason question has already been answered: Josh McDaniels surprisingly rejected the Colts' head-coaching offer and will be back as New England's offensive coordinator. Assuming Rob Gronkowski returns, the Tom Brady-led offense should once again be close to unstoppable.

Philadelphia Eagles (+800) - The Eagles just won the Super Bowl without their starting quarterback and left tackle. Both will return next season, or at least sometime during the season. Philadelphia could also conceivably trade Foles for some kind of valuable draft pick. It's safe to say this is no one-year wonder in Philadelphia.

Green Bay Packers (+1000) - Any team with Aaron Rodgers is going to be one of the favorites year in and year out. Green Bay was without Rodgers (collarbone) for much of the 2017 campaign, but he should be healthy and raring to go next season. As good as the offense is, was, or will be, the defense must improve.

Minnesota Vikings (+1400) - Speaking of backup quarterbacks, Case Keenum was No. 3 on Minnesota's depth chart when the season started. He promptly became an MVP candidate and led the Vikings to their miracle divisional-round victory over New Orleans. Pittsburgh is also a +1400 fourth choice.

Nick Foles' team to begin 2018

Philadelphia Eagles (+135) - Foles could do worse than count his millions while riding the pine for another season as Carson Wentz's backup, but this time while basking in the glory of being Super Bowl MVP. And the Eagles could do worse than keeping a reliable backup, especially given that Wentz may not be ready by Week 1.

Arizona Cardinals (+400) - Carson Palmer, who suffered a broken arm in Week 7, officially retired earlier this month. That leaves Blaine Gabbert, Drew Stanton, and Matt Barkley as the only quarterbacks on the current roster. Neither Gabbert nor Stanton impressed in 2017, so the Cardinals may be tempted to make a trade.

Cleveland Browns (+500) - If the Browns swing a deal for Foles, that would free them up to use two of the first four picks in the NFL Draft on positions other than quarterback. For example, they could snag Saquon Barkley while also upgrading the defense. Meanwhile, Philly would not mind trading Foles to an AFC team.

New York Jets (+525) - Cleveland isn't the only AFC team that is in dire need of a quarterback…. The Jets could be even more tempted to make a deal because whichever rookie QB they covet has a chance of being off the board by pick No. 5 in the upcoming draft. The Broncos and Bills are +800 fifth choices.

Men's ice hockey gold medal

Russia (+100) - "Russia" has not won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics since 1988, when its athletes played for the Soviet Union. If the team triumphs in Pyeongchang later this month, it will go down in history as "the Olympic Athletes from Russia."

Sweden (+350) - Russia's roster includes former NHL stars Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk; Sweden cannot counter with much ex-NHL star power, but it certainly boasts more than a few names familiar in European circles. The Swedes took gold in 1994 and 2006.

Canada (+450) - Perhaps no country is hit harder by the lack of NHL players this time around than Canada, which is the back-to-back defending champion and has won three of the last four gold medals in men's hockey. The Canadians are still in the mix but not the favorites.

Finland (+700) - Although it has never won gold, Finland has been extremely consistent of late. It has not finished off the podium since 2002 and has earned either silver (two) or bronze (three) in five of the last six Olympics. The Czech Republic is +900 and the United States is +1000.

AT&T Pebble Beach

Dustin Johnson (+550) - Johnson is a horse for just about every course; after all, he is the No. 1 player in the world. But the 33-year-old American is especially adept at Pebble Beach, where he is a two-time winner (2009, 2010), finished runner-up in 2014, and was third last year.

Rory McIlroy (+900) - McIlory was generally decent at majors in 2017 but really has not made much noise since winning the 2016 FedEx Cup. Although he has not yet played on the PGA Tour this season, his form looks good. The Northern Irishman is coming off third-place and second-place finishes in Europe.

Jon Rahm (+900) - Rahm lost to-among others-Tiger Woods (okay, that's no longer as bad as it would have been, say, in 2016 or 2017) last month at Torrey Pines, where a win would have propelled him to No. 1 in the rankings. The 23-year-old Spaniard has otherwise been outstanding this season.

Jason Day (+1000) - Day is already a winner on tour in 2017, having triumphed at Torrey Pines in a playoff that carried over to Monday due to darkness. The 10 th-ranked Australian was T11 at Pebble Beach in 2016 and T5 last year. Defending champion Jordan Spieth is a +1200 fifth choice.

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