Best Bets and Predictions for Super Bowl Futures Odds

by Spencer Toth - 12/11/2025

There are four weeks left before the NFL playoffs get underway, and now is the perfect time to make your Super Bowl futures bets. You still get the potentially long odds associated with a cloudy playoff picture, but you don’t have to wait several months for your bet to cash. The 2025 NFL season has been especially competitive, with 12 teams coming into the final month of the year with +2200 odds or shorter. This means there is plenty of money to be made. And with both #1 seeds still very much up in the air, a few wins to close out the year could dramatically shift these odds. While the extra parity this season means anyone can win, a few teams stick out as having value at this stage of the season. Here are the four teams worth a wager heading into Week 15, with one real longshot that just may pay out big.

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Seattle Seahawks +800

The Los Angeles Rams (+390) are the outright Super Bowl favorites, and taking a team alongside them in the NFC West may seem foolish. The Seahawks could very well be forced to play on the road in the Wild Card round, but that still won’t deter us from taking these +800 odds. First of all, the division is still up for grabs, and if the Seahawks take the NFC West, and likely the #1 seed in the NFC, they will instantly vault up to Super Bowl favorites. Second, even if the Seahawks finish in the fifth seed in the NFC, a road game against whoever wins the dreadful NFC South will not be a terribly difficult matchup.

On the field, the Seahawks have been excellent on both sides of the ball. Sam Darnold has put together another excellent regular season, and extra confidence from a decent contract with Seattle should be enough for him to expel his playoff demons. Jaxson Smith-Njigba is on pace to shatter receiving records this season, while Cooper Kupp and Rashid Shaheed comprise one of the best receiving rooms in the entire league. Darnold has the privilege of hiding behind a strong offensive line, while the run game for the Seahawks is also among the best in the league.

On defense, Seattle has allowed the second-fewest PPG this season (17.6), and has been especially dominant at shutting down the run. They do a great job at taking away the middle of the field, and their secondary is more than comfortable with one-on-one coverage down the sideline. Not only are the Seahawks winning games, but they are usually doing it in dominant fashion. Four of their last five wins have been by 20 or more points, with a tight loss against the Rams their only blemish on their 7-1 record since October 12th. There is no reason to doubt Seattle at this stage of the season, and it is hard to imagine these odds getting any shorter before the playoffs kick off.

New England Patriots +1000

This is a great time to scoop up New England. They can clinch the AFC East with a win over the Bills this week, and their odds will plummet if that is the case. Even a loss against Buffalo will leave them in pole position to take the division, and they are the most complete team in the AFC.
Drake Maye is a legitimate MVP candidate alongside Matthew Stafford, and it is hard to understand why the Patriots don’t have odds closer to that of the Rams. Maye is incredibly poised in the pocket, New England has a strong defense, and the experience of Mike Vrabel will shine in the postseason. There are concerns over New England’s strength of schedule this season, but they can only beat whoever is in front of them. The Patriots have been responsible with the football; they have been able to stay in games when things aren’t going their way, and there is no reason to expect that to change anytime soon. Once you factor in the wide-open nature of the AFC, there really aren’t many threats to the Patriots on their way to the Super Bowl. The Broncos have needed an incredible record in one-score games to reach their level of success, the Bills have real problems on defense, and the Jaguars’ inconsistency will eventually come back to bite them. The traditional heavy hitters in Kansas City, Baltimore, and Cincinnati are all sporting sub-.500 records, leaving the oddsmakers struggling to pick out a favorite in the AFC. The fact that three NFC teams have shorter odds than anyone in the AFC is impossible to justify, making this +1000 price on New England too good to pass up.

Houston Texans +1600

One team I left out of that breakdown was the Houston Texans, as they are the biggest threat to the Patriots at the top of the AFC. Houston has the best defense in the league, they are sitting on top of the AFC South, and have a very easy schedule to close out the season. Normally, a quarterback injury for a 3-5 team would be a season-ender, but that was not the case for Houston. Their stellar defense, combined with average play from Davis Mills, allowed them to win three straight games, with CJ Stroud’s return tacking two more onto their win streak. Their 0-3 start feels like a distant memory, and there are really no holes on this roster.

On offense, Stroud has been able to bounce back from a disappointing sophomore campaign in Houston, throwing 10 touchdowns to 3 interceptions in his last 7 starts. A lackluster run game has hurt Houston, but a towering offensive line has still allowed them to find success regardless of who is in the backfield. While their offense is good, it is the Houston defense that has truly set them apart.

A slow start is still weighing down the Texans' defensive stats, but what this team has done over the last two months is nothing short of remarkable. They have held their opponents to less than 20 points in six of their last seven games, including four in a row, all of which were victories. It is not as if they have been doing it against bad quarterbacks and offenses either, as they held the 49ers, Bills, Chiefs, and Broncos to less than 20 points. Their defensive line can disrupt a passing game with intense pressure, and their ability to do so while only sending four allows them to keep tight coverage down the field. They have the fewest points allowed and the fewest yards allowed this season, and are a real threat in the AFC.

Chicago Bears +3500

The Bears were one of my Super Bowl picks at +6000 a few weeks ago, but they still hold plenty of value at a price like this. Chicago is facing the Browns this week before taking on the Packers in Week 16 (at home) in a game that will likely decide the NFC North. The Packers have +800 odds to win the Super Bowl right now, while the Bears are all the way down at +3500. While I will agree the Packers are the more complete team, the wide gap in odds is not reflective of their minor advantage. Caleb Williams is just as capable of delivering big moments as Jordan Love is, and both teams have an equally deep pool of stars on offense. The Chicago run game is more consistent, and Ben Johnson has been able to get creative with the ball in Williams’ hands more often than not. The battle in the NFC North is a fierce one, but if the Bears can pull out a crucial win over Green Bay, these odds will be much closer to +1500 in a few weeks. Even if they don’t win the division, Chicago will almost certainly make the playoffs, and these odds won’t inflate too much regardless of their first-round matchup. Chicago is 9-4 this season after starting 0-2, with big wins over the Cowboys, Steelers, and Eagles. They have proven they can hang with the elite teams in the league, and a +3500 price makes it worth a sprinkle.

Carolina Panthers +20000

Even a bet of a few dollars could pay off big on the Panthers. You shouldn’t need too much convincing to take a +20000 bet, but here it is anyway. Carolina is looking like the best team in the NFC South, and with two more games left against Tampa Bay, they still control their own destiny regarding a division title. The Buccaneers have looked dreadful, and the Panthers will not have +20000 Super Bowl odds if they host a first-round playoff game. Carolina would need a lot of things to go right if they are to make a deep playoff run, but a strong run game can get you far in the modern-day NFL. The Panthers can chew up clock, keep games close, and anything can happen in tight games down the stretch. Their defense has improved greatly since the start of the season, and these odds are a bit too long compared to Tampa Bay’s (+3500). Will the Panthers end up winning the Super Bowl? Probably not. But the planets will align at least 1/200 times, making this worthwhile with four weeks to go.

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