2026 Super Bowl Predictions with Futures Odds and Best Bets

by Spencer Toth - 1/8/2026

Super Bowl predictions Bryce Young Carolina Panthers

The NFL playoffs are here, and it is now the perfect time to make your Super Bowl picks before Wild Card Weekend gets underway. This is the most wide-open the league has been in decades, with seven teams coming in with +1100 odds or shorter, and all but two teams entering the playoffs with +3000 odds or shorter. The competitive field of contenders means there is plenty of value up and down the board. Here are the five teams that have value heading into the playoffs, some of which are a worthwhile investment at this stage of the season.

Doc’s Sports offers NFL expert picks for every game on our NFL predictions page.

Current Super Bowl Odds

Seattle Seahawks +390

Los Angeles Rams +430

Denver Broncos +650

Philadelphia Eagles +800

New England Patriots +1000

Buffalo Bills +1000

Houston Texans +1100

Jacksonville Jaguars +1300

Green Bay Packers +1900

Chicago Bears +2000

San Francisco 49ers +2700

Los Angeles Chargers +3000

Pittsburgh Steelers +5500

Carolina Panthers +22500

Seattle Seahawks +390

The Seattle Seahawks earned their bye at the top of the NFC, and are worthy Super Bowl favorites heading into the playoffs. They will need to win only two home games to reach the Super Bowl, and will have extra rest having punched their ticket into the Divisional Round. What makes this team special isn’t the quarterback, but rather a dominant defense that can play complementary football with the offense. Seattle held the 49ers to just 3 points in the season finale, flexing their defensive muscles when it mattered most. There are concerns around Sam Darnold’s ability to deliver in the clutch, but with how this team is built, Darnold will only have to be average to reach the Super Bowl. The Seahawks allowed the fewest PPG (17.1), the best third-down conversion rate (32.1%), and are in the top ten in both passing yards and rushing yards allowed per game. Barring any special team disasters, the Seahawks oppostion will really struggle to score in what will be one of the loudest stadium atmospheres in recent memory. It is hard to say that the outright favorite has value, but it is important to remember how good a price of +390 is for a team that needs to win just two home games, both of which they will be favored in, to reach the Super Bowl. At this time last year, we had two teams with +300 odds or shorter, making this +390 price tag still a worthwhile investment.

New England Patriots +1000

Most Super Bowl champions all have the following. An MVP-caliber quarterback, a strong defensive unit, and an experienced head coach. The New England Patriots have all three of those categories covered, and there is no reason to doubt them as the legitimate AFC favorites. Drake Maye’s youth has stopped some bettors from going all-in on New England, but that shouldn’t be the case. Maye is the co-MVP favorite alongside Matthew Stafford. He has been the most accurate passer in the league this season, by a wide margin, and has the poise needed to win in the playoffs. On defense, New England is top ten in passing yards, rushing yards, total yards, and points allowed this season. They are also inside the top ten in all those categories on offense, too. Christian Gonzalez has been the leader of the Patriots' defense, as his presence in the secondary has allowed the Patriots to take away the biggest threat against most teams. They don’t have the pass rush that most elite defenses have, but instead focus on stopping the run while deploying smothering coverage down the field. It is rare to find a team that is so balanced on both sides of the ball, which has been able to consistently dominate this year, and has the quarterback needed to make the big plays down the stretch. Doubters will say that the Patriots' easy schedule and lack of injuries are why they are where they are, but that frankly doesn’t matter. New England will have at least two home playoff games en route to the Super Bowl, and at +1000, they are the best Super Bowl pick to make on this list.

Jacksonville Jaguars +1300

Many of the AFC contenders are defensively strong with run-heavy offenses. The Jaguars are the complete opposite and will give many of the top teams trouble in the postseason. Jacksonville has won eight games in a row, with its offense being the driving force behind its success. Trevor Lawrence has been spreading the ball nicely, leaning on the run, and shredding apart whatever defense stands in his way. Their 27.9 PPG this season is buoyed by an average of 36.4 PPG across their last five games. Even against seemingly strong defenses, like the Broncos in Week 16, the Jaguars have not taken their foot off the gas pedal on offense. While their defense is merely an average unit, the Jaguars can allow 20-25 points per game and still be in a great position to win. Liam Cohen deserves plenty of credit for the turnaround in Jacksonville, and I see no reason why this team can’t go all the way this year.

San Francisco 49ers: +2700

The 49ers are a step below the rest of the contenders on the Super Bowl odds, and I can’t quite figure out why. Sure, they have to go on the road to get to the Super Bowl, but that hasn’t stopped the oddsmakers from inflating the other No. 6 seed, the Bills, to +1000 odds. This is a team with plenty of playoff experience, gamechangers on both sides of the ball, and an experienced head coach to navigate sticky situations. Before their disastrous year last season, the 49ers lost in the Super Bowl and got bounced from the NFC Championship game when both their quarterbacks got injured. While a few injuries have lowered this team’s ceiling, the 49ers are still capable of pulling off playoff upsets with their playmakers on offense. Christian McCaffrey is fresh, Brock Purdy is looking as strong as ever, while George Kittle is the perfect safety blanket across the middle of the field. At +2700 odds, the 49ers are absolutely worth a stab.

Carolina Panthers: +22500

A $10 wager on the Panthers will probably pay out nothing, but will the Panthers win the Super Bowl at least 0.4% of the time? I think so. We don’t have to be right very often to justify this wager, and there will be plenty of hedging opportunities down the line if the Panthers can win a game or two. They face a tough test against the Rams to kick off Wild Card Weekend, and there is a very high chance this bet is dead a few hours into the playoffs. However, all hope is not lost for the Panthers. Carolina has a strong defense that has done well in the fourth quarter, while Bryce Young knows how to win close games. The Panthers already beat the Rams once this season thanks to some heroics from Young, and lightning may strike twice this weekend. It’s not the time to take out a second mortgage to make this bet, but a few dollars on the Panthers is worthwhile for a potentially huge payout.

Get NFL picks on every single game, or if you want our very best bets by the experts, sign up for your free $60 account with a guarantee.

Pick:	DRAW (+270)
Start:	January 9, 2026 @ 10:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Soccer Play from Doc’s Sports. Liga MX Take Tijuana/America DRAW (+270) (10 p.m. EST, Friday January 9) Doc’s is thrilled that their top league, Liga MX, is returning to action this Friday, and we get a very intriguing matchup tonight from Estadio Caliente in Tijuana. The Baja California side looks like a team on the rise, and they made the playoffs last season. Their success was a result of their play at home, as they were a completely different team at home vs. away fixtures. We see the same results this season. The playoffs were a prime example of their stark contrast between away and home performance for Tijuana. In their first leg against runner up Tigres UANL, they won 3-0 at home and just needed to not lose by more than two goals in the road leg, but Tigres bounced Tijuana in a 5-0 match. Tijuana collected points in all their home matches last season. They usually had to settle for a point against top sides, as they drew with eventual champion Toluca and also Monterrey. We don’t see them losing this match, but we also think it would be a little far fetched for them to beat mighty America from Mexico City outright. Three of the last four meetings have ended in a draw, including the last two in Tijuana. This is a really good price for that trend to continue on opening night. Read More Read Less

2026 Super Bowl Predictions with Futures Odds and Best Bets

Most Recent Super Bowl Betting