It’s fight-for-playoff-positioning time in the NFL season, and the Super Bowl will be here before you know it.
With that, let’s look at the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Dec. 16 for which two teams will win their respective conferences and meet in the Big Game, as well as what to know about the AFC and NFC championship race.
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AFC Conference winner
Broncos: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
Bills: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
Texans: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Patriots: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Jaguars: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Chargers: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Ravens: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)
Steelers: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Colts: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
What to know: Last week, there was a three-way tie atop this oddsboard, featuring the Patriots, Broncos and Bills. But in Week 15, Buffalo beat the Pats (previously winners of 10 straight) in New England, and Denver hosted and beat Green Bay. With that, the Broncos took over atop the board, the Bills shifted to second and the Pats fell to fourth.
The team in third? The Texans, winners of six straight and the team with the best defense in the NFL. Among those consecutive wins are victories over the Jags, Bills, Colts and Chiefs.
Speaking of the Chiefs, the defending AFC champions have been eliminated from playoff contention with three weeks to go. They had won the AFC in five of the last six years.
NFC Conference winner
Rams: +170 (bet $10 to win $27 total)
Seahawks: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
Eagles: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)
Packers: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
49ers: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Bears: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Lions: +1700 (bet $10 to win $180 total)
Buccaneers: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
Panthers: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Cowboys: +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010 total)
What to know: The Rams have won eight of nine, including crucial wins over Seattle in Week 11 and Detroit in Week 15. Still, L.A. and Seattle both sport 11-3 records with a huge showdown set for Thursday. Meanwhile, the 49ers are 10-4, just a game back of those two in the NFC West. In short, that division is brutal.
Green Bay (9-4-1) got arguably its most important win of the season in Week 14, a 28-21 win over Chicago (10-4). However, things came crashing down (to an extent) in Week 15, when the Packers fell at Denver and also lost Micah Parsons to a torn ACL. Now, Green Bay goes to Chicago to face the Bears in Week 16, and if the Bears win that game, they will have a two-game lead over the Packers in the win column and a game lead in the loss column.
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