If Nate Silver says the Denver Broncos are (slightly) favored to win the AFC, I say we just cut to the chase with the Super Bowl. Agreed?
Though we have to have the Super Bowl, so ignore his prediction that the Carolina Panthers will win it.
Nate Silver’s Super Bowl projection is out and the Carolina Panthers are the favorites
Despite going 15-1, few outside of Charlotte…
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Whattttttttt?!?? The 15-1 team is the favorite, shocked the shit out me.
So, he’s stopped trying his dodgy (and for the World Cup at least, laughable) analysis, and just started copying what the British bookies predict?
Latest odds (19:00 GMT 08/01/16) for this weekend’s games
Odd presented British way Win/Stake (wins get the stake back – so 13 on the Chiefs gets you 8, plus the 13 back if they win.
Draw odds not given here
Chiefs (8/13 on) to beat Texans (17/11)
Steelers (8/11) beat Bengals (39/29)
Seahawks (6/13) beat Vikings (2/1)
Packers (evens) beat Redskins (22/23) – tightest game according to bookies
Outright
AFC
Pats – 13/8
Broncos – 5/2 (Sorry, close, but no cigar, or pennant!)
Steelers – 13/2
Chiefs – 8/1
Bengals 9/1
NFC
Panthers – 15/8
Cardinals – 12/5
Seahawks – 7/2
Packers – 10/1
Vikings – 16/1
Superbowl
Carolina Panthers 4/1 (Given there they need to win 3 games, they are obviously favourites with the bookies for the odds to be this short!)
New England Patriots 9/2
Arizona Cardinals 9/2
Seattle Seahawks 6/1
Denver Broncos 13/2 (However, as they are your team, I will cheer for them!)
Pittsburgh Steelers 12/1
Kansas City Chiefs 18/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Cincinnati Bengals 28/1
Minnesota Vikings 40/1
Lady Gaga is singing that song of traitors ?, and I will be cheering the Broncos, because as Lady Hussar has just said “Carolina panthers, who’s ever heard of them”