Daily Blog • March 4th

A couple of weeks ago I gave you the odds to win the 2011 National Championship courtesy of Bodog.com. In today's blog I will give you the Hilton’s updated NC odds plus the Hilton has just released their odds to win next year's AFC/NFC championship plus Super Bowl XLVI.

If you are in Las Vegas at anytime in the next couple of months make sure to stay at the Hilton to get advanced odds on the 2011 college football season and advanced odds on the NFL.

Also make sure you are checking out my updated 2011 Draft Preview with a Top 10 position by position outlook and the top performers at each position during each drill at the combine.

Don’t forget to check out our Spring Central section to get 2011 schedules, coaching changes, who’s back/who’s not and all the NFL Draft early entrants.

Hilton Odds to Win 2012 Super Bowl
XLVI @ Lucas Oil Stadium-Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, February 5, 2012

Team Odds
PATRIOTS 5/1
PACKERS 6/1
STEELERS 8/1
RAVENS 12/1
JETS 12/1
CHARGERS 12/1
EAGLES 15/1
GIANTS 15/1
SAINTS 15/1
FALCONS 15/1
BEARS 18/1
COWBOYS 18/1
COLTS 18/1
CHIEFS 30/1
BUCS 30/1
TEXANS 35/1
DOLPHINS 40/1
VIKINGS 40/1
49ERS 40/1
RAIDERS 50/1
LIONS 50/1
TITANS 60/1
BROWNS 60/1
BENGALS 60/1
JAGUARS 60/1
REDSKINS 60/1
RAMS 60/1
BRONCOS 60/1
CARDINALS 100/1
SEAHAWKS 100/1
BILLS 200/1
PANTHERS 300/1

1. New England 5/1-Despite losing their last two home playoff games in B2B years, the Patriots are the early favorite to capture their first title since 2004. In recent years they have retooled their defense and LY added a couple of outstanding rookie TE's. Again NE has the ability to improve greatly with six picks in the first 100 (3 in the top 33) in this year's draft more than any other team. Look for Brady and Belichick to be motivated to make a deep playoff run for the first time in several seasons.

2. Green Bay 6/1-The defending champs are one of the favorites to repeat and why not with Rodgers back behind center and keep in mind the Packers suffered several injuries to key players last season and still won it all and went the entire season without trailing by more than a TD in any game. With a little better luck on the injury front don't be surprised to see them back in the Super Bowl for a 6th time in franchise history.

3. Pittsburgh 8/1-The Steelers came close to getting their 7th title this past year and that was with Roethlisberger missing the first four games. You have to worry about their aging defense but with Tomlin, LeBeau and many of the same players that have played in 3 SB's the last 6 years coming back you have to consider them one of the favorites.

4. Baltimore 12/1-The Ravens have had great regular seasons and good runs in the playoffs but have not been able to get back to the Super Bowl since they won it back in the 2000 season. Their main nemesis naturally has been the Steelers and you have to wonder how many years Lewis, Reed and Co have left however with a young offense expect to see them back in the playoffs again.

4. NY Jets 12/1-The Jets have made B2B appearances in the AFC Championship game winning two road playoff games each year in getting there. While they will certainly have many new faces since they released several veterans, HC Ryan has clearly done a good job with this team and this year the key might be getting a bye or a home playoff game or two so they don't run out of gas in the conf title game if they get there.

4. San Diego 12/1-The Chargers may have been one of the most underachieving teams of all-time last year as they finished the regular season with the #1 total offense and defense in the NFL and still did not even make the playoffs. Clearly they wish WR Jackson could have played sooner and there is no doubting their very talented roster but can they get over their playoff hump and reach just their 2nd SB in team history?

 

Odds to Win the AFC in 2012
Odds to Win the NFC in 2012
PATRIOTS 5/2
STEELERS 4/1
RAVENS 6/1
JETS 6/1
CHARGERS 6/1
COLTS 9/1
CHIEFS 15/1
TEXANS 18/1
DOLPHINS 20/1
RAIDERS 25/1
TITANS 30/1
BROWNS 30/1
BENGALS 30/1
JAGUARS 30/1
BRONCOS 30/1
BILLS 100/1
PACKERS 11/4
EAGLES 13/2
GIANTS 13/2
SAINTS 13/2
FALCONS 13/2
BEARS 13/2
COWBOYS 9/1
BUCS 14/1
VIKINGS 18/1
49ERS 18/1
LIONS 23/1
REDSKINS 25/1
RAMS 25/1
CARDINALS 40/1
SEAHAWKS 40/1
PANTHERS 125/1


Hilton Odds to Win 2012 BCS National Championship
Louisiana Superdome--New Orleans, Louisiana
Monday, January 9, 2012

Team Odds Team Odds
OKLAHOMA 5/1 ARIZONA ST 100/1
ALABAMA 5/1 UTAH 100/1
OREGON 8/1 AUBURN 100/1
LSU 12/1 MARYLAND 100/1
BOISE ST 15/1 MIAMI FL 100/1
FLORIDA ST 15/1 ARIZONA 100/1
STANFORD 20/1 CLEMSON 100/1
OHIO ST 20/1 IOWA 100/1
TEXAS 20/1 BAYLOR 100/1
NOTRE DAME 20/1 CALIFORNIA 100/1
NEBRASKA 20/1 TENNESSEE 100/1
SOUTH CAROLINA 25/1 WASHINGTON 100/1
FLORIDA 25/1 TEXAS TECH 100/1
ARKANSAS 30/1 CENTRAL FLORIDA 200/1
OKLAHOMA ST 30/1 GEORGIA TECH 200/1
TEXAS A&M 30/1 ILLINOIS 200/1
GEORGIA 40/1 BYU 200/1
TCU 40/1 MICHIGAN 200/1
VIRGINIA TECH 40/1 OREGON ST 200/1
WISCONSIN 40/1 NORTH CAROLINA 300/1
MICHIGAN ST 50/1 UCLA 300/1
PENN ST 50/1 NORTH CAROLINA ST 300/1
WEST VIRGINIA 60/1 PITTSBURGH 300/1
MISSOURI 60/1 BOSTON COLLEGE 300/1
MISSISSIPPI ST 75/1 FIELD 30/1