{"id":160294,"date":"2021-01-05T12:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=160294"},"modified":"2021-01-05T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:09:51","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-green-bay-packers-enter-nfl-playoffs-as-super-bowl-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kansas-city-chiefs-green-bay-packers-enter-nfl-playoffs-as-super-bowl-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers Enter NFL Playoffs as Bettors’ Super Bowl Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs met in Super Bowl I. Now they may have a rematch in the 55th Super Bowl next month. But who do sports bettors think will win the championship?<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after winning last year\u2019s Super Bowl. Mahomes and the Chiefs are favored to win this year\u2019s Super Bowl as well. (Image: Allen Eyestone\/USA TODAY Sports<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Chiefs were the Super Bowl favorites<\/a> entering the NFL season, and they\u2019re the favorites heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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With the expanded 14-team postseason beginning on Saturday, the Chiefs are +150 to win the championship at William Hill, +175 at Westgate SuperBook, +220 at PointsBet, and +240 at BetMGM. Kansas City, the defending champions, got a first-round bye and home-field advantage with its AFC-best 14-2 record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Packers, with presumptive MVP Aaron Rodgers, finished 13-3 to gain the No. 1 seed in the NFC. They are +450 at PointsBet, +500 at William Hill, +550 at BetMGM, and +600 at Westgate SuperBook.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Super Bowl Championship Odds<\/h2>\n

While it\u2019s not reflected in the odds, the Chiefs might have the more difficult path to the championship. The AFC is the superior conference, and the Chiefs have struggled a bit. Before losing last week with superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes getting the day off, each of their last seven wins had come by six points or less.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Packers have an easier path through the NFC than anybody in the AFC, with the Chiefs having to deal with the Bills and the Ravens and the Steelers,” <\/strong>said Andrew Mannino, the senior sports content analyst at PointsBet, to Casino.org<\/em>. “In the NFC, Seattle\u2019s a very good team, New Orleans is a very good team. But I think this is shaping up to be Green Bay\u2019s conference.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here are the championship odds from PointsBet.<\/strong><\/p>\n