Super Bowl favorites heading into NFL Week 14. Is Buffalo overrated as the favorite following the loss of Von Miller?
Super Bowl favorites heading into NFL Week 14. Is Buffalo overrated as the favorite following the loss of Von Miller?
Week 14 of the current NFL season started on Thursday night. Baker Mayfield made some headlines as he led the LA Rams to a 17-16 victory in front of a national audience. Neither the Rams nor the team they beat, the Las Vegas Raiders, are among the Super Bowl favorites. However, this is a betting market that’s starting to heat up as the elite in the NFL prepare for the final push toward the playoffs.
The big news related to this list of betting favorites is the news regarding Von Miller. He will miss the remainder of the season and some seem to think that as he goes, so go the Buffalo Bills and their Super Bowl chances.
The San Francisco 49ers are also a team that could be dropped down a little. The 49ers, simply put, are in a quarterbacking crisis as Brock Purdy has to take over and lead the team. The 49ers lost one of their QBs in the early weeks and now they are down two. There are basically no NFL teams that have a plan in place for what they will do if they lose two quarterbacks.
For true favorites, you have to be thinking something like this right now:
These are the four serous contenders right now, four teams that are all in great shape. There are some regular season hurdles for these teams to clear but these are the ones NFL bettors should be watching closely.