Super Bowl Betting: What Will the Result Be in This Season's Big Game?

With just four teams remaining in the NFL playoffs, there are now only eight possible outcomes for this season's Super Bowl. But which ones do bettors think are more likely than others? Let's take a look at the Super Bowl Forecast Betting Odds from FanDuel Sportsbook.

Super Bowl Forecast Betting Odds

Baltimore Defeats San Francisco (+280)

Both the Baltimore Ravens (-3.5) and San Francisco 49ers (-7) are favored to win their Conference Championship matchups this weekend, according to FanDuel Sportsbook's NFL Betting Odds, so it makes sense that both combinations of these teams meeting in the Super Bowl have the highest Forecast Betting Odds. What makes less sense, to me, is the Ravens beating the Niners having worse odds (+280) than the Niners beating the Ravens (+270).

These teams played earlier this season in a game that saw the Ravens dominate San Francisco to the tune of a 33-19 blowout. The Ravens' defense intercepted 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy four times in that win and nearly logged a fifth interception before Purdy was pulled from the game. On the flip side, the 49ers' defense didn't seem to have an answer for Lamar Jackson's MVP-caliber play, and the Ravens' offense has become only more potent in the weeks since.

Following the Ravens' late Week 13 bye, their offense has averaged an absurd 36.6 points per game (excluding a meaningless Week 18 game), which would make them by far the highest-scoring offense in the league this year.

All but one team they played during that stretch made the playoffs, with only the Jacksonville Jaguars falling short of the postseason. Baltimore has been chaining together wins while playing against strong competition and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down in the postseason.

If these teams do meet again in the Super Bowl, I'd give the edge to the Ravens over the 49ers.

Kansas City Defeats San Francisco (+650)

If any team is toppling the Baltimore Ravens right now, it's the Kansas City Chiefs -- who will take them on in the AFC Championship game this Sunday.

The Chiefs battled through a brutal schedule to yet another AFC West title and have seemed to take another step forward this postseason. Patrick Mahomes has been playing out of his mind, averaging 8.39 adjusted yards per attempt in the playoffs -- a mark that would have tied for third-best in the NFL this season. The Chiefs' offense didn't look as pretty this year as we've grown accustomed to during Mahomes' tenure, but they're figuring things out at exactly the right time.

It's also worth pointing out that the 49ers didn't face too many tough defenses this year. Purdy squared off against just three of numberFire's top-10 passing defenses.

As we mentioned in the previous section, the 49ers' quarterback did not rise to the occasion against Baltimore in Week 16. He struggled to a similar degree against the Cleveland Browns in Week 6, as well, completing under 50% of his passes for just 125 yards, a touchdown, an interception, and a fumble.

The Chiefs' third-ranked passing defense could pose a serious problem for Purdy if the Chiefs upset the Ravens this weekend.

Baltimore Defeats Detroit (+750)

If you've been reading between the lines so far, you may have realized this writer is not the biggest believer in Brock Purdy. After all, the first two bets we discussed covered the ways either of the AFC's contenders could beat his 49ers in the Super Bowl. But what if San Francisco doesn't even make it that far?

The 49ers are 7.0-point favorites over the Detroit Lions for Sunday's NFC Championship game, and their odds of making the Super Bowl in any capacity reflect that. Based on the chart above, you might even say the 49ers have the best odds of winning the Super Bowl this year. But should they really be favorites by that much against the Lions?

Detroit has the worst defense of any of the teams left standing, which means they'll need to put points on the board to upset the 49ers.

That's something they're equipped to do. Like Mahomes, Lions quarterback Jared Goff has locked in during the playoffs and has guided his team to 55 total points through their two playoff games. The Lions' rushing attack should have an edge over the 49ers' defense on the ground, giving them a fighting chance to stick it out for four full quarters.

Even if the Lions emerge victorious in the NFC Championship, though, it's tough to see them defeating the Ravens -- especially after the Ravens pummeled them 38-6 back in Week 7. The Lions' defense gave up three passing touchdowns and a rushing score to Lamar Jackson in that one and hasn't shown much improvement in the weeks since.

The gap between the Lions and the 49ers may be smaller than bettors currently believe, while the gap between each conference's remaining representatives may be wider than the market reflects.

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