Odds to win the AFC 2007/2008 - Patriots, Colts favorite

The latest betting odds on the AFC teams to win the conference, Pats and Colts leading the pack.

Odds to win the AFC 2007/2008 - Patriots, Colts favorite Now that the playoff teams in the AFC are known, the odds makers wasted no time to adjust the betting odds on which NFL team will win the AFC Championship. Naturally, the prefect New England Patriots (16-0) are the favorite to win the AFC with odds -250 at the online sportsbook Bookmaker (official website). The Patriots ended the record season on Saturday with 38-35 victory over the Giants and remain favorite to win the AFC and go to Arizona for the 42nd Super Bowl. Follow the links below to see the odds on who will win the Bowl game in February. Following the Patriots are the Indianapolis Colts (13-3). The Colts odds to win the AFC are currently sitting at +250, clearly underlining the expectations of odds makers and bettors alike that the Pats will battle in Phoenix in 2008. The Colts are also the only AFC team with betting odds in the three digits.

Third in odds to win the AFC Championship in the 2007-2008 season are the San Diego Chargers (11-5), listed with money line +1500, meaning that Bookmaker will pay out 1,500 on every 100 bet. The Chargers will play the Tennessee Titans (10-6) in the first playoff round, the Titans winning the last AFC playoff wild card with a victory over the Colts in the final week of the regular season. The Tennessee Titans are the underdog this postseason, the odds on the Titans to win the AFC Championship are listed at +6500, which is a great bet only in reflection to the payout. The Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5) will play the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) in the first round of the AFC playoffs and this game will determine which of the two NFL teams was the best bet - currently the Jaguars odds on winning the AFC are sitting at +1800, worse than the Pittsburgh Steelers odds on winning the AFC at +2000.

The odds makers had their lines on the AFC winner since the beginning of the season. Let's look back at the six AFC teams qualified for the playoffs and see which one of you possibly made a good bet. The Patriots were still the favorite back in August, listed with odds on winning the AFC at 11/10 at the online sportsbook Bodog Sports. The Colts held odds 9/2 and the Chargers were in a better position with betting odds 7/2. The Jacksonville Jaguars odds to win the AFC Championship in August were sitting at 15/1, the Steelers held odds of 14/1 and the Titans were still underdog with odds 22/1. The odds on the AFC playoff games have not been posted yet, keep an eye on the home page for the latest.

Published on 12/31/2007