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The 2019 NFL Draft is in the books. Although the NFL Draft may have changed odds for some teams, most of the Super Bowl favorites, the Chiefs, Patriots, Rams, and Saints, remain the favorites after the draft.
That doesn’t mean that online bookie agents shouldn’t manage their sportsbooks for success.
Check out current Super Bowl 54 betting odds along with sportsbook management advice for the most popular teams.
Super Bowl 54 Betting Odds
- Kansas City Chiefs+600
- New England Patriots+600
- L.A. Rams+800
- New Orleans Saints+800
- Indianapolis Colts+1000
- Chicago Bears+1400
- Green Bay Packers+1400
- Philadelphia Eagles+1400
- Cleveland Browns+1600
- L.A. Chargers+1600
- Pittsburgh Steelers+2000
- Dallas Cowboys+2500
- Minnesota Vikings+2500
- San Francisco 49ers+2500
- Atlanta Falcons+3000
- Houston Texans+3000
- Settle Seahawks+3000
- Baltimore Ravens+4000
- Carolina Panthers+6000
- Jacksonville Jaguars+6000
- Denver Broncos+8000
- New York Jets+8000
Do the Patriots and Chiefs Offer Underlay or Overlay Odds?
The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs are at +600 to win the 2020 Super Bowl. The Patriots lost Rob Gronkowski after Gronk decided to retire.
However, New England had 7 draft picks last week, picked up a talented wide receiver with their first pick, and managed to draft a talented offensive lineman in Yodny Cajuste in the third round.
New England’s odds are actually higher now than they were before the NFL Draft. The Patriots look like an overlay at 6/1.
Bookies should definitely set max betting limits on the New England Patriots.
The Kansas City Chiefs are a slightly different story. KC most likely must play the entire season without their top wide receiver, Tyreek Hill.
To counter the fact that Hill could be suspended indefinitely by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Chiefs drafted Georgia wide receiver Mecole Hardman.
Hardman has Hill type speed, but he’ll have to develop a rapport with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
More importantly, the Chiefs don’t appear to have helped their defense that much in the draft.
They’re counting on Frank Clark to get the job done.
Clark is a former Seattle Seahawks player. History tells us that when Seattle players leave the Emerald City, they end up playing worse with their new teams.
If that happens, and Clark is a bust as a free agent, KC’s defense could be much worse this season than it was last season. The Chiefs look like an underlay.
Pay per head agents must decide if they wish to set max betting limits on Kansas City or not.
Pay Per Head Agents Should Set Max Betting Limits On All Other NFL Teams
Besides the Kansas City Chiefs, there isn’t a team offering Super Bowl betting odds that’s going off as an underlay. All teams offer either fair or overlay odds.
Then there’s the fact that some teams offer ridiculously high odds.
Jacksonville should be no where close to +6000. They signed Nick Foles away from the Philadelphia Eagles to play quarterback and drafted a seriously talented tackle in Jawaan Taylor.
They also played in the AFC Championship two seasons ago.
Speaking of crazy odds, online bookies should definitely consider lowering Super Bowl odds on many teams.
The Oakland Raiders are at +10000.
That’s crazy. The Raiders can make the playoffs and if they can make the playoffs, they can win the Super Bowl.
It’s never too early to start planning for the Super Bowl, each year it brings in well over $4 BILLION in wagers.
Don’t get left in the dark, pay attention to the Super Bowl 54 betting odds, and get ready with a premium sportsbook solution.
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