Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire
Author: Anthony Vlahovic
Last Updated: 20 January, 2025
Before reaching the Super Bowl, NFL teams need to win their respective conferences first, which allows bettors to add more futures to their season-long portfolios. Placing wagers in this market can help bettors hedge their Super Bowl futures or add even more profit if they happen to place the right bets for both markets.
With the Divisional Round wrapped up, the playoff bracket is down to the final two teams in each conference, and we’ll take a look at the odds of winning both the AFC and NFC across all legal sportsbooks in Louisiana.
Team | Opening Odds | ||||
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Kansas City Chiefs | +360 | -120 | -122 | -125 | -120 |
Buffalo Bills | +475 | +100 | +104 | +105 | +100 |
*odds as of January 20, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs: Since 2019, the Chiefs have been AFC Champions four times. There is no denying that this Chiefs team has turned into a dynasty behind Patrick Mahomes, and there are no signs of them slowing down heading into their 6th consecutive AFC Championship game.
Despite losing Rashee Rice for the season, the Chiefs keep finding ways to close out games. Kansas City locked up the #1 seed in the AFC by Christmas, which allowed them to rest most of their starters in week 18. By having the luxury of a bye in the first round, Patrick Mahomes and the KC starters had around 23 days to recover before they played the Houston Texans. With a win over Houston, the Chiefs will play the Bills in a rematch of the 2021 AFC Title game, in which they won 38-24.
Buffalo Bills: There was a lot of discussion heading into the season about whether or not the Bills could maintain their control over the AFC East. Well, any question on that matter has undoubtedly been answered, as Buffalo went 13-4 in the regular season. The Bills became the first team to clinch their division, and to make things better, they made light work of the Denver Broncos in the Wild Card round. In the Divisional Round, the Bills outlasted the Ravens in Buffalo, giving them their first AFC Title game appearance since 2021 and second since 1993.
Team | Opening Odds | DraftKings | FanDuel | BetMGM | Bet365 |
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Philadelphia Eagles | +850 | -250 | -270 | -250 | -260 |
Washington Commanders | +6000 | +205 | +220 | +200 | +210 |
*odds as of January 20, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles: It didn't always look pretty at the start of the year, and there had been a lot of conversations about their coach, but at the end of the day, the Eagles have been able to find the win column. Before losing to the Commanders in week 16, the Eagles had won ten straight games, which was good enough to earn them the #2 seed in the NFC. With a rested Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley, the Eagles won a sloppy game over the Packers during the wild-card round.
Even without Nakobe Dean in the Divisional Round, the Eagles were able to force multiple turnovers from the Rams in a win. Now Philadelphia will play a Commanders in the NFC Title game. During the season, the Eagles went 1-1 against Jayden Daniels and his red-hot Commanders offense.
Washington Commanders: The Commanders came into the postseason with the highest preseason odds to reach the Super Bowl, yet after their upset win over the Lions, they are one win away. Jayden Daniels has looked nowhere close to a rookie in his first two playoff games, and now he will head on the road for the third time to play the Philadelphia Eagles. While Daniels had a quiet game in their first matchup, he threw for five touchdowns in their second meeting.
Season | AFC Winner | NFC Winner |
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2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | San Francisco 49ers |
2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | Philadelphia Eagles |
2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | Los Angeles Rams |
2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | San Francisco 49ers |
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