49ers & Ravens Remain Super Bowl Favorites; Bills Now 3rd Choice After Wild-Card Win

The wild-card round of the NFL Playoffs was indeed a wild one, with three point-spreads underdogs – the Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — all winning outright. But the top seeds in each conference remain the odds favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII, even if they have yet to take a snap in the playoffs.

Indeed, the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, who each received a bye last weekend, are still the favorites in Super Bowl odds — the 49ers at +175 and the Ravens at +260. 

The Buffalo Bills remain the No. 3 Super Bowl odds choice at +490, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs at +700, the Detroit Lions at +900, the Packers at +3000, and the Buccaneers and Texans each at +3300.

No question, the 49ers and Ravens stand to benefit from having last weekend off. And sports bettors wagering on the playoffs can benefit from sportsbook promo codes that offer new users bonus bets or other perks for signing up and making an initial wager. Customers must be at least 21, and physically within a state with legal mobile sports betting to take advantage, though a few states allow bettors as young as 18.

Ravens-Texans Rematch Highlights AFC Odds

San Francisco is a 9.5-point favorite over the Packers this weekend at NFL betting apps, while Baltimore is a 9-point favorite over the Texans — which Baltimore defeated 25-9 to open the season. The other two games feature Detroit as a 6-point home favorite over the Buccaneers, and the Bills as a 3-point home favorite over the Chiefs.

While teams that received a wild-card bye tend to win the majority of the time in the divisional round, they haven’t fared quite as well against the spread. Super Bowl betting sites make available dozens of bet types on each game in the NFL Playoffs, running the gamut from moneyline, spreads and totals to countless props and specials.

It’s all just a taste of what’s to come for the big game on February 11, when Super Bowl prop bets will be available by the hundreds, and sportsbooks will offer wagers on every facet of the NFL championship clash. Also look for Super Bowl betting promos, which will offer new users bonus bets that they can then use to wager on the game.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers On a Cover Streak

We’re still a few weeks, though, from learning the ins and outs of how to bet on the Super Bowl. This week the focus is on the divisional round, which the Ravens enter having covered in three straight games and five of six in which their starters have played (not including the final week of the regular season). The 49ers had covered four of six before their starters were rested in Week 17.

The Buccaneers enter the divisional round on the best run against the spread, having covered in five of their last six games. Detroit has covered in four of five, the Packers and Chiefs each in three straight. But if history is any indication, the Super Bowl favorite 49ers and Ravens will be tough outs this week, given that they’re coming off an invaluable week of rest.