Super Bowl 2015: AFC, NFC Conference Championship Predictions and Vegas Odds

Football fans have just a few more weeks of waiting before the 2015 Super Bowl finally arrives, but excitement for the game is growing as the AFC and NFC Championship Games are scheduled to take place Sunday.

With four of the best teams in the league (the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts) all still fighting for the top prize in the game, the action over the coming weeks should be unparalleled.

Here are the latest odds for the 2015 Super Bowl, predicted winners for the AFC and NFC Championship Games and the wager worth making now.

NFC Championship	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Predicted Winner
AFC Championship	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Predicted Winner
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks	Jan. 18	3:05 p.m.	FOX	Seattle
Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots	Jan. 18	6:40 p.m.	CBS	New England

Teams	Super Bowl Odds
Seattle Seahawks	5-4
New England Patriots	9-5
Green Bay Packers	11-2
Indianapolis Colts	7-1

*Odds via Odds Shark as of Jan. 14 at 7 a.m. ET.

Wager Worth the Educated Risk

Betting on one of the four remaining teams to win the Super Bowl is a relatively safe wager regardless of which team you think will win, but the safest of all gambles will be the Seattle Seahawks winning their second championship in two seasons.

On the offensive side of the ball, Seattle has been almost unstoppable. Led by running back Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks finished the regular season first in rushing yards per game with 172.6 and continued that momentum in the divisional round against the Carolina Panthers.

The pass attack wasn’t as dangerous as it was last season, but the ability of quarterback Russell Wilson to keep plays alive and protect the football is all Seattle needs from him. Sticking with the stellar rushing attack will be the key to the Seahawks' success.

On the defensive side of the ball, there are few teams in the NFL that can come close to the talent Seattle possesses. After 16 regular-season games, the Seahawks were ranked first against the pass (allowing just 185.6 yards per game) and third against the run (allowing just 81.5 yards per game.)

In the NFC Championship Game, Seattle will face one of its toughest tests of the year against a dangerous Green Bay Packers team, but the Seahawks already managed to beat Aaron Rodgers and his cohorts earlier this season.

If Pete Carroll and the Seahawks can advance past Green Bay, there is little doubt the team will be favorites in the Super Bowl as well.

Predicted Final Score: Seattle 27, Green Bay 24

*Stats via NFL.com.