2012 Super Bowl Betting Odds Released: New England Patriots the Favorites

By now we’ve all looked at and analyzed next week’s Super Bowl XLV betting odds to death. Never letting a betting opportunity pass them by, the odds-makers at BetOnline.com decided to open Super Bowl betting odds for NEXT year’s game.

In doing so, they are the first sports-book out there to provide their players with the opportunity to bet on Super Bowl XLVI.

Let’s take a look at some odds and see if we can uncover some value.

New England Patriots (+500)

Despite their massively disappointing defeat to the New York Jets a couple weeks ago, New England is the favorite to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in 2012.

As long as Tom Brady is under center and Bill Bilichick on the sidelines, the Pats will always be amongst the favorites.

Thanks to some shrewd trading over the last couple years, the Pats have two picks in each of the first three rounds. That being said, +500 has little value.

New York Jets (+1500)

Shouldn’t the team that bounced the favorites out of the playoffs be a little higher?

The Jets proved they belong on the field with anyone.They had some very tough road wins in Pittsburgh and New England.

Additionally, there AFC Conference Championship game second half run was quite impressive as the team showed plenty of heart.

Their defense is young and amongst the best, ditto on their offensive line. They have plenty of play-makers and quarterback Mark Sanchez is only going to get better.

Expect this number (+1500) to shrink as the bettors pile in.

Atlanta Falcons (+2000)

Matt Ryan is one of the best young quarterbacks in the NFL. He has stud skill position players in Michael Turner and Roddy White. They are coming off of a 13-3 season and a No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Sure, they got walloped by the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round, but +2000 is just too big to pass up.

Dallas Cowboys (+2300)

Heading into last season, Dallas was amongst the favorites to win-it-all. However, the season turned into a complete disaster low-lighted by quarterback Tony Romo’s season ending injury and a mid-season coaching change.

After Wade Phillips got the axe at the halfway point, Dallas went 5-3 the rest of the way with Jon Kitna at quarterback.

No doubt, the defense needs to be addressed over the off-season, but they are just two seasons removed from allowing just 15.6 points per game.

Kansas City Chiefs (+5000)

Wow, talk about value and talk about no respect.

KC was perhaps the biggest surprise in the NFL last season winning the AFC West after notching just four wins in 2009.

The roster is full of talent including All-Pro running back Jamal Charles and All-Pro receiver Dwayne Bowe.  If you are looking for a long shot, the Chiefs are a worthy pick.

Well, those are going to be my plays (minus New England), head over to BetOnline.com to see the rest of the 2012 Super Bowl betting odds.