After six months of waiting, the 2022 NFL season kicked off last week with many games and Buffalo Bills' victory, stamping the defending champions Los Angeles Rams' title track in the opening game.
Betfair, a specialist in sports odds, did a survey checking which franchises are the main favorites for the title, who will be the MVP of the season and which teams are expected to make the final of Super Bowl LVII, in February.
The season is set to be one of the hottest in NFL history
According to Betfair's analysis, the team most likely to take the title this season is Buffalo Bills with 13% (6.0 odds - for every real wagered on the team, the return will be R$6.00 if the result is confirmed). The second most likely franchise is the team of experienced quarterback Tom Brady, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which has a 10% (8.0) chance of lifting the cup. With 9% (8.5), the Kansas City Chiefs appear in third, closing the list of top teams in contention for the Vince Lombardi trophy.
In the AFC, Buffalo Bills, with a squad that is considered by many to be the best in the league, appear as a favorite to be the division champion with 24% (3.75), closely followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, with 18% (5.0).
In the NFC, the Buccaneers, champions in 2021, appear as the main favorites, with a 23% (3.75) chance of a new title. The second favorite in the conference is the Philadelphia Eagles team with 13% (7.0).
The final most likely to happen according to Betfair traders point out that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills are the likely teams that will play in Super Bowl LVII, which will be on February 12, at Farm Stadium in Arizona. The chances of the teams facing each other in the decision of the season are 11% (13.0).
The second possibility is for Tom Brady's team to face Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs, with 8% (17.0), while the third confrontation with the highest chance of happening in the Super Bowl is between Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills and Von Miller to face Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers with 6% (23.0).
MVP Award
Betfair also evaluated which are the favorite players to win the individual regular season MVP award. Josh Allen, quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, is the most likely to win the individual award with 20% favoritism. Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes follows with 12%. Rising young quarterback Justin Herbert of the Chargers is third with 10%, and fourth place is the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Tom Brady with a 9% chance of becoming the most valuable player of the season for the fourth time in his career, according to Betfair analysis.
Betfair provides its user with a series of options within the NFL games with a wide market of odds that the bettor can choose in advance or in real time, during the games.
Long live Brady in the NFL?
At age 45, Brady kicked off his 23rd season in the NFL with a win. The front man of the Tampa Bay offensive line broke another record among the many he has achieved in the American League. In the first round in the away victory over the Dallas Cowboys, he became the oldest player in history to start an NFL game.
Married to Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen and piling up titles and records, Tom Brady is considering ending his career at the end of the season. In his 23 years competing as a professional in the NFL, he made ten Super Bowl appearances with seven titles, five Super Bowl MVP awards and three regular season MVP awards. The quarterback also achieved the league's lead in complete passes and touchdowns, as well as being the player with the most passing yards in NFL history.
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Source: GMB
