If you are unsure which teams to talk about when predicting the winners in the next season of any sport, the best place to look is the large array of US online sportsbooks. With high-tech systems sorting stats and betting fans’ momentum, these sports betting platforms offer accurate odds.
Teams to win big in 2024 NFL Divisional Games
The odds are already out for the Super Bowl 2025, and on most sportsbooks, the San Francisco B49ers are still ahead of Kansas Chiefs to win. This is despite the 49ers losing the 2024 Super Bowl final to the Chiefs. As for winning big in 2024, the big wins will come in the divisional games, which will likely be settled by the end of the year before the last divisional games on the first Sunday of January 2025.
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers should win the NFC West, and expectations are high. Most expect the 49ers to lose only a handful of games. It is also the team’s best chance of making a grand slam divisional win with no other opponents in the NFC even close to the 49ers standard. DraftKings also has the 49ers as favorites to win the Super Bowl in 2025 at +550, so a divisional win is fully expected.
Kansas City Chiefs
Over in the AFC West, Kansas City are the team to beat. There is no doubt in most NFL fans’ minds that the Chiefs will top the division, and, like the 49ers, the team also has a good chance of making it a grand slam in the division. At the very least, the Chiefs should only suffer a couple of minor defeats. DraftKings has the Chiefs at 600+ to win the 2025 Super Bowl. Big wins in 2024 divisional games should secure the team’s Playoff place before 2024 is out.
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens are also in the running to win their division over in the AFC North. However, the bookies do not expect the Ravens to sail through. In fact, no one expects a divisional grand slam title but a clear lead by the end of 2024 as the team is expected to pull out big wins throughout 2024. As for the 2025 Superbowl odds, which are a good way to judge a team’s divisional prospects, the Ravens’ spread is +900 on DraftKings, the third-best spread for a Super Bowl win.
Buffalo Bills
In the AFC East, the Buffalo Bills are the team to watch. A repeat of last season is fully expected, but most expect the Bills to do better. Last season, the team won the AFC East but recorded 6 losses. In 2024, the team is expected to record fewer losses, which inevitably should result in another AFC East top spot. As for the odds of winning the Super Bowl, the Bills are +1100 on DraftKings.
Teams to Make it to the 2023/24 NHL Championship Finals
The NHL season is close to an end. Although there are still eight to nine games remaining in the divisional games, most fans are looking to see if a US or Canadian team will win the Stanley Cup. The league is so tight right now that it is tough to call, but if we go by the current spread, the majority favorites are US teams.
The Favorites
Let’s start with the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes, both with a spread of +650 on DraftKings. To make picking a winner more difficult, the Colorado Avalanche NFL side is only +50 on these spread at +700. Also close is the Canadian team, Edmonton Oilers, with a spread of +750.
Possible Surprise Winners
The gap widens from the two favorites at +650, with the New York Rangers on +900 and the Dallas Stars on +1,000. Also with odds of +1,000 are the Boston Bruins.
Outsiders still have a chance of qualifying automatically for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Many of these teams are currently in Wildcard spots. Still, big wins in the final 8 to 9 games could see outsiders like the Philadelphia Flyers overtake the Washington Capitals to avoid a wild-card playoff. The Tampa Bay Lightning could also qualify automatically if the team pulls off a series of big wins in its final nine games. At game number 73, Tampa Bay was on a three-game winning streak.
Premier League Football
Across the Atlantic in the Premier League, we’ve seen arguably one of the most exciting seasons in years. With a string of titles coming from Saudi-owned team Man City buying its way to success, and no thanks to excellent management by Pep Guardiola, the league was in danger of becoming boring. However, this season is close.
Looking at the league table, Liverpool is only at the top with 65 points. Arsenal trail by two points, and Manchester City, the long-running favorites, are three points behind Liverpool. Yet, according to DraftKings, Liverpool is the bookies’ choice to win the Premier League with a total spread of +120. Man City is not far behind with +190, even though the team is behind Arsenal. Arsenal site is on +250, possibly because most bookmakers feel Arsenal will have a repeat of last season and drop off towards the end of the season.
According to the bookmakers, if you were looking for a fourth team to make a challenge, there isn’t one. Next in line are Tottenham and Aston Villa, which have spreads of +25,000 to win the league. That pretty much says it all!
Teams Across Three Sports
In the NFL, there are four teams, according to the bookmakers, that are worth betting on in single-match events throughout the 2024 divisional games. In the NHL, it’s anyone’s game right now. As for the NHL, the season is closing in on the Stanley Cup playoffs, and according to DraftKings, four teams are already out in front as favorites to win the final. Meanwhile, in the Premier League, Liverpool is the bookies’ favorite to win, but don’t write off Man City or Arsenal yet!
