The Chiefs are going to be favored against either NFC representative should they reach Super Bowl LIV, at least according to the early odds.
SportsBetting.ag set initial spreads for the four possible Super Bowl matchups and Kansas City is a favorite against the 49ers and Packers. The Titans, should they pull off another upset, would be underdogs to both NFC teams.
49ers vs. Chiefs (-2.5)
Packers vs. Chiefs (-6)
49ers vs. Titans (+5)
Packers vs. Titans (+2)
Conference Underdogs
Both of the current spreads this weekend are 7.5 points, and if those numbers hold by kickoff it will mark the first time since the 2007 season where both Conference Championship underdog spreads were higher than a touchdown.
The last time both Conference Championship spreads were 7.5 points or more was January 20, 2008, when the Giants upset Green Bay as 7.5-point underdogs (23-20 OT, en route to a championship) and the Chargers lost to New England (21-12) as a 14-point dog. Both teams covered the spread.
Super Bowl LIV and MVP Odds
The Chiefs started the season with +800 odds, which was behind New England (+700) and tied with New Orleans.
San Francisco was a +2800, or 28/1, middle-of-the-pack darkhorse in the preseason odds while the Packers were +1600.
Only 10 teams had worse odds than the Titans to begin the year. Tennessee was listed at +5000, or 50/1, and after starting the season with two losses in the first three games, dropped to 80/1.
Super Bowl Odds
Kansas City Chiefs +125
San Francisco 49ers +165
Green Bay Packers +800
Tennessee Titans +800
Derrick Henry started the playoffs with 33/1 odds to be named Super Bowl LIV MVP.
MVP Odds
Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs) +175
Jimmy Garoppolo (49ers) +350
Derrick Henry (Titans) +800
Aaron Rodgers (Packers) +900
George Kittle (49ers) +1200
Travis Kelce (Chiefs) +1200
Damien Williams (Chiefs) +1400
Aaron Jones (Packers) +2000
Raheem Mostert (49ers) +2000
Ryan Tannehill (Titans) +2000
Tevin Coleman (49ers) +2000
Tyreek Hill (Chiefs) +2000
Davante Adams (Packers) +2500
Deebo Samuel (49ers) +3300
Emmanuel Sanders (49ers) +3300
Nick Bosa (49ers) +3300
Jimmy Graham (Packers) +5000
Sammy Watkins (Chiefs) +6600
LeSean McCoy (Chiefs) +8000
Richard Sherman (49ers) +10000
Super Bowl LV
It's never too early to take a look at what your team's chances are to win next year's Super Bowl.
Early odds show the Chiefs as the favorite with Baltimore and San Francisco close behind.
If the numbers hold by Week 1 of the 2020 season, this would mark the first time in five years that New England wasn't the Super Bowl favorite or co-favorite.