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At this point last year, the were the betting favorites to win what would have been their fourth Super Bowl in a six-season span. A step behind them: the , who eventually did emerge as Super Bowl LIV champions. The team they beat was nowhere in the conversation to win a title, as the entered the year with 40-to-1 odds despite coming off a 4-12 season that earned them the No. 2 overall pick.Will we see a similar rise this year? It's unlikely; of the teams to pick in the top five of this year's draft, only the (+6600) and (+7000) are better than 100-to-1 to win it all. Neither makes an appearance in our staff's best bets and best value picks to win Super Bowl LV.So who are we picking? Almost half of our staffers are taking the Chiefs to repeat as champions, and half of who's left are backing the as best bets. Nine different teams make an appearance in our list of best value picks, but the overwhelming favorite for us is the at +2500. You can check out the reasoning for everyone's picks below, along with the odds for every team to win the Super Bowl, per William Hill Sportsbook.Here's the rundown on the staff members making these picks: NFL insider Jason La Canfora; senior writer Pete Prisco; Pick Six Podcast host Will Brinson; staff writers Cody Benjamin, John Breech, Jordan Dajani, Bryan DeArdo, Jared Dubin, Josh Edwards, Jeff Kerr, Tyler Sullivan, Chris Trapa so, Patrik Walker and Ryan Wilson; and editors Brett Anderson, Dan Schneier, Kevin Steimle and R.J. White.Super Bowl oddsKansas City Chiefs +550 +600San Francisco 49ers +700 +1200New Orleans Saints +1200 +1500 +2000 +2000New England Patriots +2000 +2500 +2500 +2500 +2500Pittsburgh Steelers +2500 +3000 +3000 +4000 +4000 +4000 +4000 +4000 +5000 +5000Detroit Lions +6000 +6000New York Giants +7000 +10000 +10000 +10000 +20000Washington Football Team +20000 +20000Best betsChiefs +550Breech: The Chiefs will likely be my "best bet" to win the Super Bowl every season until retires, so you should probably get used to reading that in this section for the next decade or so. DeArdo: While their division should be more challenging than it was a year ago, the Chiefs should be in Jonathan Villar Jersey position to succe sfully defend their title when the 2020 playoffs begin. The Chiefs are expecting big things from rookie running back , who scored 16 touchdowns while averaging 6.6 yards per carry during his final season at LSU. Dubin: Plus odds to bet Patrick Mahomes to win the Super Bowl? OK, I'll take that. Kerr: The NFL is unpredictable, but it's hard to go against the dynamic duo of Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City. Mahomes is only getting better as he has yet to reach the prime of his career, and the Chiefs are returning 18 of 22 starters from that championship team. Kansas City found a way to keep its core intact, and the only team that seems to have the resources available to stop them in the AFC are the Baltimore Ravens. La Canfora: No reason to get too cute here. Patrick Mahomes was hurt last year and they still won the whole thing. Now with him signed for 12 years, the Chiefs have security and flexibility and probably a better team than they had last September. Prisco: The Chiefs are an easy choice as the chalk; I think they will win it all again. Patrick Mahomes and the offense will be even better. What's not to like? Plus Andy Reid is the perfect guy to navigate a season where every team is gunning for the champions. Schneier: With the win-now decision to draft an absolutely perfect system fit in Clyde Edwards-Helaire, it's hard to bet on anyone other than the Chiefs to win it all. They can be better than they were in 2019 and they probably will be. The Chiefs draw the 10th-easiest schedule based on projected win totals. Steimle: Hate going chalk, but the Chiefs are absolutely loaded and will probably win 13-14 games this season, which will keep them at home for the playoffs. It'll also be easier to navigate the AFC than the NFC. The NFC has at least a handful of teams that could reach the Super Bowl, not sure the Chiefs have that same problem in the AFC.Walker: Not picking the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs to return to the big game just feels very not smart to me. Patrick Mahomes is only one season removed from league MVP honors and a few months removed from a Super Bowl victory and SB MVP nod. Now signed to an historic 10-year extension, and with the Chiefs mostly remaining whole after their championship run, the safe bet is they're the team to beat in the AFC -- again. Ravens +600Dajani: The Ravens appear to be on the same track the Chiefs were on. Patrick Mahomes won MVP during his first full season as a starter and then won the Super Bowl the following year. won the MVP award during his first full season as a starter and will win it all this upcoming season. Saints +1200Benjamin: The Ravens are so incredibly tempting just because it's hard not to drool over Lamar Jackson Neil Walker Jersey and, really, their entire roster, which somehow got better since 2019. But the Saints are the best bet in terms of value when you consider Sean Payton's track record of contention and New Orleans' win-now additions. should have no trouble putting up MVP-caliber numbers.Edwards: The Saints built upon an already JT Riddle Jersey talented roster by adding and . They should be the favorite to win the NFC this season. It could very well be Drew Brees' final season, which adds even more pre sure to that locker room. Trapa so: The Saints have the most complete roster in football. They desperately needed a legitimate complement to and got one in Emmanuel Sanders. is primed for a breakout year opposite Cam Jordan, and has been an elite linebacker since joining this club. The secondary is oozing with young, highly talented defensive backs. White: The Saints are the clear favorites on the NFC side in my mind, yet they find themselves well behind the 49ers in the odds and tied for second in the conference with the division rival Buccaneers. New Orleans has great continuity during a tough offseason and was already good enough to make any of the last three Super Bowls had things broken differently. Buccaneers +1200Sullivan: On paper, the Buccaneers are the most talented club in the NFC in my mind. Offensively, will have arguably the best collection of weapons that he's had in his entire career and Bruce Arians moving to a 12-personnel base offense fits his quarterback's playing style swimmingly. The O-line will keep Brady upright and this defense is better than some of the 2019 stats suggest. The front-seven is dominant and the secondary should have a strong year as well. Wilson: It certainly seems weird picking the Buccaneers as the best bet to win the Super Bowl but this team already had a top-five defense and now it's added Tom Brady, and a first-round pick along the offensive line to join Bruce Arians' high-powered offense. Patriots +2000Brinson: A healthy and Bill Belichick at 20-to-1? I'll roll the dice on Belichick cranking his spite meter up to 11 and cutting loose. And I get him at 20-to-1? Yes please. Titans +3000Anderson: My strategy is go big or go home with Super Bowl picks. They're just too hard to hit for a small payoff. So I'll take the team that went 9-4 with as starter and was up 10 on the Chiefs in the AFC title game, yet now is somehow behind 15 other teams at 30-1. The Titans are still a threat. Best value picksCowboys +1500Walker: There will be plenty of brouhaha in the NFC, but the new-look Cowboys might get you paid well as a value grab. Patriots +2000Dubin: When was the last time the Pats had the seventh-best odds to win it all? If you're a Bill Belichick true believer, this seems like a nice opportunity to buy low.Sullivan: New England is stric
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