Tag: Super Bowl LV

Jags given third-lowest odds to win Super Bowl LV

The Jacksonville Jaguars finished with another double-digit loss season in 2019 and still elected to keep their front office in place for the most part aside from Tom Coughlin. That didn’t give many fans optimism and it apparently hasn’t given Vegas …

The Jacksonville Jaguars finished with another double-digit loss season in 2019 and still elected to keep their front office in place for the most part aside from Tom Coughlin. That didn’t give many fans optimism and it apparently hasn’t given Vegas a lot of faith in them either.

Ceasers Sportsbook recently released their super early odds for Super Bowl LV and the Jags came in with the third-lowest odds of +7,500 (75/1). The Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins came in with the lowest odds of +20,000 (200/1) while the Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, New York Giants and Miami Dolphins came in with odds of +10,000 (100/1).

The Jags’ 2020 schedule will be one that likely proves to be a test as they will play two of the four teams in the NFC and AFC conference championship games (the Tennessee Titans twice, and the Green Bay Packers once). They will also play three other teams who made the playoffs in the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings.

Right now it’s hard for fans to have faith as the team has a lot of needs in addition to keeping a staff that hasn’t really been impressive outside of 2017. However, if there is any silver lining it’s the promise that their 2019 draft class offers as Gardner Minshew II arguably had a better season than any rookie quarterback in the league, Josh Allen led the league in rookie sacks and Jawaan Taylor was the only rookie in the league to play 100% of his snaps.

If the Jags can put together another strong draft class this April, and come away with a starter or two in free agency, it’s possible they can add three to four more wins to their 2019 record (6-10), but again, there are a lot of needs that need to be addressed this offseason.

Giants are long shots to win Super Bowl LV

The New York Giants are long shots — in some cases, extreme long shots — to win Super Bowl LV.

The New York Giants are not even in the picture for next year’s Super Bowl LV in Tampa according to several oddsmakers. Three consecutive losing seasons with a combine record of 12-26 will get you no respect. Let’s be fair — they’ve earned it.

Some sportsbooks have the Giants as low a 66-1, but most are putting them in ’69 Mets territory, which for you younger readers is 100-to-1, or impossible, odds.

There’s no way any sane person would place a single penny on the Giants to win the Super Bowl next year. Maybe a die hard fan with several drinks in them might place a wager, and even then, they’d be laughing while doing it. It would be like dropping money down the sewer.

Sure, the Giants could be headed in the right direction, but there’s no evidence of that yet. New head coach Joe Judge and his staff could possibly breath some life into this franchise, but the losing has gone on so long who knows if they can even get back to .500 with this team.

[lawrence-related id=638548,638533,638515]