These NFL teams have the best Super Bowl odds going into the new season

As the regular season of NFL football kicks off, here are the latest predictions on who has the best odds of winning Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas in 2024.

The 2023 NFL season kicked off Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium with the home team Kansas City Chiefs the bookmakers' pick to repeat a Super Bowl win this year.

Things did not go as smoothly as Chiefs fans hoped. Kansas City lost to the Detroit Lions 20-21 in the debut game of the NFL's regular season.

Despite the loss, the Chiefs are still favorites to win it all again, based on BetMGM's odds on its website — although they did drop from 6-1 to 7-1.

If the Chiefs do it again, they would become the first team to claim back-to-back titles since the New England Patriots in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. With franchise quarterback Patrick Mahomes, high expectations have become the norm in Kansas City; since he became the starter in 2018, the Chiefs have won two Super Bowls and lost one and reached the AFC championship game every season. 

But before you jump on those 7-1 odds, there are some caveats. First, there’s the protracted contract holdout of defensive tackle Chris Jones, a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Jones says he’s prepared to sit out the first half of the season, potentially creating a big hole on defense for the Chiefs. There’s also the knee injury sustained this week by tight end Travis Kelce, a favorite Mahomes target and a key cog in the Chiefs’ offense. The injury appears far less serious than it could have been, but Kelce, who hasn’t missed a game because of injury in 10 years, was sidelined for Thursday's game against the Lions.

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