{"id":2158,"date":"2015-05-13T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T20:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2015-05-13T17:02:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:02:36","slug":"deflategate-affects-patriots-nfl-super-bowl-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/deflategate-affects-patriots-nfl-super-bowl-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Deflategate affects Patriots’ NFL Super Bowl Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

The overblown scandal, Deflategate<\/strong>, has changed the odds of the New England Patriots<\/strong> returning to the Super Bowl, due to the suspension imposed by the NFL on Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady<\/strong>. No matter whether you love or hate the Patriots, Brady is one of the top quarterbacks of all-time and despite this nonsense, he will be heading to the Hall of Fame. But according to posted Super Bowl Future Odds, the Patriots now face a tougher road to Super Bowl 50 without him for four games. However, after reviewing several online sportsbooks<\/a>, we are not seeing any knee-jerk reactions from oddsmakers.<\/p>\n

Elite-rated Bovada<\/a> had the Patriots as the second favorite on the board to return to the Super Bowl at 7-1 odds just last week. But the Patriots now sit behind the Green Bay Packers (7-1) and Indianapolis Colts (8-1), in addition to the overall favorite \"NFLSeattle Seahawks (11\/2), at odds of 10-1 in the NFL futures betting odds<\/strong>. Irish bookmaker and industry-giant Paddy Power<\/a> however, has moved their number very little, leaving the Patriots at 7.5-1 and keeping them as the favorite to win the AFC Championship at 7-2. Still, most U.S.-facing online sportsbooks<\/a> and the casinos in Las Vegas all have taken the Deflategate bait, despite the fact that Tom Brady is sure to appeal his current four-game suspension.<\/p>\n

Kevin Bradley, Sports Book Manager at Bovada<\/a> said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Until we know if Tom Brady appeals his suspension, which is likely, and then the result of the appeal we are not over-adjusting too much on the Patriots odds. Their Super Bowl odds only went from 7\/1 to 10\/1 and they remain the second favorite behind the Colts in the AFC and are still the favorites in the AFC East. So despite all the hype, it did not affect our odds as much as one would have expected.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

Odds to win the 2016 Super Bowl <\/strong>
\nSeattle Seahawks   11\/2
\nGreen Bay Packers   7\/1
\nIndianapolis Colts    8\/1
\nDallas Cowboys      10\/1
\nNew England Patriots 10\/1
\nDenver Broncos       11\/1
\nPhiladelphia Eagles  18\/1
\nArizona Cardinals    25\/1
\nBaltimore Ravens    25\/1
\nPittsburgh Steelers  25\/1
\nNew York Giants     28\/1
\nBuffalo Bills           33\/1
\nCincinnati Bengals   33\/1
\nDetroit Lions          33\/1
\nKansas City Chiefs  33\/1
\nMiami Dolphins       33\/1
\nNew York Jets         33\/1
\nSan Francisco 49ers  33\/1
\nSt. Louis Rams       33\/1
\nAtlanta Falcons      40\/1
\nCarolina Panthers    40\/1
\nNew Orleans Saints  40\/1
\nChicago Bears         50\/1
\nHouston Texans      50\/1
\nMinnesota Vikings    50\/1
\nSan Diego Chargers   50\/1
\nOakland Raiders      66\/1
\nCleveland Browns     75\/1
\nTampa Bay Buccaneers 100\/1
\nWashington Redskins   100\/1
\nJacksonville Jaguars    200\/1
\nTennessee Titans        200\/1 <\/p>\n

NFL futures<\/strong> for total team wins by the Patriots has seen very little change in the number at Bovada<\/a>, dropping just a half game. Added Kevin Bradley, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Their win total, that I would have opened at 10.5, is only down half a win to 10.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em> However, many of the online sports betting giants like 5Dimes<\/a> and BetOnline<\/a> have simply taken New England off the board for now.<\/p>\n

Everyone seems to think that Brady will appeal the suspension and get it down to maybe two games, but in the betting arena, the Patriots are obviously more than just Tom Brady. But, if Brady does have to sit out the first four games and Jimmy Garoppolo is forced fill in as the Patriots starting QB, it is hard to believe that the Pats will be better than 2-2 upon his return. In the end, all of this hype and nonsense could make for a nice NFL future bet.<\/p>\n

As a side note Bovada <\/a>is the only sportsbook with a Brady proposition bet right now. They have a wager on the length of the suspension, should Brady appeal. Current odds favor no change to the four game suspension, even in the face of appeal. Bovada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s odds are below.<\/p>\n

If Tom Brady appeals his Suspension what will the initial result of the appeal be? <\/strong>
\nRemains a 4 game Suspension 11\/10
\n3 game suspension     4\/1
\n2 game suspension     7\/5
\n1 game suspension     7\/1
\nNo game suspension   10\/1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The overblown scandal has changed the odds of the New England Patriots returning to the Super Bowl. However, after reviewing several online sportsbooks, we are not seeing any knee-jerk reactions from oddsmakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bets-and-more"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2158"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2188,"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158\/revisions\/2188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.osga.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}