NFL training camps begin at the end of July. Below are the start dates for each team grouped by their odds to win Super Bowl XLVII. Lines per Bovada as of July 16th.
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The Favorites |
Super Bowl Odds |
Camp Start Date
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Green Bay Packers |
6/1 |
July 25th |
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New England Patriots |
13/2 |
July 25th |
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San Francisco 49ers |
10/1 |
July 26th |
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Philadelphia Eagles |
12/1 |
July 25th |
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Houston Texans |
12/1 |
July 27th |
Four of the top five teams favored to win the Super Bowl all made the playoffs last year with the exception being the Eagles. Each team has something to prove as they all failed to win the Super Bowl last season.
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Outside Looking In |
Super Bowl Odds |
Camp Start Date |
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Chicago Bears |
16/1 |
July 25th |
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Denver Broncos |
16/1 |
July 25th |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
16/1 |
July 25th |
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Baltimore Ravens |
18/1 |
July 25th |
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Dallas Cowboys |
18/1 |
July 29th |
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New Orleans Saints |
18/1 |
July 24th |
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New York Giants |
18/1 |
July 26th |
At the bottom of this group we find our defending Super Bowl Champions, the New York Football Giants. There is not a lot of faith in a repeat champion among the betting community. However there wasn’t a lot of faith in the Giants until they went 3-1 to finish last season and win the NFC East along with a playoff berth.
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Middle of the Pack |
Super Bowl Odds |
Camp Start Date |
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Detroit Lions |
22/1 |
July 26th |
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Atlanta Falcons |
25/1 |
July 25th |
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San Diego Chargers |
25/1 |
July 25th |
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New York Jets |
28/1 |
July 26th |
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Carolina Panthers |
35/1 |
July 27th |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
40/1 |
July 26th |
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Kansas City Chiefs |
45/1 |
July 26th |
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Arizona Cardinals |
50/1 |
July 23rd |
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Buffalo Bills |
50/1 |
July 25th |
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Tennessee Titans |
60/1 |
July 27th |
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Seattle Seahawks |
60/1 |
July 27th |
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Washington Redskins |
75/1 |
July 25th |
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Miami Dolphins |
75/1 |
July 26th |
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Oakland Raiders |
75/1 |
July 29th |
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St. Louis Rams |
75/1 |
July 28th |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
75/1 |
July 26th |
The good news for the teams stuck in the middle is that their fates can change and rather quickly. Of the twelve teams to make the playoffs in 2011, only six of them were there the previous year. Every year since 1996 at least five teams that made the playoffs the prior year did not return the following season.
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Down and Out |
Super Bowl Odds |
Camp Start Date |
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Indianapolis Colts |
100/1 |
July 28th |
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Minnesota Vikings |
150/1 |
July 26th |
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Cleveland Browns |
200/1 |
July 26th |
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Jacksonville Jaguars |
200/1 |
July 26th |
What do the Colts, Vikings, Browns, and Jaguars have in common besides the worst odds to win the Super Bowl? They have young unproven QBs. In a QB driven league that is a problem. In my best Marko voice from Taken, Good luck!