What are the odds of the Bengals winning 2011 SB?

[walzav29]

Someone check and post please. It's blocked here.

[HoosierCat]

I have seen both 35-1 and 33-1 on different sites.

[walzav29]

Not bad. I just wanted to see if we made it out of the Lion/Ram/Raider range.

[jjakq27]

Not bad. I just wanted to see if we made it out of the Lion/Ram/Raider range.

Come on man, we just made the playoffs. Of course we are out of that range.

[walzav29]

Everyone thinks it was a fluke. I was wondering what Vegas thought.

[HAPPYJAQ]

I think we have a decent shot. Indianapolis is not the Indy of a few years ago. The Colts were exposed by New Orleans in the thinking that you can't blitz Peyton. Baltimore and Pittsburgh both seem to be declining, and the Jets are more a fluke than Cincy, IMO. The team to beat in 2010 will be San Diego, and we're playing a first-place schedule next year, so it'll be tough to win double-digit games again.

If the passing game is improved and we get better pressure on the QB, I think the Bengals have a realistic shot. The defense and the running game should be even better next year, after a year in which we played a lot of youngsters on both sides of the ball.

That said, I think we need two more productive WRs, a coverage FS/SS, and a rush specialist at either DE or OLB to make that jump, though.

[BengalPimp]

Well, Bodog/;Football Futures has them at 30-1 right now, but keep in mind its very early.

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[Stripes]

I don't know about the Super Bowl and refuse to even talk about it, but I like our chances to contend for another playoff berth. I don't figure both Pittsburgh and Baltimore will be so terribly inconsistent next year, but if just one of them continues to fudge it up we'll be in the race.

Make the playoffs and you can win the Super Bowl. Anyone.

[jjakq27]

Well, Bodog/;Football Futures has them at 30-1 right now, but keep in mind its very early.

http://sports.bodog....all-futures.jsp

In order......(taken from Lance McAlister's blog)

Odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl XLV

Indianapolis Colts 13/2

San Diego Chargers 8/1

New England Patriots 10/1

New Orleans Saints 10/1

Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1

Dallas Cowboys 12/1

Green Bay Packers 12/1

Minnesota Vikings 12/1

Philadelphia Eagles 16/1

Baltimore Ravens 20/1

New York Giants 20/1

New York Jets 25/1

Tennessee Titans 25/1

Atlanta Falcons 30/1

Cincinnati Bengals 30/1

Arizona Cardinals 35/1

Chicago Bears 35/1

Houston Texans 35/1

Carolina Panthers 40/1

Miami Dolphins 45/1

San Francisco 49ers 45/1

Seattle Seahawks 45/1

Denver Broncos 50/1

Jacksonville Jaguars 50/1

Washington Redskins 50/1

Buffalo Bills 100/1

Cleveland Browns 100/1

Detroit Lions 100/1

Kansas City Chiefs 100/1

Oakland Raiders 100/1

St. Louis Rams 100/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100/1

[HairOnFire]

Pittsburgh ranked 5th at 11/1?

I guess Vegas likes all of the new players the Steelers added.

Hey, wait a minute....

[jjakq27]

Pittsburgh ranked 5th at 11/1?

I guess Vegas likes all of the new players the Steelers added.

Hey, wait a minute....

I was thinking the same thing.

I am a little surprised that the Vikings (12:1) and NY Giants (20:1) were ranked so high. Considering the potential fallout should Favre retire I would have had them a little lower. Same thing for the NY Giants. For having such a poor season, I don't understand the justification for such good odds for the G-Men. I would say we have a much better chance than they do at this point.

[Kazkal]

Find a way to Pressure the other teams QB on a normal basis (hopefully another speedy DE to pair with MJ) A Right Guard to replace Bobbie and Andre Smith Starting over Roland and I like our chances.

[7/11]

*puts $100 on houston texans @ 35/1odds*

[Kazkal]

Wouldn't be a bad buck,Texans very young talented football team...All they really seem to need on Offense is a Running Back and Some Safetys on Defense so I could see them going Deep in the playoffs.

Buffalo Bills 100/1

Cleveland Browns 100/1

Detroit Lions 100/1

Kansas City Chiefs 100/1

Oakland Raiders 100/1

St. Louis Rams 100/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100/1

Tempted to throw 50 bucks on each of them you never know!

[HairOnFire]

*puts $100 on houston texans @ 35/1odds*

Sure.

Then again, the Texans could have done some damage in the playoffs this year had they qualified...which they almost certainly would have done had they signed Cedric Benson in free agency.

[walzav29]

I will be surprised if there is 1 pre-season prediction for the Bengals winning the division. That's a benefit for a young team.

[kevnz]

It is crazy that the Steelers and Ravens have better odds than us, but remember the odds are also determined by betting....You want the Bengals odds to go up? Have more people bet on them. More people would put money down on the those other teams winning the SB over us. So Vegas drops the odds cause if they do win they are out a s**t tonne of money.