Patriots vs. Cowboys getting play for SB LII
Golden Nugget book has matchup at 6-1
The projected matchup between America’s Team and the team America loves to hate didn’t materialize in Super Bowl LI, but the odds point to a Cowboys-patriots showdown in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, 2018 in Minneapolis.
The New England-dallas matchup is the 6-1 favorite after opening at 7-1 at the Golden Nugget sports book, which has posted odds on all 256 possible Super Bowl LII matchups.
“We took a fairly decent bet on the Cowboys-patriots. It was big enough to knock it down to 6-1,” Golden Nugget sports book supervisor Aaron Kessler said. “The Patriots are clearly the class of the AFC and the Cowboys are a great team. When you’ve got an offensive line like that, it’s hard not to be.”
New England, the 3-1 favorite to repeat as Super Bowl champion, is part of the top five matchup choices: 8-1 against the Packers, 10-1 against the Falcons and Seahawks and 12-1 against the Giants.
State of silver and black
The Raiders, the 6-1 second choice to win the AFC and 12-1 fourth choice to win the Super Bowl, are part of three of the top nine matchup choices. A Raiders-cowboys clash is 12-1, Raiders-packers 15-1 and Raiders-seahawks 18-1.
“We’ve taken multiple wagers on Dallas and Oakland,” Kessler said. “The Raiders would be getting support even if they were not coming here. Now that they’re coming here, everybody wants to hop on.”
Here are the odds on Oakland’s other potential Super Bowl LII matchups: vs. Falcons (25-1), Giants (30-1), Vikings (30-1), Panthers (401), Buccaneers (40-1), Cardinals (401), Lions (60-1), Saints (60-1), Eagles (60-1), Redskins (100-1), Rams (1501),
Bears (150-1) and 49ers (200-1).
Long shots
The most unlikely Super Bowl LII showdown is Jets–49ers at 5,000-1, followed by a trio of 3,000-1 matchups in Browns-49ers, Jets-rams and Jets-bears.
“I’m a Bears fan,” Kessler said.