Hello, all. Good to be back. Took some time off after the Super Bowl, which included a short jaunt to Las Vegas. While there, I stopped by the Venetian sports book, perhaps the best one I've been in on account of the way it's set up (plenty of seating and TVs in beautiful surroundings) and the friendly service. And their futures bets are always top-notch, like the 2009 pro football playoff odds they've already put out.
As expected, the Patriots are heavy favorites to return to the playoffs; were you to wager on New England making the postseason next year, you would have to lay $100 to win $10. Were you to select the Patriots to miss the playoffs, you would lay $100 to potentially win $600.
Here were the odds (as of Feb. 4 -- some may have changed, obviously) on some other teams of interest:
Giants: "Yes": -160 ($160 to win $100)
"No": + 130 ($100 to win $130)
Packers: Yes: -250
No: +200
Cowboys: Yes: -270
No: +210
Seahawks: Yes: -200
No: -170
Other NFC odds (Yes/No): Eagles: +130/-160; Redskins: +200/-250; Vikings: -140/+110; Lions: +190/-240; Bears: +140/-170; Saints: -130/+100; Panthers: -105/-125; Buccaneers: -120/-110; Falcons: +450/-700; Cardinals: +110/-140; Rams: +150/-180; Niners: +180/-220.
AFC
Colts: Yes: -330
No: +250
Chargers: Yes: -300
No: +220
Jaguars: Yes: -180
No: +150
Other AFC odds: (Yes/No): Bills: +220/-300; Jets: +250/-300; Dolphins: +450/-700; Steelers: -180/+150; Browns: -130/+100; Bengals: +140/-170; Ravens: +200/-250; Titans: +130/-160; Texans: +190/-240; Broncos: +110/-140; Raiders: +280/-360; Chiefs: -280/+360
