The NFL postseason is rapidly approaching the inaugural Super Bowl in Las Vegas, with this weekend’s Conference Championship games determining who will compete on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium for the Lombardi Trophy.
We analyse the prospective Super Bowl 58 odds for the four remaining teams after DraftKings Sportsbook released the lines for the four potential matchups.
The first two weeks of the postseason were thrilling, with a lot of close games, impressive quarterback play, and underdog success stories.
This weekend’s home conference final games will be played by the top seeds in each conference, who defeated fierce opponents in the Divisional Round. Predictably, going into those games, the 49ers and Ravens are ranked first and second, respectively, on the Super Bowl 58 odds board.Although San Francisco and Baltimore have a slim advantage in the odds, which is to be expected considering how evenly matched the two teams are and the fact that the Ravens won their head-to-head regular-season matchup on the road, the same cannot be said for the two underdogs.The Chiefs are seen as having a far greater chance of progressing than the inspirational but less experienced Lions, with coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ demonstrated championship mettle surely playing a major part.
In the probable meeting, which is thought to have the most possibility of happening, the 49ers are 1.5-point favourites over Baltimore, despite the previously mentioned Ravens’ 33-19 victory at Levi’s Stadium in Week 16.
The coaches of both teams are experienced in Super Bowls, but neither quarterback is. In Super Bowl XLVII, John Harbaugh of Baltimore narrowly defeated his brother Jim’s 49ers, while in Super Bowl LIV, Kyle Shanahan of San Francisco was defeated by Reid and his Chiefs to conclude the 2019 campaign.
The predicted advantage in this game is the highest of the four possible Super Bowl 58 matchups. Given the disparity in experience between the head coaches and the fact that Detroit has the longest Super Bowl 58 winner chances going into the conference finals, the figure may even be higher.
Jared Goff, the quarterback for the Lions, has Big Game experience, albeit a losing one. In Super Bowl LVIII, the Patriots defeated Goff’s Rams 13-3.
The 49ers are expected to get revenge on Mahomes and the Chiefs in their Super Bowl 54 rematch. Since the Chiefs’ 31-20 victory at Hard Rock Stadium in February 2020—which guaranteed Kansas City its first Super Bowl triumph since 1969—the two teams have only faced off once.
In Week 7 of the previous season, Mahomes and company stormed into Levi’s Stadium and easily defeated San Francisco 44-23. The gifted quarterback completed the game with 423 yards and three touchdown passes.
In this fourth and final potential championship game, which would be a rematch of a game that produced one of the most notable outcomes of the season, the Chiefs are favoured against the Lions by a field goal.
The 2023 regular season began at Arrowhead Stadium with a matchup between Detroit and Kansas City. The Lions defeated the defending Super Bowl champions 21–20, which, looking back, should have been a warning that Dan Campbell’s team was on the rise this year.
