Super Bowl 2024: Predictions and Odds for Favorites Entering Week 18

The growing expectation around the NFL is that the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers will meet in the Super Bowl.

Baltimore and San Francisco each secured home-field advantage in their respective conferences and they have looked like the best teams in the NFL all season.

Baltimore has a tougher road to the Super Bowl in front of it because the AFC appears to be the more loaded conference going into the postseason.

San Francisco's biggest threat could be its top divisional rival. The Los Angeles Rams are playing some of the best football in the NFL right now and they will be a tough opponent for the No. 3 seed to face in the wild-card round.

The Rams are only two years removed from their Super Bowl crown. They could be the best long shot on the Super Bowl futures board because of that winning experience.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

San Francisco (+220; bet $100 to win $220)

Baltimore (+300)

Buffalo (+800)

Dallas (+850)

Kansas City (+950)

Philadelphia (+1100)

Miami (+1300)

Detroit (+2000)

Jacksonville (+3500)

Cleveland (+3500)

Los Angeles Rams (+6000)

Houston (+8000)

Indianapolis (+10000)

Tampa Bay (+12000)

Seattle (+12000)

Green Bay (+14000)

New Orleans (+20000)

Pittsburgh (+25000)

Atlanta (+50000)

Minnesota (+80000)

The Ravens and 49ers are in a tier of their own as they enter Week 18 and the postseason.

Baltimore could make a case that it deserves to be the overall Super Bowl favorite because of who it beat during its six-game winning streak.

The Ravens took down the Los Angeles Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, 49ers and Miami Dolphins in four straight weeks.

Lamar Jackson is in incredible form and should be the Most Valuable Player because of his performances during that winning streak.

Baltimore will have a tough road ahead with the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and other teams with playoff experience in the AFC playoff field, but the Ravens proved they can beat anyone at their best.

San Francisco would love to set up a rematch with the Ravens in Las Vegas. The 49ers had a rare bad performance on Christmas Day against the AFC's No. 1 seed.

The 49ers should advance out of the NFC. They have wins over the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams, who could be the three other teams left in the NFC divisional round.

The Detroit Lions will also be a threat to the 49ers, if Detroit makes it out of the wild-card round, but the 49ers look like the most complete team in the NFC and should be favored to at least reach the Super Bowl.

The Rams must be considered the best long shot bet to win the Super Bowl right now.

Los Angeles sits at +6000 on the odds board ahead of its meaningless Week 18 matchup with the 49ers.

The Rams are already locked into the No. 6 seed and will likely take on the Lions in what will be an interesting matchup to say the least.

Matthew Stafford will likely return to Detroit to play in the Lions' first home playoff game in 30 years.

The only way that matchup does not happen is if the Lions win on Sunday and both NFC East contenders lose. That would put the Lions one game ahead of both the Cowboys and Eagles.

The Stafford-led Rams offense rounded into form over the last two months, and it is hard to find a flaw at the skill positions when Kyren Williams, Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua are playing at a high level.

The Rams' Super Bowl winning experience from two years ago could be a X-factor that helps them in close playoff games. That experience and their recent run to the No. 6 seed makes them an intriguing long shot bet.

Baltimore vs. San Francisco

The Ravens and 49ers are the two most complete teams in the NFL.

Each team has a tremendous defense and will be difficult to beat at home over two postseason games.

Baltimore's recent run of wins made it feel a bit untouchable in an AFC where there are solid individuals, but not a lot of tremendous teams.

San Francisco separated itself from the pack in the NFC with its wins over Dallas and Philadelphia. The 49ers should not be scared of the Lions coming to Levi's Stadium either.

A Ravens-49ers rematch would be an incredible end to the NFL season, and entering Week 18, that feels like the matchup we are going to see in six weeks.

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