The probability of a Payments-Vikings Tremendous Bowl LVII matchup, in accordance with specialists

After the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Buffalo Payments in Week 10, the chances of the 2 making Tremendous Bowl LVII have elevated. 

After watching the sudden time beyond regulation thriller between the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings, NFL followers and analysts shortly dubbed the Week 10 recreation because the “Game of The Year.”

The forwards and backwards between the 2, particularly with Minnesota down by 14 at one level, makes it troublesome to think about a greater matchup for the rest of the NFL season. In reality, the sport might have simply unseated the long-lasting Chiefs-Rams Week 11 recreation in 2018, which really won an ESPY that year for Greatest Recreation.

Whereas the Chiefs and Rams nearly noticed a Tremendous Bowl rematch that 12 months, the slate ended up being the Rams versus the Patriots after New England defeated Kansas Metropolis within the AFC Championship recreation. It’s not stunning that the Recreation of The 12 months gamers nearly noticed a Tremendous Bowl rematch, which begs the query: Might it lastly occur in 2023?

The result of the Payments-Vikings recreation did shift Tremendous Bowl betting odds, and whereas the 2 aren’t predicted to face each other within the huge recreation but, it’s changing into extra possible each week.

What are the chances of a Payments-Vikings matchup in Tremendous Bowl LVII?

In line with DraftKings, the Buffalo Payments stay the favourite to make Tremendous Bowl LVII, though their odds have shifted over the season. In Week 1, the Payments noticed +550 odds that bumped as much as +330 by Week 10. After their Week 10 loss to the Vikings, these odds have sunk again to +400. Nonetheless, the Payments are the No. 1 group anticipated to make the Tremendous Bowl, barely forward of the Chiefs at +500 odds, despite the fact that the Payments currently rank third within the AFC East.

If the Payments do characterize the AFC, that brings again one Recreation of The 12 months participant, however the gauntlet for Minnesota is a little more difficult. After the previously undefeated Eagles misplaced to the Commanders, each the Eagles and Vikings are tied for the NFL’s greatest document: 8-1. Regardless of this, the Vikings are nonetheless thought of underdogs for the Tremendous Bowl slot. The Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys all take pleasure in increased odds than the Vikings to characterize the NFC within the Tremendous Bowl. The Eagles are +500, whereas the 49ers and Cowboys are tied at +1000. The Vikings are under at +1400 odds, however that doesn’t replicate how a lot Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson have countered expectations within the 2022 season.

Of the highest seven NFL groups with the best odds of showing within the Tremendous Bowl, the Vikings entered Week 1 with the bottom odds at +3500, a far cry from the Payments’ +550 odds that first week. In Week 10, the Vikings had jumped to +1600, and coming into Week 11, they’re now at +1400.

Regardless of having a greater document than the 49ers and Cowboys, the Vikings are nonetheless fourth amongst NFC groups anticipated to characterize the convention in Tremendous Bowl LVII.

FanDuel presents completely different odds, with the Payments going through +380 odds to win the Tremendous Bowl, whereas the Vikings face +1100 odds. The Eagles and 49ers rank forward of the Vikings with FanDuel’s predictions as nicely.

The Vikings are nonetheless underrated, but when the previous ten weeks have demonstrated something, it’s that Minnesota thrives in opposition to low expectations. It seems that the Recreation of The 12 months may very well be the Tremendous Bowl matchup of a lifetime — particularly since each groups can be on the lookout for their first-ever Lombardi.