One final entry on NFL odds . . .
If 8-to-1 odds for the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl weren’t enough, the odds for the Cowboys to win the NFC are about as good as the odds probably were during the early 1990s. Take a look at these:
Odds to win the NFC, 2008
Dallas Cowboys: 3/1
New York Giants: 5/1
Philadelphia Eagles: 7/1
Minnesota Vikings: 9/1
New Orleans Saints: 10/1
Seattle Seahawks: 10/1
Green Bay Packers: 15/2
Chicago Bears: 12/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 14/1
Washington Redskins: 14/1
Arizona Cardinals: 16/1
Carolina Panthers: 22/1
Detroit Lions: 22/1
San Francisco 49ers: 22/1
St. Louis Rams: 22/1
Atlanta Falcons: 50/1
As for the NFC East, betting $10 on the Cowboys will yield a return of $9.09, thanks to 10/11 odds that the Cowboys will take the title for a second consecutive year.
Odds to Win the NFC East, 2008
Dallas Cowboys: 10/11
New York Giants: 5/2
Philadelphia Eagles: 7/2
Washington Redskins: 6/1
Last season, the Cowboys were even with the Eagles in terms of odds.
Odds to Win the NFC East, 2007
Dallas Cowboys 7/4
New York Giants 5/2
Philadelphia Eagles 7/4
Washington Redskins 9/2
Pre-season mags like Dallas losing in SB 43
Athlon (224p, $6.99; cover: Romo): NFCE: 1st; SB 43: Dallas over SD
Lindy’s (216p, $6.99; cover: Romo): NFCE: 2nd; SB 43: Indy over Dallas
PFW (192p; $6.99; cover: Brees, Romo, Andre Johnson): NFCE: 1st; SB 43: NE over Dallas
TSN (228p; $7.99; cover: Romo): NFCE: 1st; SB 43: SD over Dallas
They can’t seem to decide who Dallas will face in SB 43, but even with Lindy’s picking Dallas as a WC, all seem to agree that the Cowboys are the team to beat in the NFC.
Thanks, Fred. I have an odd ritual of waiting to buy my preseason magazines until I have to take longer plane rides later in the summer. Guess if I were a serious Cowboys blogger (which I might contest myself…), I’d buy them much earlier.
Athlon has made accurate predictions in the past and is generally not prone to simply predicting a repeat of last year’s results. It is usually the first magazine that I buy, with Lindy’s and Street and Smith’s coming in a close second and third.
You won’t find S&S this year — they bought out TSN and all joint yearbooks will be issued under the TSN label.
I hate to see the end of the venerable S&S brand.