From Plato to Charles Barkley, great minds have warned about the destructive power of gambling. The way societies have usually managed the vice is to cordon it off. It's legal, but contained to disreputable places, such as red-light districts, riverboats, and Nevada. This was true in much of the United States until 2018, when a Supreme Court ruling opened the door to legalized sports betting nationwide.
Is there anything more disappointing than seeing that one pop song that completely infiltrated your music recaps of 2025? If you regularly bet on the NFL, it's probably seeing how much you lost on the Lions. The thrilling 2025 NFL regular season featured plenty of unexpected results, and bettors weren't spared. Of the seven teams that entered the campaign with +2000 odds or shorter to win the Super Bowl, only three made the playoffs. None got to the conference championship round.
The Seattle Seahawks have won Super Bowl LX after entering the season as 60-1 long shots. They'll enter the next season favored to win Super Bowl LXI, but their relatively long odds in that market suggest the field is very wide open. Editor's Picks Seattle is tied with the Los Angeles Rams at +950 to win the NFL's championship in 2027, followed by the Buffalo Bills at +1100, with the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens and AFC champion New England Patriots tied at +1300.