Way-Too-Early Super Bowl 2027 Betting Favorites as Seahawks Reign Supreme in Santa Clara

Seattle’s relentless defense ultimately proved too hot for Drake Maye and the New England Patriots to handle at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, as the Seahawks claimed the Lombardi Trophy for the second time with a resounding 29-13 victory. On offense, running back Kenneth Walker III was the star of the show, carrying the rock 27 times for 135 yards, churning through Patriots defenders like a man possessed en route to the MVP award. But this was all about that vaunted Dark Side defence.

Drake Maye Welcomed to the Dark Side

Mike Macdonald’s fearsome unit absolutely terrorized 23-year-old Maye into his worst nightmare. Six sacks. Two picks. A fumble recovery that Uchenna Nwosu took to the house for the dagger. Final score: 29-13, and even that somehow flattered New England. Their wait for a record-breaking seventh Lombardi goes on, but Seattle has successfully managed to avenge that Malcolm Butler heartbreak from Super Bowl XLIX eleven years ago.

The champagne’s still sticky on locker room floors at Levi’s Stadium, but Vegas has already posted its Super Bowl LXI favorites, even though the next Big Game is over a year away. And when the 2026 season begins in September, there will be a new outlet covering the action every step of the way. The launch of Ozoon sportsbook is expected in the coming weeks, and the budding new outlet will be bringing an unrivaled gridiron offering to its player base, filled with unbeatable odds and a slew of promotions for new players.

But when Ozoon opens its doors, who will they be installing as the favorites to claim next year’s Lombardi? If they follow the current Vegas lines, chances are their offering will look something like this…

Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks just went all the way, but Vegas remains somewhat unconvinced. They install Seattle as the early +850 favorites to repeat as champions, but those odds are a million miles away from a surefire thing. Before the 2025 season began, Buffalo was considered a +600 Lombardi frontrunner. If we go back to the start of the 2024 season, the Kansas City Chiefs were mighty +350 favorites in their bid for a famous three-peat.

Yeah, +850 for a defending champion is longer than we’ve seen in years, and there are legitimate reasons for that skepticism. This team finished 14-3 as the NFC’s top seed, destroyed the Niners 41-6 in the divisional round, survived a classic against the Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship, then smothered the Patriots when it mattered most. But just 12 months ago, Seattle was a mighty +6000 outsider to emerge as champion, taking full advantage of the most chaotic NFL season in years to emerge with the crown.

Will lightning strike twice at Lumen Field? Walker just proved he’s an elite workhorse back on football’s biggest stage, which means his agent’s already drafting extension language that’ll cost Seattle eight figures annually. Cooper Kupp is 34 years old and caught just six balls in the Super Bowl—how much does he have left? Jaxon Smith-Njigba won Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 1,793 receiving yards, but he’s due for a massive payday soon.

The beauty of this roster lies in Macdonald’s defensive scheme. The Seahawks D was the league’s meanest this season, allowing just 292 points all season. In the playoffs, they allowed 46 points in just three games, and 27 of those came against a Rams side that had the league’s best offense. Leonard Williams and Byron Murphy II each posted seven sacks from the interior, while Devon Witherspoon made the Pro Bowl, Ernest Jones led the team with 126 tackles and five picks, and DeMarcus Lawrence proved he’s still got it after missing most of 2024 with a foot injury. If they can keep that unit together, a title repeat doesn’t seem to be the wildest prediction.

LA Rams

Matthew Stafford just won his maiden MVP award at 36 years old. Read that again. The guy everyone wrote off as cooked threw for 4,707 yards and 46 touchdowns while piloting the league’s highest-scoring offense. The Rams finished 12-5, only good enough for the fifth seed. From there, they proceeded to put the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears to the sword, both on enemy territory. But unfortunately for them, the Seahawks’ defence proved to be one hurdle too many, with Seattle winning the NFC West and then beating the Rams again in the NFC Championship.

Stafford’s already committed to returning in 2026, which means the championship window’s still cracked open—just about. Sean McVay schemes circles around defensive coordinators, and when Stafford’s slinging it to Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, they’re damn near unstoppable.

The offense isn’t the problem. It’s the defense that got exposed by Seattle and Sam Darnold. They couldn’t get stops when it mattered, and that’s been the story for years. Can they patch together a defensive unit worthy of championship contention? That’s the $7 million question—literally, because that’s what their cap situation requires in creative accounting.

The Rams are perpetually “all-in,” despite having mortgaged future draft picks for win-now moves. But McVay’s track record speaks for itself—they reload faster than anyone. If Stafford stays healthy—a big if at 37 next season—and they add defensive help through free agency and whatever mid-round picks they’ve got left, these +900 odds represent value.

Buffalo Bills

How many times are we gonna do this? Josh Allen has fallen short in the playoffs in each of the last six seasons, and none will hurt more than 2025. The Bills were +600 favorites to win the Lombardi last summer. They proceeded to stumble through the regular season, surrendering the AFC East title to the New England Patriots. And still, they may never have a better chance of claiming the Lombardi than they did this season.

None of the AFC’s heavyweights qualified for the playoffs this year. Cincinnati, Baltimore, and crucially, Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs—the team that has ended Buffalo’s hopes in four of the last five seasons—all missed out. Still, the Bills couldn’t get the job done. Allen’s error-laden display in the Divisional Round trip to Denver cost his side its shot at winning it all. Now, they’re a +1100 third-favorite, but how many more times can punters place their faith in this team?

The talent is undeniable—Allen remains one of the five best quarterbacks on the planet, capable of Superman performances that defy physics. But at some point, close doesn’t cut it.