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After starting the 2012 NFL season with seven victories in their first eight games, the Chicago Bears have an 8-6 record entering Week 16. Meaning, as far as landing a postseason berth, all bets are off. OK, not really. Not in a league whose popularity lies in gambling (fantasy football included).
What were the odds that we would run a photo of Arizona Cardinals cheerleader Alyssa rather than an NFL player …
With road games at Arizona and Detroit to finish the regular season, the Bears figure to finish 9-7 at worst. Which could be good enough to make the playoffs. And, judging by the latest odds from the fine folks at Bovada ((www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV), the Bears are about as long a longshot to win the Super Bowl.
At 60-1 to win the Super Bowl, the Bears are ahead of only the Minnesota Vikings (75-1) among teams still on the board. Here are the latest Super Bowl odds and other categories from Bovada:
ODDS TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL
(Last week’s odds in parentheses)
San Francisco 49ers (6/1): 9/2
New England Patriots (3/1): 19/4
Denver Broncos (6/1): 5/1
Houston Texans (6/1): 11/2
Atlanta Falcons (9/1): 7/1
Green Bay Packers (7/1): 15/2
Seattle Seahawks (20/1): 16/1
New York Giants (10/1): 20/1
Baltimore Ravens (22/1): 28/1
Washington Redskins (35/1): 28/1
Dallas Cowboys (40/1): 30/1
Pittsburgh Steelers (30/1): 40/1
Cincinnati Bengals (75/1): 50/1
Chicago Bears (35/1): 60/1
… or Cardinals cheerleader Liz …
Indianapolis Colts (40/1): 60/1
Minnesota Vikings (150/1): 75/1
St. Louis Rams (250/1): Off the Board
New York Jets (300/1): Off the Board
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (500/1): Off the Board
San Diego Chargers (750/1): Off the Board
Miami Dolphins (1000/1): Off the Board
Buffalo Bills (1000/1): Off the Board
Cleveland Browns (1000/1): Off the Board
New Orleans Saints (90/1): Off the Board
Detroit Lions (750/1): Off the Board
Philadelphia Eagles (750/1): Off the Board
Tennessee Titans (1000/1): Off the Board
Arizona Cardinals (1000/1): Off the Board
Oakland Raiders (1000/1): Off the Board
Carolina Panthers (1000/1): Off the Board
Kansas City Chiefs (Off the Board): Off the Board
Jacksonville Jaguars (Off the Board): Off the Board
Playoff, Divisional, and Team Props
Odds to Win the 2013 AFC North Division
Baltimore Ravens 2/7
Pittsburgh Steelers 5/1
Cincinnati Bengals 5/1
Odds to Win the 2013 NFC East Division
Washington Redskins 5/6
Dallas Cowboys 3/2
New York Giants 9/2
… or Cardinals cheerleader Michelle …
Odds to Win the 2013 NFC West Division
San Francisco 49ers 1/25
Seattle Seahawks 10/1
Chicago Bears – 2012 Will they make the playoffs?
Yes +125 (5/4)
No -160 (5/8)
Cincinnati Bengals – 2012 Will they make the playoffs?
Yes EVEN (1/1)
No -140 (5/7)
Dallas Cowboys – 2012 Will they make the playoffs?
Yes +150 (3/2)
No -200 (1/2)
Minnesota Vikings – 2012 Will they make the playoffs?
Yes +300 (3/1)
No -500 (1/5)
New York Giants – 2012 Will they make the playoffs?
Yes +120 (6/5)
No -160 (5/8)
… or Cardinals cheerleader Bianca?
Pittsburgh Steelers – 2012 Will they make the playoffs?
Yes EVEN (1/1)
No -140 (5/7)
Washington Redskins – 2012 Will they make the playoffs?
Yes -200 (1/2)
No +150 (3/2)
PLAYER PROPS
Who will win the 2012 NFL Regular-Season MVP?
Peyton Manning 2/3
Adrian Peterson 6/5
Tom Brady 10/1
Will Adrian Peterson break the single-season Rushing record of 2105 Yards?
(Note: Peterson needs 293 yards to break the record)
Yes +175 (7/4)
No -250 (2/5)
Who will break Michael Strahan’s single-season record of 22.5 sacks?
(Note: Both Smith and Watt have 19.5 sacks)
Aldon Smith only 11/4
J.J. Watt only 4/1
Both Smith and Watt 10/1
Neither 1/2
Will Calvin Johnson beat Jerry Rice’s single-season record of 1,848 receiving yards?
(Note: Johnson needs 181 yards to break the record)
Yes -200 (1/2)
No +150 (3/2)
Will Calvin Johnson record his eighth game with 100 or more receiving yards?
(Note: Johnson tied the record last week with his seventh straight game)
Yes -150 (2/3)
No +120 (6/5)
Who will be the Jets starting QB Week 1 of the 2013 Regular Season?
Mark Sanchez 6/5
Other QB 5/4
Greg McElroy 5/2
Tim Tebow 12/1
Where will Tim Tebow be by Week 1 of the 2013 NFL Season?
Jacksonville Jaguars 3/2
New York Jets 5/2
Any CFL Team 11/2
Buffalo Bills 6/1
Kansas City Chiefs 7/1
Oakland Raiders 10/1
Any UFL/AFL Team 15/1
How about some video of the Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders from their calendar shoot? Certainly.
Speaking of memorable moments and impressive figures (and ever if we weren’t), let the record show that on Friday “Gangnam Style” by South Korean entertainer Psy surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. And that’s merely for his original version and does not include the many videos that his successful tune inspired:
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