Las Vegas oddsmakers have installed the New England Patriots as favorites to win the 2011 Super Bowl. The Patriots are listed as 2-1 favorites to become champions. The New York Jets are listed as 20-1 shots to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Oddsmakers currently list the Atlanta Falcons as 11-2 favorites to represent the NFC in Super Bowl XLV.
↵The biggest underdog in the field is the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks, champions of the NFC West. The Seahawks are listed at 100-1. In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs are the biggest 'dogs at 35-1.
↵The defending champion New Orleans Saints are listed at 10-1, while Indianapolis, last season's AFC representative, is 14-1.
↵As for this weekend's wild-card weekend matchups, here are the opening odds from SB Nation's partners, OddsShark.
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- New Orleans (-10.5) at Seattle ↵
- New York Jets at Indianapolis (-3) ↵
- Baltimore (-3) at Kansas City ↵
- Green Bay at Philadelphia (-2.5) ↵