"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."
"Favorites won 65.9% of their games outright and covered the spread 47.8% of the time this season, a far cry from 2024 when favorites were a historic 71.7% straight up and 53.3% against the spread. Though underdogs winning generally favors sportsbooks, bettors continued to put down big money in 2025, with DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello calling its NFL handle "off-the-charts great.""
Betting patterns in the 2025 NFL season were unusually volatile, producing many unexpected results and heavy losses for bettors backing popular teams. Seven teams entered the season with +2000 or shorter Super Bowl odds, yet only three reached the playoffs and none advanced to the conference championships. Favorites won 65.9% of games and covered the spread 47.8% of the time, down sharply from 2024. Underdog success benefited sportsbooks, while overall betting volume remained very high. Super Bowl LX will pit the Patriots against the Seahawks in Santa Clara, California, after two teams with +6000 preseason odds reached the title game.
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