Super Bowl LXI odds: 49ers surpass Rams as favorites

Doug Greenberg covers sport betting for ESPN. He previously covered sports betting, sports business and fantasy sports at Front Office Sports, VSiN and RotoWire. He lives in Chicago after growing up in Boston. For the first time this season, the Los Angeles Rams are not the favorites to win Super Bowl LXI, as they have fallen to +700 after beginning the campaign at +500. The division-rival San Francisco 49ers are the new favorites at +680, having shortened after coming out of Week 5 tied with the Rams. L.A.'s latest loss came via an overtime thriller Monday night to the Buffalo Bills, who are tied for the second-best odds on the board with the Baltimore Ravens at +800. The next tier consists of the Kansas City Chiefs, who lengthened slightly from +900 to +950 during their bye week, and the Seattle Seahawks, who fell from +950 to 11-1 week-over-week after their close loss to San Francisco. The Jacksonville Jaguars continue to gain ground after beginning the season at 30-1, making it all the way to 12-1. The undefeated Minnesota Vikings have also been a notable improver, tied with three other teams at 20-1 after coming into the campaign at 50-1. The season's biggest disappointment is undoubtedly the Los Angeles Chargers, who began the season with sixth-best 17-1 odds and have fallen virtually out of contention to 200-1 after an 0-5 start.