The Seattle Seahawks may have lost Super Bowl XL but they can take some solace in the fact they are the favorite to capture the 2007 NFC Championship.
The Indianapolis Colts are the top pick to take the AFC title, according to Futures prop bet odds for the 2007 NFC and AFC Championships released this week by betED.com .
The Seahawks, still hurting from their 21-10 Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last February, are +300 to win the NFC this coming season, while the Colts are +200 to do the same in the AFC, according to betED.com.
Breaking it down further, Seattle is ? 325 to take the NFC West, while Indianapolis is ? 400 to take the AFC South.
Being the favorite to finish atop the NFC is a feather in the ?Hawks cap, but it shouldn?t come as any surprise that they?re heavily favored to take the NFC West. Last season, the division was a runaway for Seattle, which was the first team to clinch a division title, as no other team had more than six wins.
And despite representing the NFC in the Super Bowl, the Seahawks did not rest on their laurels during the off-season. They lost elite guard Steve Hutchinson and WR Joe Jurevicius, but they?ve done a good job of trying to fill the holes.
On the other hand, the Colts high-ranking is largely based on a stellar 2005-2006 season.
Unlike the Seahawks, the Colts did not have an impressive off-season, losing RB Edgerrin James, linebacker David Thornton and defensive tackle Larry Tripplett without finding adequate replacements.
But like the NFC West, the AFC South has been one of the least competitive divisions over the past few seasons, primarily a two-team race.
Both the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans have been making strides in the right direction after solid off-seasons, but are far from being playoff ready.
The Jacksonville Jaguars, meanwhile, will be without the services of No. 1 wide receiver Jimmy Smith (retired), who accounted for the majority of the passing offense on a team that finished the 2005 season 19th in pass-yards per game.
The Indianapolis Colts are the top pick to take the AFC title, according to Futures prop bet odds for the 2007 NFC and AFC Championships released this week by betED.com .
The Seahawks, still hurting from their 21-10 Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last February, are +300 to win the NFC this coming season, while the Colts are +200 to do the same in the AFC, according to betED.com.
Breaking it down further, Seattle is ? 325 to take the NFC West, while Indianapolis is ? 400 to take the AFC South.
Being the favorite to finish atop the NFC is a feather in the ?Hawks cap, but it shouldn?t come as any surprise that they?re heavily favored to take the NFC West. Last season, the division was a runaway for Seattle, which was the first team to clinch a division title, as no other team had more than six wins.
And despite representing the NFC in the Super Bowl, the Seahawks did not rest on their laurels during the off-season. They lost elite guard Steve Hutchinson and WR Joe Jurevicius, but they?ve done a good job of trying to fill the holes.
On the other hand, the Colts high-ranking is largely based on a stellar 2005-2006 season.
Unlike the Seahawks, the Colts did not have an impressive off-season, losing RB Edgerrin James, linebacker David Thornton and defensive tackle Larry Tripplett without finding adequate replacements.
But like the NFC West, the AFC South has been one of the least competitive divisions over the past few seasons, primarily a two-team race.
Both the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans have been making strides in the right direction after solid off-seasons, but are far from being playoff ready.
The Jacksonville Jaguars, meanwhile, will be without the services of No. 1 wide receiver Jimmy Smith (retired), who accounted for the majority of the passing offense on a team that finished the 2005 season 19th in pass-yards per game.
