Odds to Win Super Bowl XLIV

NFL fans and bettors know to look past the three-game losing streak in New Orleans and the two-game skid in Indianapolis.

Both the Saints and Colts locked up the top seeds in the NFC and AFC respectively and then coasted with backups the past two weeks. If you hoped oddsmakers might make the Super Bowl odds more attractive on those teams, sorry.

Indianapolis remains the odds-on favorite to win Super Bowl XLIV at 3/1 at online sportsbook bodog. The Saints are the third choice at 4/1.

So who snuck into the No. 2 position? How about the team that has won 11 straight games out in San Diego? That's right, the Chargers are 7/2 odds and a fashionable pick to win it all after flirting with success the past few seasons.

Week 17 awarded Wild Card spots to the Ravens and Jets and plunged the Eagles from potential No. 2 seed in the NFC to the No. 6 seed. As a result, Philly goes back to Dallas for the Wild Card after getting trounced 24-0 Sunday.

The other NFC Wild Card is also a Week 17 rematch as Green Bay goes to Arizona. The Cards rested their starters and got hammered at home.

If only the Patriots would have taken the same cautious steps with their stars, their odds might have shortened. Instead, New England fell to 11/1 after WR Wes Welker blew out his knee in Houston.

After all the league banter about wanting teams to field their best rosters, the Welker injury is a perfect example of why teams coast in the final weeks. Now teams can focus on Randy Moss and Tom Brady's favorite third-down guy will watch from the sidelines as they host Baltimore.

The longest Super Bowl longshot is Cincinnati, yet another team that will play a Week 17 rematch. The Bengals were grounded by the Jets, who needed a win to get in. It's possible Cincy bagged it, preferring to play the Jets in a Wild Card.

If so, they got their wish. Rookie QB Mark Sanchez will lead the Jets into chilly Cincy.

The Eagles had crept up to 4/1 odds with a six-game winning streak, but fell all the way to 16/1 after the Dallas loss. Of note, Wild Card trends have not been kind to NFC home teams (as they are just 2-8 ATS the past five seasons).

Check out all the latest Super Bowl and conference championship odds below.

Odds to win the 2010 Super Bowl XLIV - courtesy of bodog

• Arizona Cardinals 22/1
• Baltimore Ravens 28/1
• Cincinnati Bengals 35/1
• Dallas Cowboys 10/1
• Green Bay Packers 22/1
• Indianapolis Colts 3/1
• Minnesota Vikings 7/1
• New England Patriots 11/1
• New Orleans Saints 4/1
• New York Jets 50/1
• Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
• San Diego Chargers 7/2

Odds to win 2009-2010 AFC Championship

• Baltimore Ravens 12/1
• Cincinnati Bengals 16/1
• Indianapolis Colts 11/10
• New England Patriots 11/2
• New York Jets 18/1
• San Diego Chargers 7/4

Odds to win 2009-2010 NFC Championship

• Arizona Cardinals 9/1
• Dallas Cowboys 11/2
• Green Bay Packers 9/1
• Minnesota Vikings 5/2
• New Orleans Saints 5/4
• Philadelphia Eagles 8/1