They're just too hard to hit for a small payoff. View the latest odds on Rugby League Matches & Bet with Sportsbet. The Chiefs are expecting big things from rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who scored 16 touchdowns while averaging 6.6 yards per carry during his final season at LSU. Some of Super League’s new faces are included in Betfred’s top 13 candidates. [Read more…], Nine British players who have featured in NRL Grand Final-winning teams, My Set of Six: with journalist Tom Bramwell featuring Salford’s journey to Grand Final, Dream XIII: A team of players famed for wearing a head guard, Keep track of all the latest officially confirmed transfers and re-signings across the leagues. Your email address will not be published. Almost half of our staffers are taking the Chiefs to repeat as champions, and half of who's left are backing the Saints as best bets. Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. Lamar Jackson won the MVP award during his first full season as a starter and will win it all this upcoming season. Yes, it's a longshot, but that's the best value for me. Dual-code legend Williams is priced at 16/1 to win it while playing for Toronto, while Catalans’ marquee man James Maloney is 14/1. The Chiefs draw the 10th-easiest schedule based on projected win totals.

Green Bay's defense improved and it is easy to see Aaron Rodgers playing like a man possessed following the selection of Jordan Love. DeArdo: The Chiefs (my best bet) may have to get past the Steelers (who are looking to get back to their first Super Bowl since 2010) in the postseason if they are going to make it back to the big game.

If Big Ben is healthy, this team could hang 30 points on anyone. Super Bowl head coach and maximum continuity matter in a season and offseason that were more challenging than anything we've seen before in modern sports. Schneier: With the win-now decision to draft an absolutely perfect system fit in Clyde Edwards-Helaire, it's hard to bet on anyone other than the Chiefs to win it all. Jackson Hastings wins Super League Man of Steel after leading Salford to Grand Final "William Hill have now said they regard our bet as two £50 bets and are prepared to pay out £1,700 to each of us.

Carson Wentz was an MVP candidate before he tore his ACL a few years ago, and if he can return to form, Philly could end up having the wherewithal to go all the way. At this point last year, the Patriots were the betting favorites to win what would have been their fourth Super Bowl in a six-season span. The O-line will keep Brady upright and this defense is better than some of the 2019 stats suggest. La Canfora: No reason to get too cute here.

Marcus Davenport is primed for a breakout year opposite Cam Jordan, and Demario Davis has been an elite linebacker since joining this club. Kerr: The Seahawks are such an intriguing bet at +2000, especially since they were just a play away from clinching home-field advantage in the NFC last year.

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It could be a boom-or-bust season in Lambeau Field. Add it all up and you're getting a clear-cut value on the Steelers at 25-to-1. St Helens and Wigan are joint 3/1 favourites to win the 2020 Super League title. But the Saints are the best bet in terms of value when you consider Sean Payton's track record of contention and New Orleans' win-now additions.

Dajani: The Ravens appear to be on the same track the Chiefs were on. Dubin: When was the last time the Pats had the seventh-best odds to win it all?

They should be the favorite to win the NFC this season.

The Leeds Rhinos number 10 moves onto pastures new with Hull KR, swapping the intensity … I want a team in the NFC -- no Ravens or Chiefs -- and a young quarterback who can take a big step forward. Drew Brees should have no trouble putting up MVP-caliber numbers. Breech: The Colts were a healthy quarterback and healthy kicker away from making the playoffs last year, and now that they have both I fully expect them to contend for the Lombardi Trophy. When 12 teams from France, England, Wales, Canada and beyond compete for Super League success, we’re there every step of the way.

Schneier: If you take last season's breakout defense -- a team that just missed the playoffs with arguably the NFL's least efficient quarterback -- and add Ben Roethlisberger to it, what do you get? With that defense, all they need to do is play smart football on the other side and they can stay in any game against any opponent.

Steimle: It's hard to not go with the Cowboys here, but they always seem to find a way to screw things up, so I'll go with another NFC East team. Yes please. Anderson: The Cards need to make a leap on D, but with Patrick Peterson playing a whole season and a rising force on offense, stranger things have happened. Man of Steel, Leader and Champion, on and off the field – Jamie Peacock.

If you're a Bill Belichick true believer, this seems like a nice opportunity to buy low. Trapasso: We know Big Ben can get it done in the playoffs, and this Pittsburgh defense is reminiscent of some of those Super Bowl-winning clubs from the Steel City in the past. And I get him at 20-to-1? White: The Saints are the clear favorites on the NFC side in my mind, yet they find themselves well behind the 49ers in the odds and tied for second in the conference with the division rival Buccaneers.

Drew Darbyshire La Canfora: The Steelers almost made the playoffs last year without a QB, and now they get a Hall of Fame player back. The Burnley boss is the 4/1 market leader as some England fans call for Southgate to be replaced. Now with him signed for 12 years, the Chiefs have security and flexibility and probably a better team than they had last September.

So who are we picking? Walker: There will be plenty of brouhaha in the NFC, but the new-look Cowboys might get you paid well as a value grab. 14th November 2019 Anderson: My strategy is go big or go home with Super Bowl picks. They desperately needed a legitimate complement to Michael Thomas and got one in Emmanuel Sanders.

Walker: Not picking the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs to return to the big game just feels very not smart to me. Benjamin: The Ravens are so incredibly tempting just because it's hard not to drool over Lamar Jackson and, really, their entire roster, which somehow got better since 2019. DeArdo: While their division should be more challenging than it was a year ago, the Chiefs should be in position to successfully defend their title when the 2020 playoffs begin.

Saints, fresh from winning the 2019 Grand Final, are heavily fancied to repeat the feat again next season under new head coach Kristian Woolf. Prisco: I actually think the Bengals are a year away from being a playoff team.

If Ben Roethlisberger stays healthy, they've got the defense to carry them through a playoff upset or two. 0. Patrick Mahomes was hurt last year and they still won the whole thing.

Super League sponsors Betfred have released their odds for the 2020 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award. 2 overall pick. They can be better than they were in 2019 and they probably will be. I think you get a team that has a quarterback who has won it all before playing with arguably his best supporting cast since he last won it all.