After successful season, Lions are among top Super Bowl 59 betting favorites

Many Lions fans had a hard time watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, knowing their team was close to getting to the dance, falling short in the NFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers.

After the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to win their second straight Super Bowl, the attention moves to next year's chances at a championship, where the Lions are among the oddsmakers' favorites to be in contention.

Some have the Lions pretty high in their predictions.

With Super Bowl 59 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9, here are the teams with the best odds to win the championship in 2025, according to betmgm.com.

▶ San Francisco 49ers: +550

▶ Kansas City Chiefs: +650

▶ Baltimore Ravens: +900

▶ Buffalo Bills: +1000

▶ Detroit Lions: +1200

▶ Cincinnati Bengals: +1300

Another outlet, sportsbetting.ag, has the Lions as the No. 3 betting favorite, behind the Chiefs and 49ers.

▶ Kansas City Chiefs: +500

▶ San Francisco 49ers: +600

▶ Detroit Lions: +700

▶ Baltimore Ravens: +1200

▶ Buffalo Bills: +1400

The ESPN early power rankings had the Lions at No. 4, behind the Ravens, Chiefs and 49ers.