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Who Will Play in Super Bowl LIX? Here’s What an AI Supercomputer Predicts
The NFL playoffs begin this weekend season, and BetVictor Canada is predicting the Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
“Ahead of this weekend’s NFL Wild Card round, the race to the Super Bowl looks wide open with all 14 remaining teams hoping to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy,” BetVictor Canada spokesperson Sam Boswell told Newsweek. “Using artificial intelligence, our supercomputer predicts Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will be the two teams to reach this year’s showpiece.”
Which Two Teams Are Predicted To Meet
BetVictor Canada used AI to analyze the 2024 regular-season win-loss records, winning streaks, strength of the teams’ schedules as well as playoff experience.
“Second seed Eagles are expected to overcome the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game, before losing to the two-time defending champions Chiefs in New Orleans,” Boswell said. “But with the possibility of shock results upsetting the bracket this weekend, it will be fascinating to see how each team’s chances are shaken up during the course of the month.”
BetVictor Canada’s Predictions on Teams’ Chances of Reaching Super Bowl LIX:
- Kansas City Chiefs – 30 percent
- Philadelphia Eagles – 22 percent
- Detroit Lions – 18 percent
- Buffalo Bills – 15 percent
- Baltimore Ravens – 15 percent
- Minnesota Vikings – 12 percent
- Pittsburgh Steelers – 8 percent
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 8 percent
- Los Angeles Chargers – 8 percent
- Houston Texans – 7 percent
- Washington Commanders – 6 percent
- Los Angeles Rams – 5 percent
- Denver Broncos – 5 percent
- Green Bay Packers – 4 percent
SportsLine ran every NFL game 10,000 times, and it is entering into the 2025 NFL playoffs on a 31-14 betting hot streak, or a 69 percent success rate, with its other predictions. In the long term, SportsLine is 211-142 since the 2017 season.
According to the SportsLine Projection Model, the Detroit Lions are the most likely to win the Super Bowl, capturing more than 18 percent of the simulations:
- Detroit Lions – 18.2 percent
- Buffalo Bills – 15.6 percent
- Kansas City Chiefs – 15 percent
- Baltimore Ravens – 12.4 percent
- Philadelphia Eagles – 12.2 percent
- Green Bay Packers – 6.5 percent
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 4.6 percent
- Los Angeles Chargers – 3.3 percent
- Minnesota Vikings – 3.1 percent
- Washington Commanders – 2.8 percent
- Houston Texans – 1.8 percent
- Pittsburgh Steelers, 1.8 percent
- Los Angeles Rams – 1.4 percent
- Denver Broncos – 1.4 percent
USA Today predicts the Ravens to win AFC and the Eagles to win NFC, with the Eagles winning the Super Bowl 27-24.
Bleacher Report is expecting a Lions vs. Chiefs game, with Lions winning 35-27.
When Is Super Bowl in 2025?
Super Bowl LIX will be on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
But don’t worry if you need your football fix sooner because there’s still some playoff games on tap.
This Weekend’s Playoff Games
Saturday: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans 4:30 p.m. ET; Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens 8 p.m. ET
Sunday: Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills 1 p.m. ET; Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles 4:30 p.m. ET; Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 p.m. ET
Monday: Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams 8 p.m. ET
SportsLine has posted odds for the games:
- Chargers -3 at Texans
- Steelers at Ravens -10
- Broncos at Bills -8.5
- Packers at Eagles -5
- Commanders at Buccaneers -3
- Vikings -2.5 at Rams (in Arizona because of California wildfires)
Future Games
Divisional round: January 18 and 19
Conference championships: January 26
Who Will Perform In The Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the show this year.
Super Bowl LIX Betting Odds
For the big game, BetMGM has its odds of winning the Super Bowl listed as of January 7:
- Detroit Lions +275
- Kansas City Chiefs +350
- Baltimore Ravens +600
- Buffalo Bills +600
- Philadelphia Eagles +700
- Minnesota Vikings +1600
- Green Bay Packers +1800
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3000
- Los Angeles Chargers +3500
- Los Angeles Rams +3500
- Washington Commanders +3500
- Denver Broncos +8000
- Houston Texans +10,000
- Pittsburgh Steelers +10,000
For Super Bowl MVP, BetMGM has Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ahead at +400. He’s followed by Lions quarterback Jared Goff +550, Bills quarterback Josh Allen +650, Ravens quarter back Lamar Jackson +700 and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts +1500.
USA Today believes the front-runners for the MVP award are Jackson and Allen.
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