The Seattle Seahawks will open the first week of the NFL season as the betting favorite to win Super Bowl 50, the head of MGM Resorts race and sports book said.
After losing last year’s Super Bowl when quarterback Russell Wilson was intercepted by the New England Patriots at the goal line, the Seahawks will open as a 4-to-1 favorite to capture a second Vince Lombardi Trophy in three seasons.
The Green Bay Packers, who lost to the Seahawks in last season’s NFC championship game, are the second choice at 9-2.
Rood said he opened Green Bay as the favorite after last season’s Super Bowl.