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November 18, 2015 Staff Writer

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Cardinals, Patriots Leading NFL Conference Odds

The Arizona Cardinals don’t have the best record in the NFC heading into Week 11 of the season, but they do have the best odds to win the conference title right now at the online sportsbooks.

The Cardinals sit as the +275 favorites on the odds to win the NFC, putting them just slightly ahead of the +300 Carolina Panthers on those betting futures. Arizona is out to a 7-2 start to the season, while Carolina has yet to taste defeat at 9-0 through their first nine games.

The Green Bay Packers are then third at +450 on the latest odds to win the NFC despite their current three-game losing streak, with the Minnesota Vikings a small step behind them at +500 on the list. The Packers, at 6-3, trail the Vikings, at 7-2, in the NFC North standings heading into Week 11.

The New York Giants, the leaders of the NFC East division despite a middling 5-5 mark, then sit at +800 on the updated NFC odds, with the Seattle Seahawks down to +1000 on the list and three games behind the Cardinals in the NFC West standings at 4-5 on the season.

The Philadelphia Eagles (+2000), Atlanta Falcons (+2800), St. Louis Rams (+3300), Dallas Cowboys (+3300), Washington Redskins (+5000), and Chicago Bears (+5000) make up the second tier of contenders on the odds to win the NFC at the sportsbooks.

Over in the AFC it’s no surprise that the defending conference champions are the favorites to win it again this season, with the New England Patriots and their perfect 9-0 record the -140 chalk on the betting futures.

The Cincinnati Bengals, at 8-1 on the season after suffering their first loss of the year last week, follow the Patriots at +500 on the odds to win the AFC, with the Pittsburgh Steelers listed third at +700 with their 6-4 record.

The Denver Broncos then round out the top of the odds to win the AFC title at +900. The Broncos are 7-2 on the season but have lost two straight games heading into Week 11, and starting quarterback Peyton Manning will be out for at least one week nursing a foot injury.

The Indianapolis Colts are tied with the Houston Texans atop the AFC South standings at just 4-5 on the season, with the Colts at +1800 and the Texans back at +4000 on the odds to win the AFC title. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders both hold down AFC odds of +3300.

The Buffalo Bills sit tied with the Texans at +4000 on the latest odds to win the AFC, with fellow AFC teams in the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins both at +5000. The Jacksonville Jaguars, 3-6 on the year, are at +7500.