Myles Ahead: Rams strong Super Bowl favorites with Garrett

Field Level Media
02 Jun 2026, 01:25 GMT+10

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It will takes years to fully assess the impact of the blockbuster deal the Los Angeles Rams are reportedly making to land All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett, but oddsmakers clearly applaud the immediate boost to their Super Bowl aspirations.

The Rams' Super Bowl title odds shifted from +800 at DraftKings on Monday morning to +600 following the news that Garrett is heading from Cleveland to Los Angeles. The next-shortest odds belong to the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills at +1000, followed by the reigning champion Seattle Seahawks at +1100.

Los Angeles is also +600 at BetMGM, followed by the Bills and Seahawks at +1000 and Ravens at +1100. The Rams have also been backed by the most total bets (7.9%) and money (10.6%) wagered at the book to win Super Bowl LXI.

It's an all-in move by Los Angeles in an effort to win a title in its home stadium. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., will play host to Super Bowl LXI on Valentine's Day in 2027.

The Rams reportedly are parting ways with two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick and other draft compensation to the Cleveland Browns in order to land Garrett. The 30-year-old is coming off a season in which he set the NFL single-season record with 23 sacks to earn his second league Defensive Player of the Year award.

Verse, 25, has 12 sacks and 22 tackles for loss through his first two NFL seasons, and the Browns were reportedly adamant that the former Florida State star was included in the deal.

The news sent shockwaves throughout the league and across sportsbooks. The Seahawks, who opened as consensus +750 favorites to repeat after beating New England in Super Bowl LX, had already shifted to +950 at BetMGM before the Garrett news broke.

The Rams are the +300 favorite to win the NFC Championship ahead of the Seahawks (+550), with the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers at +900. The NFC West, widely viewed as the strongest current division, has three of the top four favorites in the conference. The Rams are the odds-on favorite to win the NFC West at -105, with the Seahawks at +210, the 49ers at +325 and the Arizona Cardinals well behind at +10000.

Seattle eliminated San Francisco in the divisional round of the playoffs last season before knocking Los Angeles out in the NFC Championship Game. The 49ers open the 2026 season against the Rams in Australia, with San Francisco currently a consensus 3.5-point underdog.

Meanwhile, the Browns are now tied with Arizona, Miami and the New York Jets with the longest Super Bowl champion odds at +25000 at BetMGM.

SUPER BOWL LXI WINNER ODDS*

Los Angeles Rams (+600)

Buffalo Bills (+1000)

Seattle Seahawks (+1000)

Baltimore Ravens (+1100)

Green Bay Packers (+1500)

Kansas City Chiefs (+1500)

Los Angeles Chargers (+1600)

Philadelphia Eagles (+1600)

Denver Broncos (+1700)

Detroit Lions (+1700)