While the Ravens were likely frustrated watching the Eagles hoist the Lombardi Trophy this season instead of themselves, Baltimore has the roster and coaching continuity to make a run at the title next season. Betting odds suggest as much.
DraftKings gives Baltimore +700 odds (wager $100 to profit $700) to win the Super Bowl in 2026, the second-shortest odds of any team in the NFL.
The Eagles are the favorite, holding +600 odds to win a second consecutive Super Bowl after dispatching the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Chiefs and Bills hold the same odds as the Ravens with +700 odds to win the championship. The Detroit Lions (+900) round out the teams with odds shorter than +1000.
Jayden Daniels and the upstart Washington Commanders are listed at +1800 to win the title in the quarterback’s sophomore year.
Baltimore is set to return quarterback Lamar Jackson, a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner, as well as additional standouts on both sides of the ball. Running back Derrick Henry will return next fall, as will tight ends Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews. Wide receiver Zay Flowers, who missed Baltimore’s postseason games because of an injury, will also be back. Several offensive linemen are slated to return, including center Tyler Linderbaum.
Jackson, who finished second to Bills quarterback Josh Allen in MVP voting this year, is the betting favorite to win next season’s MVP Award on DraftKings. He holds +500 odds to win the award, with Allen being listed at +550 and Mahomes at +750. Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow (+750) and Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (+1000) are the only other players with odds of +1000 or shorter.
Defensively, the Ravens are expected to bring back defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike, outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy, linebacker Roquan Smith and safety Kyle Hamilton from a group that improved as the 2024 season progressed. Baltimore doesn’t lack star power, and coach John Harbaugh and both his offensive and defensive coordinators (Todd Monken and Zach Orr, respectively) will return next season.
The Ravens are built to contend for a Super Bowl in 2025-26, although they’ll need to dethrone a Chiefs team that has won three consecutive AFC championship games.
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