With four teams left in the NFL Playoffs, the conference championship games played this weekend will determine which two teams will face off on Feb. 11 for Super Bowl LVIII.
Benzinga recently polled its readers on social media to find out which team they thought has the best chance to win the big game.
What Happened: Viewership for NFL games during the regular season and NFL Playoffs continues to be strong and set records. Fans have been tuned in to see which teams will head to Super Bowl LVIII, including a potential first-time trip.
The four remaining teams in the NFL Playoffs are the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, who are the number one seeds in the AFC and NFC respectively and the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, who are the number three seeds in the AFC and NFC.
The Kansas City Chiefs have won three Super Bowls, winning the championship for the 1969, 2019 and 2022 seasons. The team also appeared in Super Bowl I and Super Bowl LV.
The Baltimore Ravens are 2-0 in Super Bowl games, winning Super Bowl XXV and XLVII for the 2000 and 2012 NFL seasons.
The San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowls, which is tied for second-most in NFL history. The team won Super Bowl XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV and XXIX. The team also appeared in Super Bowl XLVII and LIV.
The Detroit Lions are one of four current NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl game.
- The matchups for the conference championships are:
- AFC Championship – Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens: 3 p.m. ET Sunday Jan. 28
- NFC Championship – Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers: 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday Jan. 28
The conference championship games will be aired on Paramount Global PARAPARAA owned CBS and Fox Corporation FOXFOXA unit FOX for the AFC and NFC games respectively.
Benzinga recently polled its users on Twitter, now known as X, to see which team is most likely to win Super Bowl LVIII.
The results were:
- Baltimore Ravens: 38.9%
- Detroit Lions: 24.0%
- San Francisco 49ers: 19.6%
- Kansas City Chiefs: 17.5%
The poll saw the Ravens as the favorite to win Super Bowl LVIII followed by the Lions.
What's Next: The winners of the two conference championship games will meet on Super Bowl Sunday. The game will be aired on CBS, Nickelodeon and Paramount+.
The results of the poll could suggest a potential matchup of the Ravens and Lions. The odds for Sunday's games from sportsbook DraftKings Inc DKNG are:
- Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens -3.5
- Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers -7
- The current Super Bowl LVIII odds are:
- San Francisco 49ers: +145
- Baltimore Ravens: +190
- Kansas City Chiefs: +380
- Detroit Lions: +750
If the poll is correct and the Ravens win the Super Bowl, a $100 bet will pay out a profit of $190.
Bettors can also bet on the Ravens beating the Lions, which would be the top two vote getters from the poll. This bet has odds of +800. A bet on the Ravens and Lions to meet in Super Bowl LVIII without picking the winner has odds of +450.
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