Christian McCaffrey hasn’t yet taken a snap as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, and it’s possible that his suit isn’t even threaded yet, but he’s already had a significant impact on the team – in terms of wagering.
Before the Christian McCaffrey trade, the 49ers were favoured to win Super Bowl 57 at FanDuel Sportsbook, but their odds dropped to +1400 when they pulled off the deal to acquire the versatile running back from the Carolina Panthers.
The 49ers have managed to have shorter odds to win Super Bowl 57 than the Baltimore Ravens (+1800), Los Angeles Chargers (+1800), and Minnesota Vikings (+1700) with just one transaction, a blockbuster one. As of this writing, only four teams have better odds than the 49ers to win the championship. They are the unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles (+550), Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (+800), Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+1100), Patrick Mahomes and the Buffalo Bills, who are the overall favourites to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
If you’re wondering how this affects the Panthers, Baker Mayfield and co. are rated as +55000 long shots to win the Super Bowl. Based on the odds, only the Chicago Bears (+100000) and the Houston Texans (+1000) have a worse Super Bowl outlook than the Panthers.
The 49ers are currently the favourites to win the NFC West division with a price of -110 and have the third-best odds (+650) to win the NFC championship.
Christian McCaffrey’s ability to play for the 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday is still in doubt, but a victory there should improve their Super Bowl chances.
Moments after the Christian McCaffrey deal, the unbelievable 49ers Super Bowl odds increased, according to ClutchPoints.
