Here are their favorite Super Bowl LVII wagers:
Indianapolis Colts (25-1)
Matt Youmans: In a continued search for the right quarterback, the Colts have rolled the dice on 37-year-old Matt Ryan. I like the gamble. The veteran’s leadership and steady hand should boost an offense that never found enough consistency with the volatile Carson Wentz. Ryan steps in behind a solid offensive line led by Quenton Nelson and he’ll benefit from the balance provided by Jonathan Taylor, who led the league in rushing with 1,811 yards. Ryan seemed to be declining the past two years on rotten Falcons teams. Now he’s with the best team in the AFC South. Indianapolis ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense last season and improved with the additions of cornerback Stephon Gilmore and end Yannick Ngakoue, who came over from the Raiders along with coordinator Gus Bradley.
General manager Chris Ballard and coach Frank Reich have built a winning infrastructure through the draft and free agency. The QB has been the missing puzzle piece. Maybe it’s a stretch to make this connection, but Tom Brady (Buccaneers) and Matthew Stafford (Rams) switched teams and won the past two Super Bowls, so Ryan could make it three in a row. The bottom line is while the AFC is stacked with contenders, headlined by the Bills (6-1) and Chiefs (10-1), the horse race will be won by the team that gets hottest down the stretch. The odds value is with the Colts, who have a legit shot to be title contenders.