Super Bowl odds, best bets entering Week 1: Ravens-Chiefs opener will set an early tone for the season

When the 2024 NFL season kicks off Thursday night, two of the league’s three biggest favorites to win Super Bowl LIX (59) will take the field. And barring a tie, one will start the new campaign with a loss.

While an 0-1 start for the Baltimore Ravens or Kansas City Chiefs will hardly exclude either from recovering to make a deep run to and through the playoffs, it would likely paint how we view the loser in relation to the contender they just lost to.

That’s why if you think the...