Las Vegas hates the Texans worse than David Carr does
May 14, 2007 Offensive (punch)Line, Super Bowl 2008, Super Mario, Teams that aren't the Texans, The Schaub Experiment
| Odds to win the 2008 Super Bowl | Odds |
| Arizona Cardinals | 35/1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 45/1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 18/1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 90/1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 18/1 |
| Chicago Bears | 12/1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 18/1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 90/1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 20/1 |
| Denver Broncos | 15/1 |
| Detroit Lions | 90/1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 38/1 |
| Houston Texans | 90/1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8/1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 25/1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 50/1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 50/1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 55/1 |
| New England Patriots | 2/1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 18/1 |
| New York Giants | 25/1 |
| New York Jets | 30/1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 90/1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 18/1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 20/1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6/1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 20/1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 18/1 |
| St.Louis Rams | 48/1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38/1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 35/1 |
| Washington Redskins | 38/1 |
The above odds come via some random Las Vegas online sportsbook. (Note: Odds are provided for entertainment value only. DGDB&D does not condone illegal gambling.)
What does this tell us? Well, apparently, the Texans are in the same class as the Raiders, Lions, Browns, and Bills. This class can properly be described as “short-bus riding retards.”* Meanwhile, Washington, Tampa, and Arizona–all of whom had fewer wins than the Texans in 2006–are all in at less than 40-1 (i.e. more than twice as likely to take home the Lombardi trophy this year). Insulting? You bet.
Now, of course I don’t think the Texans are going to win the Super Bowl in 2008. Hell, I don’t even expect them to make the playoffs (which, as I understand the rules, is sort of a prerequisite to winning the Super Bowl). That said, I do think a case can be made** that they are much closer in talent to the 35-1 group than the 90-1 group. I assume that, like this guy, Vegas just assumes that the Texans don’t “get it” (whatever that means) and that the offensive line will allow Matt Schaub to be sacked twice per play and that Super Mario is a bust and [insert random commonly held belief about the Texans].
Whatever.
The truth is, only a handful of those wagers would be worth taking, regardless of the odds. Realistically, whether Tampa is 38-1 or 3800-1, they still aren’t going to win the Super Bowl. Still, lumping Houston in with the Raiders and Lions is ridiculous. In fact, I’m willing to go out on a limb right now and say that Houston finishes 7-9 at worst. So there. Suck it, Vegas.
*Not that I am biased against retards. Some of my best friends are retards.
**This is a different post. Which I will get around to writing at some point. Probably.
