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| 2020 championship odds from the Club Gitmo Sports Book. |
By Ariel Mutha-Tafoya
FSN Sports
The Club Gitmo Sports Book on Thursday afternoon made it much-anticipated release of NFFA season odds, hours ahead of the first kickoff, and just as Sports Book Manager Saddam Hussein hinted last week, the London Bakers are prohibitive favorites to take home their first Dead Lombardi Trophy.
Analysts set odds for the Bakers at 1:2 — stark contrast from some years when Coach Snoop Dogg’s team has been as much as 1000-to-1 underdogs. “It’s the year of the Baker,” Hussein said, “and not just for sentimental reasons. They’ve got two of the top three RBs, a spiritually cleansed Drew Brees, plus the three J’s: JJ, JuJu and Jonnu. On top of that, the pandemic means the league is in uncharted waters this season. The Bakers swim in uncharted waters every year, so they have a big advantage in experience over the competition.”
Oddsmakers also gave excellent chances this year to the East Nashville Black Dogs, Atlanta Smack Daddies and Village Green, setting odds for the Dogs and Daddies at 3-to-1 and for the Green at 5-to-1.
Odds and Hussein’s comments for each team:
Black Dogs (3-to-1): “They moved up from 4-to-1 after stealing Miles Sanders and Frank Clark from the Patriot-addled Animals. The went from a strong team to strong contender. The only question is whether the Ryan Brothers can make it through a season together without killing someone, possibly each other.”
Smack Daddies (3-to-1): “The Mahome-boys are going to light it up again. Coach Lex Dominica has a ton of lethal weapons, and nobody loves lethal weapons more than me.”
Village Green (5-to-1): “With some players in new situations this year, there are a few question marks with this team, but Coach Stuart Smalley has quietly emerged as one of the best in the league, and the beating he put on Mike Ditka at a protest showed he has a real fire this year.”
West Nashville Beelzebubbas (6-to-1): “If Matt Ryan, Ben Roethlisberger or Jared Goff have a strong year, this team will be right in the mix at the end. They’ve got the RBs, and Coach Barry Switzer loves the run.”
Cambridge Animals (15-to-1): “We had them at 6-to-1 before their toxic brand Patriot-ism led them to trade Miles Sanders. When you add in the curse of Brady, it’s really a tribute to the rest of the team that the odds aren’t longer.”
Sylvan Goats (25-to-1): “The team that Suzy Fine and Beyoncé built got to the championship game, but the big stars from last year are gone, Mike Ditka isn’t the half the woman that they are.”
Buena Vista Ballers (no line): “Curse of the champion is still undefeated. And like I always said, if you want to be the man, you’ve got to beat the man.”
