2025-26 AFC Championship Odds: Chiefs the Favorite, Colts Surging

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NFL Futures Odds

AFC championship odds continue to develop, as the regular season moves past the midway point and into Week 10.

The Buffalo Bills dropped from favorite in odds to win the AFC when the Kansas City Chiefs went on a 5-1 run. Even after the Bills beat the Chiefs in Week 9, K.C. remains the favorite, and Buffalo is No. 2, with plenty more teams in the hunt.

Check back regularly for updates on 2025-26 AFC conference championship odds. Also, use our BetMGM bonus code to get the most out of your action on 2026 NFC championship odds.

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Afc Champion Odds

Time	Bet365	BetMGM	DraftKings	Caesars	FanDuel	RiversCasino
	›	›	›	›	›	›
Broncos	+475	+550	+475	+520	+500	+500
Colts	+475	+500	+500	+490	+490	+475
Patriots	+600	+600	+500	+520	+500	+600
Chiefs	+550	+475	+500	+490	+500	+475
Ravens	+600	+525	+550	+520	+550	+575
Bills	+550	+525	+550	+560	+550	+500
Jaguars	+2200	+2200	+1900	+2200	+1900	+2200
Texans	+2000	+2000	+2200	+2000	+1800	+2000
Chargers	+1600	+1800	+2200	+2000	+1500	+2200
Steelers	+5000	+5000	+6500	+5500	+4000	+5000
Bengals	+15000	+25000	+20000	+20000	+25000	+20000
Titans	+75000	+75000	+80000			+50000
Dolphins	+60000	+75000	+80000	+50000	+75000	+50000
Raiders	+75000	+75000	+80000	+100000		+50000
Browns	+75000	+75000	+80000	+75000		+50000
Jets	+75000	+75000	+80000	+150000		+50000

2026 AFC Championship Odds

Giving Chase

LATEST UPDATE: Kansas City is just 5-4 after losing at Buffalo 28-21 in Week 9. But the Chiefs remain the AFC favorite at +275, though they slid out a bit from +240 pre-Week 9 at BetMGM.

Buffalo (6-2) is close behind as the +300 second choice. But there's a big surprise in third, with the Indianapolis Colts proving much better than people expected this season.

Indy went 7-1 in its first eight games, before finally cooling off with a 27-20 loss at Pittsburgh. After opening +4000 in AFC championship odds back in February, the Colts are now +500.

That includes a move that just took place, from +550 to +500, after Indianapolis made a trade-deadline move with the New York Jets to acquire star cornerback Sauce Gardner.

The Colts' improvement in AFC futures correlates with their climb up the Super Bowl odds board.

Despite a 3-5 record, the Baltimore Ravens are now the +900 co-fourth choice, joined by the Denver Broncos (7-2). Baltimore has won two in a row, including a 28-6 rout at Miami in Week 9 as Lamar Jackson successfully returned from a hamstring injury.

Denver is on a six-game win streak, with four of those victories coming in one-score games. The Broncos are BetMGM's largest liability in AFC futures odds.

The New England Patriots (7-2) are a surprise, as well. Drake Maye & Co. opened +3000 in odds to win the AFC and are now the +1100 co-sixth choice, joined by the Los Angeles Chargers (6-2).

The top five in ticket count for BetMGM's AFC championship odds:

Bills
Broncos
Chiefs
Ravens
Bengals

And the top five in money:

Bills
Chiefs
Ravens
Broncos
Steelers

AFC Championship Opening Odds

The Kansas City Chiefs are the three-time defending AFC champions. BetMGM opened the Chiefs as +350 co-favorites to win a fourth straight AFC title. The Baltimore Ravens also opened +350.

Below are opening odds to win the AFC in the 2025-26 season, from BetMGM:

Kansas City Chiefs +350
Baltimore Ravens +350
Buffalo Bills +375
Cincinnati Bengals +800
Los Angeles Chargers +1100
Denver Broncos +1400
Houston Texans +1400
Pittsburgh Steelers +2500
Miami Dolphins +2500
New England Patriots +3000
Indianapolis Colts +4000
Jacksonville Jaguars +4000
Las Vegas Raiders +6000
New York Jets +6000
Cleveland Browns +8000
Tennessee Titans +10000

How to Read the Odds:
Bet $100 on Kansas City Chiefs (+350) to win $350
Bet $100 on Buffalo Bills (+375) to win $375

Super Bowl 60 Opening Odds for AFC Teams

Baltimore Ravens +700
Kansas City Chiefs +700
Buffalo Bills +700
Cincinnati Bengals +2000
Los Angeles Chargers +2200
Houston Texans +2500
Denver Broncos +3000
Miami Dolphins +5000
Pittsburgh Steelers +8000
New York Jets +8000
Indianapolis Colts +10000
Jacksonville Jaguars +10000
New England Patriots +12500
Las Vegas Raiders +15000
Cleveland Browns +15000
Tennessee Titans +20000

AFC Championship Betting History

The AFC has been dominated recently by the Kansas City Chiefs, who have represented the conference in the Super Bowl in four of the last five seasons.

Year-Winner-Record (Odds to Win)

2024-25: Kansas City Chiefs 15-2-0 (+360)
2023-24: Kansas City Chiefs 11-6-0 (+350)
2022-23: Kansas City Chiefs 14-3-0 (+450)
2021-22: Cincinnati Bengals 10-7-0 (+5000)
2020-21: Kansas City Chiefs 14-2-0 (+200)
2019-20: Kansas City Chiefs 12-4-0 (+300)
2018-19: New England Patriots 11-5-0 (+300)
2017-18: New England Patriots 13-3-0 (+125)
2016-17: New England Patriots 14-2-0 (+300)
2015-16: Denver Broncos 12-4-0 (+500)
2014-15: New England Patriots 12-4-0 (+300)
2013-14: Denver Broncos 13-3-0 (+300)
2012-13: Baltimore Ravens 10-6-0 (+650)
2011-12: New England Patriots 13-3-0 (+300)
2010-11: Pittsburgh Steelers 12-4-0 (+900)
2009-10: Indianapolis Colts 14-2-0 (+700)
2008-09: Pittsburgh Steelers 12-4-0 (+900)
2007-08: New England Patriots 16-0-0 (+175)
2006-07: Indianapolis Colts 12-4-0 (+300)
2005-06: Pittsburgh Steelers 11-5-0 (+600)
2004-05: New England Patriots 14-2-0 (+400)
2003-04: New England Patriots 14-2-0 (+700)
2002-03: Oakland Raiders 11-5-0 (+600)
2001-02: New England Patriots 11-5-0 (+2000)
2000-01: Baltimore Ravens 12-4-0
1999-00: Tennessee Titans 13-3-0
1998-99: Denver Broncos 14-2-0
1997-98: Denver Broncos 12-4-0
1996-97: New England Patriots 11-5-0
1995-96: Pittsburgh Steelers 11-5-0
1994-95: San Diego Chargers 11-5-0
1993-94: Buffalo Bills 12-4-0
1992-93: Buffalo Bills 11-5-0
1991-92: Buffalo Bills 13-3-0
1990-91: Buffalo Bills 13-3-0
1989-90: Denver Broncos 11-5-0
1988-89: Cincinnati Bengals 12-4-0
1987-88: Denver Broncos 10-4-1
1986-87: Denver Broncos 11-5-0
1985-86: New England Patriots 11-5-0
1984-85: Miami Dolphins 14-2-0
1983-84: Los Angeles Raiders 12-4-0
1982-83: Miami Dolphins 7-2-0
1981-82: Cincinnati Bengals 12-4-0
1980-81: Oakland Raiders 11-5-0
1979-80: Pittsburgh Steelers 12-4-0
1978-79: Pittsburgh Steelers 14-2-0
1977-78: Denver Broncos 12-2-0
1976-77: Oakland Raiders 13-1-0
1975-76: Pittsburgh Steelers 12-2-0
1974-75: Pittsburgh Steelers 10-3-1
1973-74: Miami Dolphins 12-2-0
1972-73: Miami Dolphins 14-0-0
1971-72: Miami Dolphins 10-3-1
1970-71: Baltimore Colts 11-2-1

NFL American Football Conference Teams

The NFL American Football Conference consists of 16 teams divided into four divisions of four: AFC East, AFC West, AFC North and AFC South.

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