Patriots sitting fourth on latest Super Bowl 53 odds

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The New England Patriots (7-3) are attempting to make their third straight Super Bowl appearance this season and win their third Vince Lombardi Trophy in five years. However, their betting futures have dropped a bit since losing to the Tennessee Titans 34-10 last week.

That rout on the road at Nashville gave oddsmakers a lot to think about, as New England fell to 2-3 away from home, with all three losses decided by double digits. The Patriots are now sitting at +650 (wager $100 to win $650) on the Super Bowl 53 odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com, behind the favored Los Angeles Rams (+325), New Orleans Saints (+400) and Kansas City Chiefs (+500).

When assessing the chances of the top contenders on the betting board to win the Super Bowl this season, home-field advantage is obviously a key factor. In the AFC, home field seems to be more important than in the NFC, where playing in warm weather or a dome likely will not affect the teams as much. But for Kansas City or New England, serving as a playoff host could be critical to each team's chances of advancing to the AFC Championship Game.

The Patriots trail the Chiefs (9-1) by two games right now for the conference's No. 1 seed and home field throughout the postseason heading into their bye week, but they do hold a tiebreaker based on their head-to-head victory in Week 6.

New England also has a large road showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2-1) looming in Week 15, which could knock the defending AFC champions out of the top two seeds altogether with a loss.

The Steelers have become even stronger as a team without disgruntled running back Le'Veon Bell, who will not be playing at all this year after failing to report on Tuesday. Bell will get even more rest before becoming an unrestricted free agent in the offseason while his former team hopes to finally get past the Patriots and back to the Super Bowl.

Pittsburgh already holds the NFL record for Super Bowl wins with six and is listed at +1000 to earn a seventh in February. The Steelers are 6-point road favorites on the NFL Week 11 odds against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon. Kansas City is a 3.5-point road underdog against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.

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