2025-26 AFC Championship Odds: Bills the Favorite, Chargers Surging Up

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AFC championship odds are starting to take shape, as the regular season hits Week 4. The first month has seen its share of shifting.

The unbeaten Buffalo Bills are now the favorite, with the Baltimore Ravens close behind. And the Kansas City Chiefs have slipped to No. 4.

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	ESPNBet	FanDuel	RiversCasino
	›	›	›	›	›	›	›
Chiefs	+240	+240	+240		+225	+250
Bills	+400	+375	+400		+350	+380
Colts	+425	+450	+400		+475	+470
Ravens	+900	+850	+850		+1000	+900
Broncos	+900	+950	+950		+900	+950
Patriots	+1200	+1300	+1200		+1200	+1300
Chargers	+1100	+1200	+1200		+1200	+1100
Texans	+2800	+3000	+2800		+2500	+3300
Jaguars	+3000	+3000	+3500		+2500	+2500
Steelers	+3500	+3000	+4000		+3000	+3300
Bengals	+12500	+12500	+16000		+7500	+10000
Browns	+40000	+50000	+40000		+30000	+30000
Jets	+75000	+75000	+80000		+30000	+75000
Dolphins	+75000	+50000	+80000		+30000	+75000
Titans	+75000	+75000	+80000		+30000	+75000
Raiders	+75000	+50000	+80000		+30000	+50000

2026 AFC Championship Odds

Buffalo Built

LATEST UPDATE: The Buffalo Bills are 3-0 and have nearly cut in half their AFC championship futures odds at BetMGM. Preseason, the Bills were +360, and they're now the +190 favorite.

Despite a 1-2 start, and a game at Kansas City in Week 4, the Baltimore Ravens are the +260 second choice.

Then come the surging Los Angeles Chargers. At 3-0, the Chargers are into the +600 third choice in AFC championship odds. When these prices first went up in February, L.A. was the +1100 fifth choice.

The Chiefs, who opened months ago as the +350 co-favorite with Baltimore, are now out to +700.

The Indianapolis Colts have made the most significant move. Indy is 3-0, going from a +4000 opener to the +1400 fifth choice.

Buffalo is No. 1 in both tickets and money. Interestingly, the +1600 sixth choice Denver Broncos (+1600) are No. 2 in tickets and money, followed by Kansas City in both categories.

The Ravens are fourth in tickets and money, with the Cincinnati Bengals rounding out the top five. But Cincy lost Joe Burrow to a Week 2 toe injury that required surgery, and he could be out until December. As such, the Bengals slid from a +800 opener to +6600.

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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