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Dare to Dream: The Dolphins' Most Likely Super Bowl Matchups

The Miami Dolphins are involved in two of the betting favorites for Super Bowl LVIII matchups based on early odds
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Dare to Dream: The Dolphins' Most Likely Super Bowl Matchups
Dare to Dream: The Dolphins' Most Likely Super Bowl Matchups

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We're still four months away from the start of the NFL regular and nine months before Super Bowl LVIII is played in Las Vegas, but it's never too early to dream, right?

So let's envision for a second the Miami Dolphins finding themselves making their first Super Bowl appearance since the 1984 season and ending a 39-year drought.

It's a nice though, indeed, but who would the Miami Dolphins be facing in this dream scenario?

Well, if we go by the good folks at BetOnline (www.betonline.ag), the most likely opponents would be the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles based on their freshly released odds for most likely Super Bowl LVIII matchup.

That Dolphins-Eagles matchup is tied for seventh-most likely based on the odds of 37/1, the same odds as 49ers-Bengals and Eagles-Jets.

The second-most likely Super Bowl opponent for Miami, based on these odds, is San Francisco at 45/1.

THE MOST LIKELY MATCHUPS AROUND THE NFL

Not surprisingly, the better favorite as Super Bowl LVIII matchup is Philadelphia-Kansas City at 19/1, and that obviously would be a rematch of SB LVII.

The Chiefs, who have been in the Super Bowl three times in the past four years, are involved in four of the top 13 betting favorites as the AFC representatives. Interestingly, the Dolphins are one of four teams involved in the other nine, along with the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals.

In the NFC, the Eagles or 49ers are involved in the top six matchups based on the BetOnline odds.

The three most unlikely matchups, according to these odds, are Arizona-Indianapolis at 3875/1, Arizona-Houston at 4250/1 and Arizona-Tennessee at 5000/1.

THE DOLPHINS' MOST LIKELY SUPER BOWL LVIII MATCHUPS

Here's the full rundown of Super Bowl LVIII matchup odds involving the Dolphins:

Dolphins-Philadelphia — 37/1

Dolphins-San Francisco — 45/1

Dolphins-Dallas — 71/1

Dolphins-Detroit — 80/1

Dolphins-Minnesota — 135/1

Dolphins-New Orleans — 135/1

Dolphins-N.Y. Giants — 150/1

Dolphins-L.A. Rams — 170/1

Dolphins-Chicago — 185/1

Dolphins-Seattle — 185/1

Dolphins-Green Bay — 205/1

Dolphins-Washington — 235/1

Dolphins-Atlanta — 260/1

Dolphins-Carolina — 260/1

Dolphins-Tampa Bay — 325/1

Dolphins-Arizona — 680/1

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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