Patriots 6-1 favorites: The New England Patriots have been chosen as 6-1 favorites to win the Super Bowl next season by the Las Vegas Sports Consultants. The Pittsburgh Steelers are second at 7-1. “The Patriots coming into this year were overwhelming favorites based on what they did last year,” said Mike Seba, Sports Consultants’ senior oddsmaker. “They’re going to have pretty much the same team as long as Brady comes back, so they should be the favorites again.” And in a sign of the apocalypse, Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells were seen sitting together at the Senior Bowl. [Houston Chronicle]