It’s not long until the Super Bowl arrives in Arizona for the 57th edition of one of the world’s premier sporting finals. As always, it’s set to be a great occasion, with thousands of fans packing into the State Farm Stadium in Glendale for the chance to witness history being made. Plus, there’s the small matter of the expected-to-be-awesome Rihanna half-time show.

Of course, the main focus will be on the game itself. As it stands, there are four teams in contention for the Vince Lombardi trophy. So who will be feeling confident that this is their year? Let’s take a look.

San Francisco 49ers

Most commentators give the San Francisco 49ers the worst chance of winning the Super Bowl. But is that justified? We don’t think so. For one thing, they’ve probably got the best overall team of the four remaining clubs. The issue lies with Brock Purdy, the 49ers quarterback, who isn’t quite as decisive on the field as the quarterbacks for the Eagles, Bengals, and Chiefs.

That being said, with the Chiefs’ Mahomes suffering an injury, there’ll be plenty of people using a free betting offer from OddsChecker to back the 49ers to pull off an unlikely victory, which would be their first since 1994. If they do win, you can be reasonably sure that they’ll have their defense to thank.

Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals continue to defy expectations. No one thought they had the ‘x factor’ at the beginning of the season, but they just kept on winning. In fact, they’ve barely put a foot wrong. And at a time when mistakes — or a lack of them — can make or break a championship run, this could be significant.

Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles’ first Super Bowl victory is still relatively fresh in memory. Having won back in 2018, they’re looking to make it another this time around in 2023 and they’ve certainly got a good chance of doing so. They obliterated the Giants in the postseason, and with Lane Johnson and Jalen Hurts delivering their best (despite the latter supposedly carrying an injury), you have to imagine that they’ll very much believe a second Super Bowl victory is within reach.

Kansas City Chiefs

Any team that includes Patrick Mahomes should be making the Super Bowl. Alas, the Chiefs might not have Mahomes in the Super Bowl, at least not a fully fit Mahomes. To put it bluntly: they’ve got a great chance if he’s fully recovered in time. If not, then it’ll be another year without the Super Bowl.