The Bucs are hopeful that a new year will bring the improvements necessary for Tampa Bay to establish itself as a playoff-contending team again in 2010.

Unfortunately for the Bucs, who are coming off a 3-13 season, not everyone shares their optimism.

One day after New Orleans defeated Indianapolis 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Fla. BoDog.com released the odds for each team winning Super Bowl XLV in 2011.

The Bucs are one seven teams that share 100/1 odds (the lowest in the NFL) of winning the Super Bowl next year. The best odds of winning Super Bowl XLV belong to the Indianapolis Colts, whose odds are listed as 13/2.

Odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl XLV
Indianapolis Colts                                   13/2
San Diego Chargers                               8/1
New England Patriots                             10/1
New Orleans Saints                               10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers                                11/1
Dallas Cowboys                                     12/1
Green Bay Packers                                12/1
Minnesota Vikings                                 12/1
Philadelphia Eagles                                16/1
Baltimore Ravens                                   20/1
New York Giants                                    20/1
New York Jets                                       25/1
Tennessee Titans                                   25/1
Atlanta Falcons                                     30/1
Cincinnati Bengals                                 30/1
Arizona Cardinals                                   35/1
Chicago Bears                                       35/1
Houston Texans                                     35/1
Carolina Panthers                                  40/1
Miami Dolphins                                      45/1
San Francisco 49ers                              45/1
Seattle Seahawks                                  45/1
Denver Broncos                                     50/1
Jacksonville Jaguars                               50/1
Washington Redskins                            50/1
Buffalo Bills                                           100/1
Cleveland Browns                                   100/1
Detroit Lions                                          100/1
Kansas City Chiefs                                100/1
Oakland Raiders                                    100/1
St. Louis Rams                                     100/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers                         100/1