THE Bulls have been installed as favourites to win the Kingstone Press Championship in 2015.

Jimmy Lowes' men are 5-6 with Betfred and 10-11 with Sky Bet to finish the regular season on top of the pile after being relegated from First Utility Super League last year.

Leigh Centurions, who the Bulls play in their first league game of the season on Sunday, February 15, London Broncos and Featherstone Rovers are the other three teams who are expected to reach the Super Eights.

Halifax and Sheffield Eagles seem the only viable alternatives in the second tier, while most likely to finish in the Super League bottom four and join the Championship's top quartet in the play-offs are Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Widnes Vikings and the two Hull clubs.

Meanwhile, the Cougars are favourites to bounce straight back from Kingstone Press Championship One.

Keighley are 3-1 with Sky Bet to be regular-season winners, ahead of Rochdale Hornets, Swinton Lions and Barrow Raiders, which would put them in pole position in the month-long play-offs.

There is little to separate Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves and St Helens at the bookies in the race to win the League Leaders' Shield in Super League.

Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants are best thought of this side of the Pennines in fourth and fifth respectively.

Betfred odds to win the Kingstone Press Championship regular season: 5-6 Bradford Bulls (10-11 Sky Bet), 9-4 Leigh Centurions (2-1), 11-2 London Broncos (9-2), Featherstone Rovers 10-1 (12-1), Halifax RLFC 16-1, Sheffield Eagles 25-1 (33-1), Dewsbury Rams 50-1, Doncaster RLFC 50-1 (66-1), Batley Bulldogs 66-1 (100-1), Whitehaven 100-1 (150-1), Workington Town 100-1 (200-1), Hunslet Hawks 150-1 (200-1).

Sky Bet odds to win the Kingstone Press Championship One regular season: 3-1 Keighley Cougars, 5-1 Rochdale Hornets, 6-1 Swinton Lions, 13-2 Barrow Raiders, 7-1 York City Knights, 15-2 Oldham Roughyeds, 8-1 North Wales Crusaders, 12-1 Gateshead Thunder, 33-1 Hemel Stags, 40-1 Gloucestershire All Golds, London Skolars, 50-1 Oxford, 66-1 Coventry, South Wales Scorpions.

Betfred odds to win the Super League regular season: 3-1 Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves (7-2 Sky Bet); 4-1 St Helens; 6-1 Leeds Rhinos; 13-2 Huddersfield Giants (9-2), 12-1 Catalans Dragons, 16-1 Salford Red Devils, 40-1 Castleford Tigers (25-1), Hull FC (50-1), 66-1 Hull KR, 150-1 Widnes Vikings, 200-1 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (100-1).