Chief-Eagles in LIX Provide Plenty of Wagering Opportunities
What Are the Betting Lines for Super Bowl LIX?
One of the favorite bets for players in the big game is the Super Bowl over/under, also known as the totals play. This line opened at 49.5 points and has dropped a half-tick to 49. When making a bet, you are wagering that the total points in Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will be more or less than 49 points.
While the teams are each far different than the last time they met in a Super Bowl, if one is looking for a comparison, that game finished at 73 points with the Chiefs winning, 38-35.
What Is The Point Spread on the Super Bowl?
This is expected to be a tight contest. The Chiefs are 17-0 in their most recent one-score games, an incredible stretch. They come into LIX as a one-point favorite on the betting line for the Super Bowl. That line is also down half a point from the point spreads Super Bowl opening number.
How To Bet the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is different than most other games when it comes to the wagering menu. You can bet the typical plays, against the spread, moneyline, and totals. The props market is also plentiful as one would expect with it being the game for the NFL championship. For more information on Super Bowl betting and other sports wagering opportunities, visit BetUS.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are tricky when it comes to the prop market. People still associate the great quarterback with the big numbers he put up in his first few years as the quarterback in Kansas City. Things have changed, though, and Mahomes’ numbers are much more tepid. The Chiefs are no longer all offense and a mediocre defense. If anything, the team that will play the Eagles is a stellar defense and an offense that gets the job done … by just enough.
So, when betting props and the totals market one needs to consider this newfangled Kansas City roster.
The Eagles have a great defense, too, but their offense is omnipotent. Led by running back Saquon Barkley’s fantastic season the Eagles are capable of putting up big numbers. If you are looking for a market to play on the prop scene, that could be a good one. Barkley rushing and the Eagles' overall rushing total. Kansas City had trouble stopping Buffalo’s James Cook in the recent AFC Championship Game. Barkley is everything Cook is and more.
What Are Attractive Plays in Super Bowl LIX?
Let’s be honest: These are wonderful teams and the matchup looks even-steven. The Chiefs are trying to win their third straight Super Bowl, something that never has occurred. That’s plenty to drive a team that never seems to lose a close game.
The Eagles, meanwhile, are coming off a ferocious beating of the Washington Commanders. Philly scored 55 points, including seven rushing touchdowns. All sorts of Eagles rushing props should catch the eye of folks on the betting menu.
There are the props that the Super Bowl has become famous for: over/under on the national anthem, the color of the Gatorade bath for the winning coach, and the coin toss. Those are great ways for casual fans to engage in what is the biggest single-day sports event of the calendar year. It’s sort of like the Kentucky Derby. How many people bet on the race because it is the Run for the Roses or they like a horse’s name in the starting gate for the first leg of the Triple Crown?
The Super Bowl is no different. Casual and novice fans are likely to make some sort of play in this game because it is the game on the NFL schedule and everyone’s mind. There are those who like green and will bet the Eagles while others will go with red because they like the Chiefs and Taylor Swift.
Speaking of music, you can even find plays to make on what songs Kendrick Lamar will sing during the halftime show. SZA is performing with him. It shouldn’t take too much research to discover if there is a prop on what she will wear.
The point is when it comes to LIX and the betting line for the Super Bowl, there is something for just about everyone’s taste. Make your plays, kick back, and enjoy what figures to be a tremendous matchup. Whatever you do, don’t underestimate Philly. They have been known to Fly, Eagles, Fly.
