The total opened at 27½, before quickly moving to 28 following the second lowest-scoring first half in Super Bowl history (the Steelers led the Vikings 2-0 at halftime of Super Bowl IX in 1975).
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MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, the Westgate, Boyd Gaming, CG Technology and Station Casinos sportsbooks all need the Rams to cover.
Former Raiders coach Tom Flores was not included in the new Pro Football Hall of Fame class announced during the NFL’s annual Honors program Saturday.
Despite a late flurry of money on the Rams, including wagers of $2 million and $1.5 million, Las Vegas sportsbooks needed Los Angeles to cover the spread against the Patriots less than 24 hours before kickoff of Super Bowl LIII.
New England is 5-3 straight up in Super Bowls with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick but 2-5 ATS (the line on its 28-24 win over the Seahawks in 2015 closed at pick ’em).
The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots meet in the Super Bowl at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Here’s a look at matchups for the game.
A survey of opinions from Review-Journal staff members, other media, oddsmakers and professional bettors and handicappers.
Tom Brady knows what Aaron Donald can do. He doesn’t need to wait to find out. The Patriots and Rams meet Sunday in the Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The mystery bettor who beat Las Vegas sportsbooks out of millions of dollars on the 2017 World Series and more than $10 million in Super Bowl LII appears to be back in action on Super Bowl LIII.
Sean McVay and Chris Shula met in 2014 as college freshmen at Miami (Ohio). They were football teammates for four years, McVay a wide receiver and Shula a linebacker. They were together regularly.
Lem Banker picked the winner against the spread in 20 of the first 23 Super Bowls in newspapers across the nation, including the Review-Journal. From 1973 to 1985, he picked 13 straight winners in the game.
My Super Bowl betting strategy is simple: I’m picking the Patriots to win a tight game, but I’m going to try for a “middle” by using the Rams in a 7-point teaser.
The quarterback entered the NFL in 2016 as the No. 1 overall draft pick, carrying a calm, even-tempered demeanor that very much remains today. He lost all seven starts made as a rookie. And yet, however difficult, however much he processed internally, little seemed to deter his disposition.
From the “Boycott Bowl” to the “Dunk the Referee” tank, people in New Orleans are finding creative ways to spend Sunday doing anything but watching the Super Bowl.
Marist School was founded in 1901 and is a picturesque setting from another time, where the current Rams head coach Sean McVay was a state champion as an option quarterback.