The 49ers have the better defensive team, especially up front, and a much better running game, which should allow them to control the clock in the fourth quarter.
Betting
The over/under for Sunday’s title game between the Chiefs and 49ers moved down at a few Las Vegas sportsbooks, and no 55s were available Friday.
Hank “The Hammer” Goldberg likes San Francisco to cover as a 1-point underdog to Kansas City and expects the game to go under the total of 54½.
These wagers on the spread or total didn’t require a drop of sweat. Counting down the 10 easiest covers in NFL title game history.
Eight Las Vegas sportsbooks listed Kansas City as a 1-point favorite over San Francisco on Thursday, and four had the Chiefs as 1½-point favorites.
Circa Sports listed 90 players for the “who will score the first touchdown” prop in the Super Bowl. The two long snappers each took bets at astronomical odds.
The sportsbook is offering odds for each score combination for the end of each quarter, with bets as low as $1 accepted on each combination.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale placed a $1 million money-line wager to win $1.2 million at The Mirage sportsbook Wednesday on the 49ers to defeat the Chiefs.
Peabody has placed hundreds of thousands of dollars in wagers on hundreds of Super Bowl LIV props at sportsbooks in Las Vegas and New Jersey.
Jim McIngvale said that MGM Resorts sportsbook has agreed to take a $1 million money line bet to win $1.2 million on San Francisco over Kansas City in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
The report, released Tuesday, found the spread of legalized sports betting across the U.S. has opened doors for more Americans to place legal bets on the Super Bowl.
The $100 entry competition asks bettors to pick 30 selected props for Sunday’s Super Bowl. The winner gets 50 percent of the prize pool.
Nevada sportsbooks have lost money on only two Super Bowls since the state started tracking them in 1991. But the books suffered their worst Super Bowl loss ever in 1979.
A year after the Rams and Patriots produced the fewest combined points in Super Bowl history, bettors are banking on the Chiefs and 49ers to pile up points in the Feb. 2 game.
The Chiefs have the edge at quarterback. But if San Francisco’s defensive front harasses Patrick Mahomes, the 49ers can control the game with their ground attack.