The Buffalo Bills were the sole 7-1 favorite at the Westgate SuperBook to win the 2023 Super Bowl before the Rams beat the Bengals, 23-20.
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The state’s 179 books took $179.8 million in wagers, shattering the previous mark of $158.6 million set in 2018 in Philadelphia’s 41-33 upset win over New England.
Caesars Sportsbook won multiple seven figures, including almost eight figures in bets on the Bengals on the money line (+170) made by Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale.
Las Vegas sportsbooks won millions Sunday when the Rams defeated the Bengals, but didn’t cover the 4½-point spread and the game stayed under the total of 48½.
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. But for the first time since 2009, the Super Bowl winner didn’t cover the point spread.
The Rams are 4-point favorites over the Bengals in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Here is a survey of opinions from media and professional oddsmakers, bettors and handicappers.
After action on the Bengals caused the line to drop from 4½ to 4, money on the Rams sent the number back to 4½ Saturday at Circa Sports and the South Point.
Linda McIngvale said her husband, Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, might have a gambling problem. But Mack was quick to dismiss that notion.
Prolific Las Vegas football contest winner Cris Zeniuk leans to the Cincinnati Bengals to cover as 4½-point underdogs over the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Caesars Sportsbook is offering a sale Thursday on the Los Angeles Rams’ prices against the Cincinnati Bengals for Sunday’s Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Cincinnati entered the 2021 season tied for the longest shots on the board, at 100-1, to win Super Bowl LVI. Their odds shot up as high as 300-1 at Circa Sports.
The Westgate SuperBook has written 32 tickets on Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson, who is down to 80-1 to win Super Bowl MVP after opening at 200-1.
The same bettor who caused Caesars Sportsbook to bump up the Super Bowl line to Rams -4½ after placing a $522,500 wager last week on Los Angeles -4 came back for more.
There’s no shortage of star power at wide receiver in the Super Bowl, but sharp bettors targeted running backs more than receivers when sportsbooks posted props.
About 25 bettors lined up at the Westgate SuperBook and were allowed to place two maximum wagers to win $2,000 each before heading to the back of the line to do it again.
