Gamblers lined up at the Westgate SuperBook to take the first crack at the book’s massive menu of Super Bowl prop bets. Here is some of what they bet.
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The Westgate SuperBook posted its massive menu of prop bets Thursday for Super Bowl 58 between the Chiefs and 49ers on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium.
Betting on the Kansas City Chiefs or San Francisco 49ers to cover the point spread is only one of the many ways to wager on Super Bowl 58 at Caesars Sportsbook.
Fans have been wondering for days whether Taylor Swift will make it to the Super Bowl next week to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs and, if so, how many times she’ll show up on TV during the game.
Las Vegas sportsbooks moved almost into complete agreement Tuesday on the point spread and total for the Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scored the first touchdown in last year’s Super Bowl in a blow to bookmakers. His odds are lower this year.
The point spread for Sunday’s game between the Chiefs and Buccaneers might not move much this week, one bookmaker predicted.
Tom Brady will be a betting underdog for only the second time in 10 Super Bowl appearances. He helped the Patriots to a 20-17 upset of the Rams as 14-point underdogs in 2002.
Every year, Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay is asked about the odds on unusual Super Bowl props, and every year he tells bettors they’re not offered in Las Vegas.
The Kansas City Chiefs remain favorites of 1 or 1½ points over the San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas sportsbooks, while the total continued its downward trajectory.
Kansas City is a 1-point favorite over San Francisco, and the total is 54½. A survey of opinions from other media, oddsmakers and professional bettors and handicappers.
Several bookmakers expect Sunday’s Chiefs-49ers game to surpass the state record handle of $158.6 million generated by the Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl LII in 2018.
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.
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.
