The line on Super Bowl LVI moved up at Caesars Sportsbook on Monday after a massive bet on the Los Angeles Rams.
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The bettor picked the correct final scores of the AFC and NFC title games to cash the ticket at 28,950-1 odds.
Caesars Sportsbook took a $180,000 bet to win $100,000 on the Rams over the Bengals on the money line (-180) within minutes of the line going up for Super Bowl LVI.
The Los Angeles Rams opened as consensus 3½-point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals at Las Vegas sportsbooks in Super Bowl LVI.
The best-case scenario for most Las Vegas sportsbooks is for the Rams to win but not cover the spread and for the game to go over the total.
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All Las Vegas sportsbooks had the same point spread on the AFC championship game Sunday morning, with any variation coming in the pricing.
“The public absolutely loves the exactas. Every option is pretty much long odds, which the public likes,” Circa Sports oddsmaker Chris Bennett said.
Finding a winner with an NFL side or total deep into the playoffs can be difficult. Another option is choosing among the bevy of prop bets available.
Review-Journal sports betting reporter Jim Barnes analyzes the NFL conference title games for the side and total, with final scores.
After a report that Tom Brady is retiring, Circa Sports raised the Buccaneers’ Super Bowl odds to 12-1. But after a conflicting report, the book lowered them to 9-1.
The South Point took sharp bets of $165,000 to win $100,000 on the Los Angeles Rams on the money line (-165) and $220,000 to win $200,000 on the San Francisco 49ers +3½.
Ten of the last 13 NFL No. 1 draft picks have been quarterbacks. But the top four favorites at Station Casinos to go No. 1 this year are linemen.
Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is the top choice. Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia is the +250 second choice.
Kansas City’s win was a major swing in favor of the sportsbooks because it denied countless bettors a four-team money-line underdog parlay that would’ve paid about 40-1.