Here are a few of the early storylines to watch for the next two weeks leading up to the first-ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium.
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who had 11 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown Sunday, is the ticket leader at the SuperBook in the Super Bowl MVP market.
Southwest is adding flights to and from Kansas City and three Bay area airports in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose to accommodate Super Bowl crowds.
With the Super Bowl the largest sporting event in the U.S., Las Vegas will seek to capitalize on the event outside of the game itself.
BetMGM took a $135,000 wager to win $100,000 on the Eagles on the money line (-135) over the Chiefs, and Caesars took a $110,000 bet on over the total of 49½.
Those looking to attend Super Bowl LVII in Arizona between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will need to plunk down a small fortune.
The line for the NFL title game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles opened as a consensus pick’em at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
“The public absolutely loves the exactas. Every option is pretty much long odds, which the public likes,” Circa Sports oddsmaker Chris Bennett said.
A BetMGM bettor in Nevada on Thursday night placed a $2.3 million wager to win $2 million on the Buccaneers +3½ (-115) over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV.
This is going to be a Super Bowl week unlike any other. And it was supposed to start in Las Vegas.
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.
You won’t hear much about Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy this week in Miami, even though his name often comes up when discussing the Rooney Rule.
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.
The spot, titled “Tough Never Quits,” features Josh Jacobs passing on advice to his younger self during a time his family was homeless.