The Patriots are 4½-point favorites over the Eagles and the total is 48½ for Sunday’s game. A survey of opinions from Review-Journal staff members, other media, oddsmakers and professional bettors and handicappers.
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It was 2 p.m. on the eve of Super Bowl Eve. In a little while, Brent Musburger would be ensconced in the VSiN broadcast booth at the South Point sports book, counting down the hours to the 52nd installment of The Big Game.
A 27-year-old with equations, an economics degree and, most valuably, coach Doug Pederson’s ear analyzed numbers during the most consequential drive of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season.
A bettor placed $1 million Friday on the Eagles on the money line at plus 155 on William Hill’s mobile app.
In-play wagering — in which the point spread, total and money line are constantly adjusted during a game — generated 22 percent of William Hill’s betting handle in 2017.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick can talk for hours about the influence his father had on what is the pre-eminent coaching resume in NFL history, having grown up around those practices and meetings at Navy.
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya will head NBC’s broadcasting team Sunday when the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles meet in Super Bowl LII.
Professional sports bettor Erin Rynning is betting on the Patriots on the money line.
Nick Foles’ Super Bowl week easily could have resembled that of Eagles backup quarterback Zach Sudfeld.
Brady will try on Sunday to win a sixth Super Bowl title with the Patriots, a feat that assuredly places the quarterback among the greatest sport champions in American history.
Bryan Salmond and Ed Graney talk about Minnesota running a good Super Bowl and a Raiders rookie making an impact.
We might be looking at the most efficiently run Super Bowl week in recent memory, and perhaps all memories.
Now healthy, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski stole the show Thursday during his first public appearance of Super Bowl week.
Raiders offensive tackle Jylan Ware saw no offensive snaps this season. Still, his presence was felt Thursday in Minnesota.
Super Bowl LII is just days away, and it’s time to make your plans for the Big Game.