The NBA did an excellent job of hijacking the NFL’s Super Bowl mojo this week with a couple of blockbuster moves ahead of the league’s trade deadline, as well as LeBron James setting the new all-time scoring record. But the NBA will not be stealing any of the spotlight in this newsletter.
No, today’s final edition of Football Friday is a Super Bowl blowout. I’ve got a pick for the game and four other prop bets for Sunday. I also included a college basketball play and some soccer bets to round out the entire weekend, but this is primarily a Super Bowl pregame party.
We’ve only got one football game left this season, and I don’t plan on going out with any losses. But first, all the latest words worth consuming with your eyeballs.
To the Super Bowl!
All times Eastern, and all odds via Caesars Sportsbook
🔥 The Hot Ticket
Eagles vs. Chiefs, Sunday, 6:30 p.m. | TV: Fox
Latest Odds:
Kansas City Chiefs
+105
- Key Trend: The Chiefs are 7-3-1 ATS as underdogs since Patrick Mahomes became their starter in the 2018 season.
- The Pick: Chiefs (+105)
When I was growing up, the Super Bowl kind of sucked: From Super Bowl 24 (1990) to Super Bowl 37 (2003), only four of the 14 games finished as one-score contests and provided drama. The average margin of victory for the winners was 17.4 points per game.
Things have changed pretty dramatically since then: while we still get the occasional dud, the 19 Super Bowls since have included 11 one-score games and an average margin of 9.3 points. I expect this year’s game to be another close affair, as the Eagles and Chiefs are evenly matched.
I see the Eagles as the more talented team overall and the Chiefs as the team with the significant advantage at quarterback, which makes sense. When you have a QB who could prove to be an all-timer in Patrick Mahomes, you have to pay him accordingly, which impacts your ability…
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