The single biggest betting day of the year in the US is rapidly approaching, with the Kansas City Chiefs staring down the Philadelphia Eagles for a shot at the biggest prize in the NFL. It’s a worthy matchup for Super Bowl LVII, with both teams topping their respective conferences in the regular season and boast all-star rosters.
This makes the betting very interesting, indeed. Such closely-matched teams pull the betting lines in, condense the spread, but also expand the odds for big days from big players. Expected to be a game with plenty of offence – particularly passing plays – here’s a look at the spread and best props for Super Bowl LVII betting.
Super Bowl LVII narrowly favors the Eagles
The spread is a favorite in US sports betting, helping to level the playing field in a mismatch or allowing a savvy bettor to capitalize on a particularly good day for either team. This form of handicap betting also lets you know how close the bookies see the game as being, and for Super Bowl LVII, it simply couldn’t be closer.
In the Super Bowl odds 2023, the Eagles are the very slightest of favorites in spread betting, with the line being drawn at 1.5. Philadelphia at -1.5 gets odds of -110, while the Chiefs come in with +1.5 for -110. The narrow spread reflects the money line of the Eagles at -125 and Kansas City as the slight underdogs at +105.
A two-point difference along the scoreline, however, is fairly difficult to come by. Naturally, it’s not unheard of or over uncommon, but in close games between top teams like this, it’ll usually come down to a three-point margin or greater – as it did for the Bills and Chiefs in the playoffs.
So, for the 2.5 line, the Eagles are at even money for -2.5, while the Chiefs move to -130 for +2.5. The flip of this is the Chiefs at +115 at -2.5 and the Eagles at -150 at +2.5. If a field goal is expected to be the difference, though, you’d want to refer to the 3.5 spread for your underdog pick, which has KC at -185 and Philly at -200 on plus lines.
Killer props boosting the Super Bowl LVII betting
Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Miles Sanders, AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, Travis Kelce, Haason Reddick, and Chris Jones have all been prone to monstrous performances this season, heating up the Super Bowl LVII prop markets. Top of the line in the eyes of many punters looks to be Philly’s star running back.
This season, the PA native has exploded into a breakout campaign, becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher for the Eagles since LeSean McCoy in 2014. By teaming with QB Hurts, Sanders has also become part of the first teammates to hit 13 or more rushing touchdowns each in a single season (including playoffs).
Add in that the Chiefs are below-average in their attempts to stop the rush, and Sanders is looking like a good option in prop betting. The Prop Builder already has Sanders for 100-plus rushing yards and two or more touchdowns at +1300 and Sanders for 85-plus rushing and Philly to win at +214.
In some good news for Chiefs fans and neutrals, Mahomes’ injury from 21/01 looks to be on the mend, with his ankle seemingly doing much better than in the last round of the playoffs. As the narrow underdogs, many are expecting the star QB to need to essentially play as the game’s MVP for the Chiefs to have a shot at the trophy.
Those backing some Mahomes magic in Glendale on Super Bowl Sunday have put out several long-odds Prop Builder bets already. One of the more appealing of these is Mahomes to have 365-plus passing yards, 32 or more pass completions, and Kansas City to win at combined odds of +1250.
Very few sporting events in the US can rival the Super Bowl, and SBLVII has all of the makings of a classic, both on the field and for bettors around the world.
