Super Bowl 57 Las Vegas Fun Facts Part 2
Super bowl 57 Las Vegas Fun Facts part 2. We are getting closer to Super Bowl Sunday. Well, not really as we are still 10 days away. Here are some Super Bowl numbers and odds that might interest you!
The last four Super Bowls went under the total
The line opened pick’em at Caesars Sportsbook before quickly moving to the Eagles favored 16 minutes later. There has never been a Super Bowl that closed pick’em. This would be the ninth Super Bowl to close with a line under a field goal.
Smallest Favorites in Super Bowl History
Favorite Spread Underdog Result
2014 Patriots -1 Seahawks Won by 4
1981 Bengals -1 49ers Lost by 5
2019 Chiefs -1.5 49ers Won by 11
1972 Dolphins -1.5 Commanders Won by 7
1970 Cowboys -2 Colts Lost by 3
2018 Patriots -2.5 Rams Won by 10
2013 Broncos -2.5 Seahawks Lost by 35
2010 Packers -2.5 Steelers Won by 6
After the Bengals covered as underdogs last season, favorites are now an even 27-27-2 ATS all-time in the Super Bowl.
General Trends
The Chiefs are 5-0 outright and ATS against NFC teams this season. The Eagles’ last six playoff games went under the total. Four straight Eagles’ games this season have gone under the total. Three straight Chiefs games have gone under the total.
The Eagles are 9-3 ATS this season in Jalen Hurts starts when favored by eight points or less. The seven most recent playoff games this season all went under the total including all six games in the Divisional Round and Conference Championships. The first five playoff games on Saturday and Sunday of Super Wild Card Weekend all went over the total.
Super Bowl MVP History
Jalen Hurts is the +125 favorite to win Super Bowl MVP, followed closely by Patrick Mahomes at +130.
This is the first time in the last 15 seasons that both starting quarterbacks have odds shorter than +150 to win the MVP award. The only other time that both quarterbacks entered the Super Bowl with odds shorter than +200 was in 2020, when Patrick Mahomes had odds of -105 and Tom Brady had odds of +190.
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