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Last Updated: February 12, 2024, 00:00 IST
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The early Super Bowl cash went on the Chiefs, inflicting betting traces to drop from 2 or 2 1/2 factors to 1 or 1 1/2 factors, relying on the sportsbook.
LAS VEGAS: The early Super Bowl cash went on the Chiefs, inflicting betting traces to drop from 2 or 2 1/2 factors to 1 or 1 1/2 factors, relying on the sportsbook.
Then the skilled bettors got here in large on the 49ers, pushing the traces again to the place they opened.
Westgate dropped all the best way to some extent earlier than the quantity rebounded to make San Francisco a 2 1/2-level favourite over Kansas City in Sunday’s recreation. The Niners are also 2 1/2-level favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook.
There are plenty of methods to wager the Super Bowl, from the standard wagering on the purpose unfold and whole factors to proposition bets that may range on which participant scores the primary landing as to whether the Chiefs and 49ers will mix to attain extra factors than an NBA workforce.
Jay Kornegay, vp of the Westgate race and sports activities operations, mentioned roughly 80% bets on the Chiefs was pushed by informal gamblers, however that plenty of six-digit bets from the so-referred to as sharps on San Francisco triggered the road to maneuver again up.
Caesars Sportsbook acquired three six-determine wagers and one for $1 million on the Niners to cowl the unfold or win on the cash line. There additionally was a $200,000 wager on 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy to be named MVP.
GIVING PROPS
Westgate put out a 34-web page e-book of proposition bets. Those embrace:
— Will there be a lead change within the fourth quarter? “No” is the minus-330 favourite, which means somebody must wager $100 to win $330. “Yes” is at plus-290, which means a $100 wager pays $290.
— Will there be additional time? “Yes” is plus-900 and “no” is minus-1,600.
— Which workforce will name timeout first? Chiefs are minus-125 and 49ers are plus-105.
— Celtics guard Jayson Tatum is a 2 1/2-level favourite to outscore the 49ers when Boston performs the Miami Heat.
— Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce is at minus-1/2 to whole extra receptions than Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has 3-pointers towards Nebraska.
At FanDuel, Kelce has attracted essentially the most bets (18%) and cash (23%) to attain the primary landing amongst FanDuel gamblers. He additionally has essentially the most bets (24%) to attain a TD at any time and San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey (29%) is answerable for the very best deal with.
At BetMGM, 68% of the bets and 76% of the cash is for Mahomes to go over 260.5 yards passing. Bettors are equally bullish on Purdy to surpass 246.5 yards with 67% of the tickets and 64% of the cash going that approach.
WHY THE PROS LIKE SF
Bruce Marshall, a handicapping professional for VegasInsider, mentioned he tasks the 49ers to win by a discipline objective, with Purdy beating the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes.
“I think it’s going to be taut and tight,” Marshall mentioned. “There are more ways (the Niners) can do it and more playmakers. I know Mahomes is great, but Purdy’s showing me something here, too. He’s getting flack, but he’s leading these comebacks to victory. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
San Francisco rallied to win each playoff video games, beating the Green Bay Packers after which the Detroit Lions.
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