An estimated 30 million Americans placed bets on last year’s Super Bowl.
to FiveThirtyEight, after the Chiefs narrowly overcame the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC championship game and the Eagles easily ousted the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC contest.
However, some sportsbooks slightly favored the Eagles over the Chiefs shortly after the NFC and AFC championships wrapped up: BetMGM and DraftKings both pegged theas 2.5-point favorites with a roughly 55% implied chance of winning as of 10:45 p.m. Sunday, and set the over/under at 49.5 combined points scored by both teams.
Both sportsbooks placed the Eagles’ odds at -135, meaning a $135 bet would lead to $100 in winnings if the Eagles take home the Lombardi trophy, while the Chiefs were priced at +115, meaning a $100 bet in their favor would net $115 in winnings. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are the top contenders for Super Bowl MVP honors, followed by the Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce and the Eagles’ wide receiver AJ Brown , according toKansas City is favored to win next year’s Super Bowl, according to odds posted by DraftKings, followed by Buffalo , San Francisco , Philadelphia and Cincinnati . The Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans are the least favored, at +10,000.