Patrick Mahomes improved to 11-1-1 against the spread as an underdog to help bettors beat sportsbooks on the spread and money line on the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Betting
The RJ spent the biggest day in the city’s sports history at the biggest sportsbooks in the world. Here’s some of what we saw.
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Several $1 million wagers were reported Sunday as kickoff approached for Super Bowl 58. The 49ers remain steady favorites over the Chiefs, with the total on the move.
Sean Perry, who declined to chop the $9.2 million Circa Survivor pot earlier this NFL season, placed the biggest bet yet on Super Bowl 58.
Less than 24 hours before Super Bowl 58, the 49ers are 2-point favorites over the Chiefs. But the line dipped Saturday at some Las Vegas sportsbooks.
A survey of opinions on Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas from media, oddsmakers and pro bettors and handicappers. The 49ers are 2-point favorites over the Chiefs.
Three of the NFL’s legendary owners had ties to gambling, and some experts attribute a large part of the league’s success to interest from bettors.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Of the 14 six-figure or higher wagers on Super Bowl 58 against the spread or on the money line, 13 are on the same side in Sunday’s game.
For bookmakers who have been in Las Vegas since the 1960s and ’70s, seeing the NFL change its stance on betting and award a Super Bowl to the city has been surreal.
Two Clydesdales made wagers at South Point on Super Bowl 58, which will take place at Allegiant Stadium.
Billy Walters, widely regarded as the most successful sports bettor of all time, gave his Super Bowl pick on radio row Thursday at Mandalay Bay.
The Arizona bettor placed the parlay at FanDuel in May 2023 composed of five NFL award winners that would have paid off at astronomical odds if they all won.
Super Bowl prop bettors are all over Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to score the first touchdown and to score a TD at any time during Super Bowl 58.