The betting public has had a week and a half to consider their wagering opportunities on Super Bowl LIV, and plenty has been wagered so far. While the odds of the biggest lines haven’t changed much, some of the deeper cuts have seen plenty of movement, and we got some insight from our Bodog insider on where the action is.
When we first looked at the moneyline, spread and total, Kansas City was a 1.5 point favorite. That hasn’t changed much at all. The line has stayed steady at KC -1-.5 since we opened after the NFC Championship game,” our insider said. “Betting is split 50/50 so far on the point spread and ML (KC -120/SF EVEN). The O/U has moved from 53 to 54.5 with 82% of bets so far on the over.”
Where the real line movements are happening is on prop bets and specials, and the Chiefs star player is a big part of it. “Mahomes is the most popular player with the most money bet on to win MVP (+115) and the largest bet disparities between passing and rushing yards O/Us,” our insider revealed. “80% of all money is on o305.5 Passing Yards and 90% of all money is on o31.5 Rushing Yards. The liabilities on various Mahomes player props mirrors the liabilities we would have for college basketball and even some NBA game lines.”
But the fun lines, and the ones seeing the biggest shifts, are in the special props, and the one that almost always results in nail-biting is the national anthem. “The national anthem by Demi Lovato opened at 1m58s but with 90% on the over on that, 75% on the over of new price, 2m0s, we finally settled on the current price of 2m4s which has received balanced betting action,” he told us.