To me, the Eagles look awfully good. The Chiefs are really banged up. The opening line was Eagles favored by 2 1/2 points - which seems low for me. I expect the Eagles to cover the spread easily. Any comments?
To me, the Eagles look awfully good. The Chiefs are really banged up. The opening line was Eagles favored by 2 1/2 points - which seems low for me. I expect the Eagles to cover the spread easily. Any comments?
You can't judge the Eagles by their most recent performance, against a team that for almost all of the game, had no quarterback at all. That said, the public places its bets on what it immediately remembers--and while KC struggled to pull it out against the Bengals, PHI had an easy time--so it seems to the public that PHI is the much better team. And that's where the early money has come from.
These recent results might blind people to the fact that KC is also a very, very good team. Mahomes will probably be fully recovered after two more weeks to heal--he looked well on the way back on Sunday.
2.5 is actually quite a bit to lay against an extremely strong team. You certainly won't see the line move beyond 3, since that would open up huge middle possibilities for those who have already plunked money down on PHI.
I think that the Over offers good possibilities this time, and I'm going to bet it now, as Overs in Super Bowl games tend to rise as game time approaches, and if there are favorable injury reports on Mahomes, that would boost up the number as well.
And though I don't know how to research them properly, there will be huge overlays in prop bets, as there always are. A LOT of bettors do nothing but sift through the pile every year, looking for value.
