Super Bowl LIX will be a rematch with plenty of star power. And a chance for history.
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are headed to the big game once again and will aim to become the first team to capture three straight Super Bowl titles.
The Chiefs were able to fend off Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills for a 32-29 victory in a back-and-forth AFC Championship Game. Allen is 4-1 against Mahomes in the regular season but 0-4 in the playoffs.
Standing in the way of history will be Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles, who took care of business with a dominating 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game.
The Eagles will be making their fifth Super Bowl appearance overall and second in three years. They lost 38-35 to the Chiefs in the 2023 game. Their lone victory came in 2018 against the Tom Brady-led New England Patriots (41-33).
The Chiefs have now reached the Super Bowl in five of the last six seasons, taking home the Lombardi Trophy three times during that stretch. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in last year’s game.
Super Bowl LIX will be played Feb. 9 (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox) at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Here are the trends, updated lines, spreads and totals for the biggest sports betting event of the year.
Odds as of publication. For the most current odds, visit ESPN BET
Sunday, Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX
Spread: Chiefs -1.5 (Opened Chiefs -1.5)
Money line: Chiefs -125, Eagles +105
Total: 49.5 (Opened: 49.5)
Notes, betting trends
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Saquon Barkley’s 3 TDs help the Eagles punch a ticket to the Super Bowl
Saquon Barkley scores three touchdowns to help the Eagles win the NFC Championship Game 55-23 vs. the Commanders.
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This is the ninth time in the last 12 seasons that the preseason Super Bowl favorite has reached the Super Bowl. The Chiefs entered the year as +500 favorites.
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Nine of the last 10 Super Bowl winners have covered the spread. The Rams won but didn’t cover against the Bengals in 2022.
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Since 2020, underdogs are 4-0 ATS and 3-1 outright in the Super Bowl. Underdogs are 22-36 outright and 29-27-2 ATS in the Super Bowl all-time.
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The Chiefs are 4-2 outright and ATS in the Super Bowl, including winning and covering in each of the last two seasons.
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Patrick Mahomes is 3-1 outright and ATS in the Super Bowl. All of Mahomes’ Super Bowls have featured lines of three points or less.
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The points total has hit the over in both of the Chiefs’ last two Super Bowl appearances. The total for the Cheifs-Eagles matchup opened at 49.5 at ESPN BET.
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The 55 points scored by the Eagles in the NFC title game are the most in a conference championship game since the round was created in 1970.
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The Eagles have 39 rushing TDs this season (including playoffs), the second-most in a season in NFL history, trailing only the 2022 Eagles (42).
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Saquon Barkley has 2,447 rushing yards heading into the Super Bowl, the second-highest total in a season in NFL history (regular season and playoffs) behind only Broncos Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis’ 2,476 in 1998.
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