The moment has finally arrived: Super Bowl LV is here. It will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who play a rare home game while tackling defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, with the winner hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. For the Buccaneers, they find themselves back at Raymond James Stadium after winning three away games in a row, including a win in the NFC title game against MVP winner Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. As for the Chiefs, they have probably taken down the hottest team in football in the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship and now want to become the first team since the Patriots of 2003-04 to win rugby titles.
Super Bowl LV is almost here, and you can watch it for free in the CBS Sports App.
Here we are going to dive into all the different betting angles that this game offers, and tell you what our experts take out of a gambling range. We will also be getting help from our friends at SportsLine, who have put together a fantastic and in-depth guide to all the Super Bowl LV player props. We’ll highlight a few below, but check out the full 26-page guide here.
Are you ready for Super Bowl LV? More importantly, are you ready to make money? Let’s start it.
All NFL odds are through William Hill Sportsbook.
How to watch
Date: Sunday, February 7 | Time: 18:30 ET
Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)
TV: CBS | Current: CBS Sports Program
Chiefs at Buccaneers pick up spread
Last chance:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3
“For most of this season, this Kansas City team did not look as dominant as last year. But the Chiefs glorified it against the bills. If Patrick Mahomes cooks, it’s almost impossible to stop. We know the Bucs and defense coordinator Todd Bowles likes blitz, but it’s suicide against Mahomes, who’s the best in the league against blitz. Injuries to both attacks for the Chiefs could mean less blitz, but I still think the Bucs be true to who they are, what an attacking defense it can and should mean very big plays – Pete Prisco on how Kansas City wins 35-30 over the Bucs.
“The only thing more impressive than Andy Reid is Patrick Mahomes from the front. In his career as a starter, Mahomes is not only 7-0, but the Chiefs have averaged 35.7 points per game in those seven. In Mahomes’ career, the Chiefs also averaged 33.3 points per game when playing a team for the second time in a season, I think what I want to say here is that the Chiefs are going to score a lot of points. “And I’m not sure the Buccaneers will be able to keep up. The Chiefs have the chance to become the NFL’s first repeat champion in 16 years, and I think they’ll make it.” – John Breech, who this year with 16-2 Chiefs pick matches – why he likes it by attacking Tampa Bay.
In his daring prediction piece for Super Bowl LV, Cody Benjamin, Cody Benjamin combined Tom Brady and Mahomes for 800 (!) Yards and six attacks. To read the rest of Cody’s bold predictions (plus a prediction for this game), click here.
“While the rare home field advantage should help the Bucs, they also have some intriguing tendencies leaning towards them. Teams entering the Super Bowl with a worse record than their opponent have won ten of the last 12 games. 5 over the regular season, while KC claimed the No. 1 series in the AFC at 14-2 The Chiefs had a hugely successful season in terms of their actual record, but they scored 8-10 ATS, which is currently tied is for the second-worst coverage percentage to enter the Super Bowl, teams that have previously reported several Super Bowl games.
The legendary handicap Hammerin ‘Hank Goldberg of SportsLine puts Super Bowl LV on a 51-34 record on his NFL best bet of the past year-and-a-half. For this game, he has three best bets he desires, including the ‘big factor’ why the Chiefs will not win this game. To find out what it is, along with his other best bet for Super Bowl LV, keep going with the SportsLine.
Chiefs by Buccaneers total choice
“The over / under dropped a full point from the 57 points on which it opened. Both of these offenses have the potential to score points in a hurry, but I’m not so sure it’s going to happen on Sunday. Interesting enough that’s the total was also 56 points the first time these teams met, but still they only combined 51 points. it’s hard for me not to lean to the bottom. ‘- Jordan Dajani on why he went to the Under lean for this match.Click here to read who he likes in this match.
Best sticks
Via the SportsLine guide for 26 players for Super Bowl LV
- Patrick Mahomes total passing sites: Below 327.5 (-115). Mahomes has reached 330 yards in just seven of his 17 games this season and has gone under in total in four consecutive games, including both the national season. He has not played more than 325 yards in any of his seven careers post-season.
- Travis Kelce at any time: Yes (-162). Kelce achieves a test in 70% of our simulations, and with a price of -162 that a player needs to have a 62% chance of getting an attack, the Yes is a quality value game.
- Chris Godwin total receiving site: Below 71.5 (-110). Our projections rely slightly on the Under in this prop with a projected total of 66 meters. Antonio Brown’s absence from the NFC Championship game only cost Godwin the second time this season.
- Tom Brady total passing yards: Under 296.5 (-115). Brady is expected to struggle some against a Chiefs pass rush that looked good in the AFC Championship win over the Bills. He threw more than 300 yards in four consecutive games in the game against the Saints, but he did not reach the point in any of his last two.