After another thrilling weekend of conference championship football, the Super Bowl LVII matchup is set with the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles. This is the first time since 2017 that the league’s two No. 1 seeds face each other in the Super Bowl. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is making his third Super Bowl appearance (1-1 in his career). Meanwhile, Philadelphia is looking to become the first team who was the last remaining undefeated team in the regular season to win the Super Bowl since the Indianapolis Colts did it in 2006.
If the Chiefs kick off as underdogs on Super Bowl Sunday, it will be the first time in Mahomes’ playoff career (14 games) that he is an underdog. If the line were to swing in Kansas City’s favor, Mahomes would tie Peyton Manning’s record of 14 consecutive playoff games as a favorite.
Will Mahomes’ and the Chiefs’ big-game experience be the difference? Or will the Eagles continue to dominate as they have all season, now 16-1 with Jalen Hurts as their starting quarterback this year?
How do these tidbits factor into bettors’ minds, and how will they affect the line movement leading to Super Bowl Sunday?