The countdown to Super Bowl LVI between the favored Los Angeles Rams and the underdog Cincinnati Bengals has begun, and action at sportsbooks on a game that’s expected to have billions of dollars riding on it is heating up.
We’ll follow it all right here — the biggest bets, the wackiest wagers and prolific prop bets — in ESPN Chalk’s updating Super Bowl betting notebook.
Good luck!
Super Bowl consensus line:
Rams -4.5 (-200)
Total: 48.5
Super Bowl betting by the numbers
$2.8 billion: The amount wagered on the Super Bowl with Nevada sportsbooks since 1991, the first year the state’s gaming control began tracking the betting on the NFL championship.
2: The number of Super Bowls that Nevada sportsbooks suffered a net loss. The books lost a record $2.6 million when the underdog New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XII. They also got dinged for approximately $397,000 in 1995 when the heavily favored San Francisco 49ers won and covered in a 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in 1995.
$217.8 million: The net win on the Super Bowl for Nevada sportsbooks since 1991.
27-26-2: The betting favorite’s record against the spread in the Super Bowl.
20: The number of outright upsets by betting underdogs in the Super Bowl.
26-27-1: The number of Super Bowl overs and unders with one push. (There was no archived betting total for Super Bowl I.)
Big Super Bowl bets at stake
• $13,440 on Bengals at 35-1 to win a net $470,400 (Caesars)
• $10,000 on Bengals at 40-1 to win a net $400,000 (BetMGM)
• $18,000 on Rams at 14-1 to win a net $252,000 (Caesars)
• $20,000 on Rams at 9-1 to win a net $180,000 (FanDuel)
• $15,000 on Bengals at 8-1 to win a net $120,000 (FanDuel)
Source : ESPN
