Part 7 of 7 in the Playoff Underdogs series Kenneth Walker III entered Super Bowl LX as the fourth choice to win MVP. Sam Darnold was the favorite at +115. Drake Maye sat at +230. Jaxon Smith-Njigba drew +500 action. Walker? He was available at +850 at some books, the longest odds for any eventual … Read more
The Streak Is Over Super Bowl underdogs had covered five straight. Four of the last five won outright. The trend was so dominant that sharp bettors at Circa put 72% of their moneyline dollars on the Patriots, and two seven-figure wagers landed on New England before kickoff. None of it mattered. The Seattle Seahawks dismantled … Read more
Two-Thirds of the Public on Seattle. Sportsbooks Want the Patriots. Three days before Super Bowl LX, the betting public and the sharp money are telling two different stories. Across multiple sportsbooks, roughly 67% of spread bets are landing on the Seattle Seahawks. At DraftKings, that number comes with 74% of the spread dollars. Hard Rock … Read more
The Public Loves Seattle. History Loves the Underdog. Super Bowl LX is five days away, and the betting market has made its position clear. The Seattle Seahawks are 4.5-point favorites over the New England Patriots. At DraftKings, 67% of spread bets and 74% of spread money have landed on Seattle. The public has spoken. But … Read more
Two Injured QBs, One Unchanged Line Super Bowl LX kicks off in six days, and both starting quarterbacks are banged up. Drake Maye is dealing with a right shoulder injury. Sam Darnold has been managing an oblique issue for nearly three weeks. And the betting line? Seahawks -4.5, exactly where it’s been for over a … Read more
The Patriots Starting QB Is Questionable. Why Hasn’t the Line Budged? Drake Maye missed the Patriots’ final practice in Foxborough on Friday with a shoulder injury and illness. He’s officially listed as questionable for Super Bowl LX. And the betting market? Barely a shrug. The line sits at Seahawks -4.5, roughly where it’s been all … Read more
The Public Has Made Its Choice Nine days before Super Bowl LX, the betting public has spoken. And once again, they’re siding with the favorite. According to Caesars Sports director of football trading Joey Feazel, public money is flowing toward the Seattle Seahawks on the spread, while sharp bettors have taken a different approach entirely. … Read more
The Whales Are Betting the Underdog Every disclosed million-dollar Super Bowl LX wager has landed on the same side: the New England Patriots. While sportsbooks expect recreational bettors to flood in on the favored Seattle Seahawks, the biggest individual bets are going against the grain. For contrarian bettors, the early money trail tells a familiar … Read more
The Last Time This Happened The New England Patriots enter Super Bowl LX as 4.5-point underdogs against the Seattle Seahawks. For a franchise that dominated the betting landscape for two decades, that status carries unusual weight. The last time the Patriots were underdogs in the Super Bowl, they were 14-point dogs against the St. Louis … Read more
The Marino Parallel Drake Maye enters Super Bowl LX carrying a distinction that cuts two ways. At 23 years and 162 days old on February 8, the Patriots quarterback will become the second-youngest starter in Super Bowl history. The only QB younger? Dan Marino, who was 23 years and 127 days old when the Dolphins … Read more