The flip side is that if you bet on the Bengals (+3), you’ll still win your bet even if the game is a tie.

If the Rams won 25-23, for example, you’re outta luck. The four point spread means that, if you bet on the Rams (-4), you only win your bet if the Rams win by five points or more. On paper, this is written out as “Rams (-4)” or “Bengals (+4)”. In Super Bowl 56, the Rams were four point favorites over the Bengals. Against the SpreadĪgainst the spread betting (commonly abbreviated as ATS) is probably the most common type of football betting. If you cut your bet in half and put $50 on the Chiefs +105, you’d go home with $102.50 if they win - your original $50 bet plus $52.50 ( i.e. You can wager any amount (though sportsbooks do have upper and lower limits). (For all intents and purposes, the favorite is always listed at a negative number and the underdog at a positive number.) So, if you wager $100 on the Chiefs at +105 and they upset the Rams (by whatever score), you’ll walk away with $205 - your original $100 bet plus $105. The plus-sign changes everything! When preceded by a plus-sign, the moneyline indicates how much you’ll get back if you bet $100. The Chiefs’ moneyline, on the other hand, is +105. That -125 number indicated that, if you bet on the Eagles to win outright, you have to wager $125 to win $100 for a total payout of $225. The Eagles’ moneyline from oddsmakers is sitting at -125. The Chiefs are leaving with one trophy on Sunday, but Mahomes will be leaving with two.Let’s use this year’s Super Bowl odds as an example again. When considering who to bet on for Super Bowl MVP, it's important to remember that none of them can have that stellar day without him - if Kelce goes off for 100 yards and two touchdowns, there's a good chance that Mahomes threw for 350 yards and four scores. Mahomes is the reason why all of his offensive weapons are such a threat to have a big day on any given Sunday. The logic: If you're looking for longer odds, I like Mecole Hardman as a wild card pick - big special teams plays can define a Super Bowl, and if he has a game-changing return like he did against the Texans, that could be enough to elevate him to the award should Mahomes have a mediocre game.īut while backing the favorite is a boring play, I think Mahomes has earned his spot after the two performances he had leading up to the Super Bowl, and he's my pick to win MVP on Sunday, even at his low odds.

The pick: Patrick Mahomes ($50 to win $50) Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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