Super Bowl LIX - Game Day

The Game Room
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Today’s the big day. Time to get your licks in. Starting a new omnibus thread for pre-game discussion, predictions, commercials, and of course the game itself.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Time: Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET (FOX)

Current odds: Chiefs -1.5, O/U 48.5

The Chiefs are a minor favorite and the oddsmakers are thinking it’s going to be a slightly lower scoring game in the 20s. The Chiefs are -105 which suggests it’s narrowing to a 1 point spread, the moneyline is Chiefs -120 and Eagles +100 which is really close to a coin flip.

We’ve got Kendrick Lamar doing the Halftime Show (which I’m not enthused about, I suspect this is going to be a dud). and Jon Batiste doing the National Anthem.

Here’s the Anthem Betting Odds.

O/U Odds
Over 120.5 seconds +154
Under 120.5 seconds -200

Some Props and data stolen from Forbes.

Sharp Money

  • 60.0% on Eagles (+1)
  • 95.9% on Eagles moneyline (-103)
  • 93.3% on Under 48.5

Top 5 Most Popular Game Props

  1. Yes 2-Point Conversion
  2. Yes Both Teams to Score 1st Quarter
  3. Chiefs MOV by 1-6 Pts
  4. Over 2 Tush-Pushes
  5. Under 1.5 Yards Shortest TD

Top 5 Most Popular Player Props

  1. Deandre Hopkins Over 2.5 Targets
  2. Dallas Goedert Over 6.5 Targets
  3. Matt Araiza Shortest Punt Over 40.5 Yards
  4. Travis Kelce Under 8.5 Targets
  5. Most Targets Travis Kelce

Top 3 Most Popular Cross-Sport Props

  1. Giannis Antetokounmpo Total PRA Higher Than Superbowl Total
  2. Time of First Score (Mins) Higher Than UFC Strickland vs Du Plessis Total Completed Rounds
  3. Cooper Flagg Total PRA Higher Than Hunt+Barkley Combined Carries

Top 3 Most Popular Halftime Props

  1. First Song – Not Like Us
  2. Over 10.5 Songs
  3. Kendrick Lamar to Show Nipple

Top 5 Most Popular Swift Props

  1. Taylor Swift Shown Before First Touchdown
  2. Under 6.5 Taylor Swift Shown on TV
  3. Taylor Swift to be Shown During National Anthem
  4. Kelce to Propose After the Game
  5. Taylor Swift Mentioned as an Eagles Fan

MVP Betting %

  • 19%: Saquon Barkley
  • 14%: Jalen Hurts
  • 11%: Patrick Mahomes
  • 6%: Travis Kelce
  • 4%: AJ Brown, X. Worthy, D. Goedert, C. Jones

Top 5 Exotic Prop Movements

  1. Gatorade Color (Yellow/Green/Lime favorite, -200)
  2. Kendrick Lamar 1st song (Not Like Us, Squabble Up, GNX)
  3. Tom Brady to Criticize Refs/Officiating
  4. Over 1.5 Birthdays Mentioned
  5. Under National Anthem

What’s everyone planning on eating during the game?
Personally, we’re doing Hot Wings. BBQ meatballs, and Chili Cheese Dip.

Who are you rooting for? Who are you picking? What’s your final score?
Like all right minded people, I’m rooting for the asteroid. But in lieu of that I’m pulling for Saquon to get a ring. My 3 year old is going to be pulling for Taytay’s boyfriend. My Prediction: Chiefs 24 - Eagles 23.

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Toasted Ravioli, Pizza, Salad, Spinach Artichoke Dip

I’m originally from KC, so obviously pulling for the three-peat.

Here’s my dream scenario for how the Chiefs win: On offense, their short-play efficiency matches up well with what the Eagles tend to give up with their high-shell zone defense. The O-line holds up just well enough for Mahomes to pick apart the zone underneath. On defense they get one or two great zone blitzes that confuse Hurts enough that he either bails and takes some bad sacks or (even better) throws an ill-advised pass that gets picked. Their solid tackling at the second and third level is enough to keep Barkley from breaking the game-changing runs he lives for.

My prediction is that the KC magic finally runs out, and they lose 27-20. Eagles break at least one 40+ yard rush, and win the turnover battle.

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I’m making deviled eggs, chip & dip and Chex party mix for apps. My son is smoking some meat and DIL doing ?sides for dinner.

The not-Chiefs. And I’m also rooting that Mahomes gets hit so hard on a play that his leg falls off.

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That made me laugh.
But I hope it doesn’t happen.
Having bite siz tortillas with salsa con queso.

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Chiefs by seven. Mahomes MVP. Both score first quarter. Total points over 48.5

I don’t bet real money. I certainly wouldn’t bet on anthem length or drink colour or halftime trivia.

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E A G L E S EAGLES!!!

:face_vomiting:

I feel dirty.

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This promo they are doing with the celebrities talking to a peephole is incredibly cringe.

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Are they going to bleep the half time show?

Food:
Crispy chicken salad, baked potato halves with barbecued pork, toast points with olive oil and spices, All manner of chips and dips. Jagarbomb in a frozen mug.

Win by 14. Not sure who.

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Look at mister moneybags over here!

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He must have nailed his Championship weekend props.

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Well, the crowd certainly appears to be largely pro-Eagles. Or maybe anti-Chiefs.

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Well, you’ve got the MAGA crowd in Butker and Mahomes, and then you got Kelce and the Swifties on the other side. So both sides have plenty of reason to get their hate on. And that doesn’t even factor in the back-to-back Champs and general sense of unfairness that led to them getting there again.

So yeah, definitely anti-Chiefs.

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One of the greatest things the Patriots did for the Super Bowl (aside from winning 6 of them) was get introduced as a team. The individual introduction thing was awful.

Food is teriyaki chicken fingers and a salad.

I’m rooting for the meteor.

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You should. This Giants fan will be properly rooting against all things Philadelphia.

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Pretty funky rendition of America the Beautiful there.

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Is there a prop bet for the time the game actually starts?

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I did think the game was supposed to start at 6:30. What was I thinking. And I made too much food.

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What’s up with the Fox graphics. Looks like something from the 1970s.

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Refs doing a good job feeding the conspiracy theories right out of the gate. That was interference??

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Let the conspiracy theories about the refs favoring the Chiefs begin :rofl: