Super Bowl LVII is now in the rearview mirror, as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35. The game did have what some would say was a ticky-tack holding call that sealed the win for the Chiefs, but it was still one heck of a game. Kansas City won outright as a one-point underdog, and the game went over the total of 51. And it went over my a country mile at 73 points.
If we eliminate the two pushes and one pick ’em game in the first 56 Super Bowls, favorites are now 28-26 (52%) against the spread. The Eagles were unable to beat the spread despite holding a 10-point lead at the half. Favorites are now 37-19 straight up in Super Bowls. The over/under is split with 28 games going over and 28 staying under. That omits Super Bowl I, which didn’t have any over/under odds.
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