Regardless of what happens in Sunday’s conference championship games, this year’s Super Bowl is set up to be one of the most evenly matched of all-time….
Regardless of what happens in Sunday’s conference championship games, this year’s Super Bowl is set up to be one of the most evenly matched of all-time.
A number of sports books have opened betting lines on the four potential Super Bowl matchups. At the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, there’s not a single scenario with a favorite of more than 1.5 points.
The New Orleans Saints are laying 1.5 points to both the Kansas City Chiefs or the New England Patriots. The Los Angeles Rams are a pick’em against the pair of opponents.
Only one previous Super Bowl, the 2015 game where the Patriots defeated the Seahawks via Maclolm Butler’s goal line interception, closed as a pick’em in sports books. Two others closed with a favorite of less than 2 points — but not since 1982 when the 49ers defeated the Bengals.
It’s partly a byproduct of the four best teams rising to the occasion in last week’s divisional round, and setting up what should be a phenomenal final three games of the season.
Talking Points hopes to hit them all after a so-so year picking every game against the spread. The blog is now 130-121-12 — 26-32-1 on plays, 40-28-4 on leans and 64-61-7 on guesses — after a 3-4-1 start to the playoffs. They’re all plays from here on out.
Read below for Talking Points’ picks for the conference championship games.
Kansas City Chiefs minus-3 vs. New England Patriots It’s a choice between either the history and infrastructure, or the production and talent.
