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Top 3 Super
Bowl LVI Total Line Bets
There are
almost an endless amount of ways to bet on Super Bowl LVI between the
surprising Cincinnati Bengals as AFC Champs and the NFC Champion Los Angeles
Rams. Using just the total line alone for this game, there is some excellent
value all across the betting board.
In closing out
this NFL season’s top plays on the total line, I have singled-out my Top 3
“best bets” to cash a winner in this Sunday’s game.
Super Bowl
LVI 1st Half Total – UNDER 23.5
Throughout this
year’s playoffs, we have watched more than a few slow starts on the scoreboard.
Mirroring a heavyweight fight, each team turned to defense to feel out its
opponent through the first two quarters of the game.
I see the same
type of scoring pace in the first half of Super Bowl LVI. I would definitely go
with a field goal as the first score of the game if your are betting that prop.
With a number of stalled drives and elevated play on defense, I could easily
see the Rams take a slight lead into halftime in a low scoring game, maybe 13-10.
Super Bowl
LVI Cincinnati Bengals’ Total – OVER 23
Both of these
offenses will save the main fireworks for the second half. Joe Burrow has been
playing like a seasoned veteran for Cincinnati at quarterback throughout his team’s
three-game postseason run. He does not appear to be intimidated by the size of
the stage in the NFL postseason and I do not think he will be fazed by the
enormous stage in this game.
That being
said, I am not sure the Bengals can seal the deal with the straight-up win.
Yet, they will be gunning for points right up until the final second ticks off
the clock. The biggest benefit for taking Cincinnati’s total OVER 23 points is
the way the Rams tend to give up points in the second half of games. If I had
to put an actual number to this pick, I would probably settle in at 24 points.
Super Bowl
LVI Game Total – OVER 49
The total line
for Super Bowl LVI opened at 49.5 points and it was quickly bet down to 48.5.
In the days leading up to the game, the total appears to have settled in at 49
points across a number of different online sportsbooks.
The Rams’ total
line was set at 27 points with Cincinnati’s line set at 23. This reflects the
four-point spread between the favorite and the underdog. All of these betting
lines are spot on and about as sharp as it gets for the biggest game of the
year.
Anything can
happen in a Super Bowl and no bettor has a crystal ball to accurately predict
how everything will play out. However, these two teams should play true to form
on Sunday in a tight matchup through all four quarters.
My heart is
rooting for the underdog on Sunday at SoFi Stadium and I do believe that the
Bengals will cover with the current four-point spread. I also believe that the
margin of victory ends up three points either way.
However, there
is something about Matthew Stafford and the Rams’ offense that points to the
three-point win with a final score ending up 27-24 to take the total OVER 49
points.
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