It’s that time of year again.
After another thrilling NFL season, the Super Bowl is back. This year, it’s Super Bowl LIX, the 53rd incarnation of America’s most iconic sporting event that will see the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off to be the last team standing. The Chiefs are chasing a legendary three-peat (something that no team in NFL history has ever accomplished) while the Eagles are desperate to win their 2nd Super Bowl, having previously won it back in 2018. There’s a lot on the line here and NFL fans are going to be on the edge of their seats come Sunday.
Aside from the on-field action, what’s exciting about this year’s Super Bowl is that betting records are once again expected to get broken. According to the AGA, the total amount bet by Americans during Super Bowl LIX will reach $1.39 billion. There’s potential for this number to go even higher, too, especially if more people than expected tune in to watch. Last year alone, Super Bowl LVIII broke all records by becoming the most-watched televised event ever, so anything is possible.
The surge in popularity of Super Bowl betting shouldn’t come as a shock, either. The likes of BetMGM, DraftKings, and other sportsbooks have been experiencing explosive growth year-by-year. Naturally, this has led to waves of NFL fans signing up with them in huge numbers so that they can place prop bets, build parlays, and everything else. Sure, watching the Super Bowl is always fun: but it automatically becomes that extra bit more exciting when there’s a bet involved.
Even casual NFL fans — the type who only watch a handful of regular season games but always make sure to watch the Super Bowl — will be placing bets this year. You can’t blame them, as there are so many reasons to bet on the Super Bowl now. The number of betting markets is huge, most sportsbooks give you bonuses just for creating an account, and you get to put your NFL knowledge to the test against millions of other people. There’s no wonder Americans love it so much.
The Super Bowl betting movement is also symbolic of how American sports have evolved over the past decade. Ever since sports betting was legalized back in 2018, it’s completely transformed the fan viewership experience. Watching NFL games and placing bets now go hand-in-hand together, especially when it comes to the Super Bowl.
According to FanDuel, the Kansas City Chiefs are the current favourites to win Super Bowl LIX:
🔴 Kansas City Chiefs: -120
🟢 Philadelphia Eagles: +102
Everybody expected the Chiefs to be favourites and Eagles to be slight underdogs, which is reflected in the odds. Ultimately, the Chiefs have an edge here because of their slightly better roster, recent Super Bowl record (having appeared at 5 of the past 6 Super Bowls), and the fact they’re chasing a 3-peat, which is no doubt serving as extra motivation for them. Let’s not forget that the Chiefs also overcame a 10-point lead to beat the Eagles during their last face-off at the 2023 Super Bowl LVII, so this also provides them with a slight psychological advantage heading into the highly anticipated rematch.
One thing for sure is that Super Bowl LIX likely won’t be a high-flyer like Super Bowl LVIII was. The Chiefs and Eagles both boast top-five scoring defenses in the NFL, so you can expect it to be a tight affair. In the end, it will come down to which team’s offensive superstars can step up to the plate to break down what many expect to be an evenly matched faceoff. Of course, all eyes will be on three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, who is coming off his worst NFL season to date, despite occasional glimpses of brilliance (like his 424-yard, four-touchdown game against the LA Chargers back in Week 7). If Mahomes can stick to his tradition of stepping up in the biggest games, then the Chiefs already have one hand on the championship.
If you don’t want to place a moneyline on which franchise you think will be the outright winner, there are plenty of other betting markets available for Super Bowl LIX, too. Some of the most popular markets include:
✔ Coin Toss Result
✔ Will There Be Overtime?
✔ 1st Half Winner
✔ First Scoring Play
✔ First Team to Reach the Red Zone
You have the freedom to bet on any market you like. If you’re a beginner, it’s recommended you keep it simple with a moneyline bet on the team you think is going to win. But if you’re more experienced and want to experiment more, you can explore markets such as ‘1st Half Winner’, with both the Chiefs and the Eagles sharing equal odds (+110) for this particular market.
With $1.39 billion expected to be bet on Super Bowl LIX, a large number of fans placing these bets will be following some type of strategy. It’s recommended you do the same, too, as using a strategy to wager on NFL is extremely important. After all, there’s real money on the line.
One of the most common strategies is actually quite simple: bet on the favourite. Out of the 58 Super Bowls that have been played throughout history, the underdog team has only won on six occasions, representing around a 10% success rate. The last time this happened was way back in 2019 at Super Bowl LIII, when the New England Patriots (who were major underdogs) pulled off a shock by bearing the LA Rams. This is why most moneyline bets placed on the 2025 Super Bowl will be backing the Chiefs to win and secure that all-important 3-peat that the franchise has been chasing.
Another excellent strategy is to bet player prop ‘Overs’ early. This way, you can often capture better value before the lines shift upwards. On top of this, another good rule of thumb is to place any of your ‘Unders’ bets late. The reason for this is because most bettors prefer to place Overs, so as kickoff time edges closer, the prop is usually pushed up,
