The moment has finally come: the Super Bowl LV is here. It will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing a rare home game as they face champion Kansas City Chiefs with the winner hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. For the Buccaneers, they find themselves back at Raymond James Stadium after winning three consecutive playoffs, including a NFC title game win against MVP contender Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. As for the Chiefs, they undoubtedly beat the hottest football team at Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game and are now looking to become the first team since the 2003-04 Patriots to win consecutive titles.
The Super Bowl LV is almost here and you can watch it for free on the CBS Sports app.
Here, we will dive into all the different betting angles that this game has to offer and tell you the opinion of our experts regarding the game. We will also have the help of our SportsLine friends, who have created a fantastic and detailed guide for all the props of Super Bowl LV players. We will highlight some below, but check out the full 26-page guide here.
Are you ready for the Super Bowl LV? Most importantly, are you ready to earn some money? Let’s go after it.
All NFL odds are via William Hill Sportsbook.
How to watch
Meeting: Domigo, February 7 | Time: 6:30 pm ET
Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
TV: CBS | Chain: CBS Sports App
Bosses in Buccaneers spread picks
Most recent odds:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3
“For most of this season, this Kansas City team didn’t seem as dominant as they did last year. But the Chiefs have raised a lot against Bills. When Patrick Mahomes is cooking, they are almost impossible to stop. We know the Bucs and the defensive coordinator Todd Bowles loves blitz, but this is suicide against Mahomes, who is the best in the league against blitz. Injuries to both Chiefs’ early tackles may mean that less blitzing is needed, but I still think the Bucs will do it who they are, what an attack defense is. That can and should mean a lot of important moves. – Pete Prisco on how Kansas City gets a 35-30 win over the Bucs.
“The only thing more impressive than Andy Reid with the bye is Patrick Mahomes with the bye. In his starting career, not only is Mahomes 7-0 coming out of a bye, but the Chiefs averaged 35.7 points per game in those seven wins. In Mahomes’s career, the Chiefs also averaged 33.3 points per game when playing against a team for the second time during a season. I think what I’m trying to say here is that the Chiefs will score a lot points and I’m not sure if the Buccaneers will be able to keep up. The Chiefs have a chance to become the first NFL champion in 16 years and I think they will. “- John Breech, who is 16-2 choosing Chiefs games this year – about why he likes them for a touchdown against Tampa Bay.
In his daring piece of predictions for the Super Bowl LV, Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports has Tom Brady and Mahomes matching for 800 (!) Yards and six touchdown passes. To read the rest of Cody’s bold predictions (plus a prediction for this game), click here.
“While the rare advantage of playing at home should help the Bucs, they also have some intriguing tendencies in their path. Teams entering the Super Bowl with a worse record than their opponent have won 10 of their last 12 games. Tampa Bay it was 11-5 in the regular season, while KC took the No. 1 seed from the AFC with 14-2. The Chiefs had a tremendously successful season in terms of their real record, but reached 8-10 ATS, which is tied at second – the lowest percentage of coverage entering the Super Bowl. Teams that have entered the Super Bowl several games under 0.500 ATS have lost (Packers 1997, Rams 1979). “- Tyler Sullivan explains why he likes the Buccaneers to win 33-27 win.
SportsLine’s legendary handicapper Hammerin ‘Hank Goldberg enters the Super Bowl LV with a 51-34 record for his best NFL bets in the past year and a half. For this matchup, he has three best bets he’s coveting, including the “huge factor” because the Chiefs are not going to win this game. To find out what this is along with your other best bets for the Super Bowl LV, visit the SportsLine.
Total choices by Chiefs at Buccaneers
“The over / under dropped a full point from the 57 points it opened in. Both offenses have the potential to add points in a hurry, but I’m not so sure that this will happen on Sunday. Interestingly, the total was also 56 points the first time these teams met, but they only added 51 points. Six of the last seven Super Bowls with a total of more than 50 points were below 2001 and with bad weather forecast, it is difficult for me not to lean down. “- Jordan Dajani on why he is leaning towards Under in this confrontation. To read who he liked in this matchup, click here.
Best prop choices
Via SportsLine’s 26-page player prop guide for Super Bowl LV
- Patrick Mahomes’ pass yards total: Below 327.5 (-115). Mahomes has passed 330 yards in just seven of his 17 games this season and has been below that total in four consecutive games, including the two postseason games. He has not shot for more than 325 yards in any of his seven postseason games in his career.
- Travis Kelce touchdown at any time: Yes (-162). Kelce scores a touchdown in 70% of our simulations, and with a price of -162 needing a player to have a 62% chance of scoring a touchdown, the Sim is a quality value move.
- Chris Godwin’s receiving yards total: Below 71.5 (-110). Our projections have a slight slope at the bottom of this support with a projected total of 66 yards. Antonio Brown’s absence from the NFC Championship Game allowed Godwin to reach 100 yards only for the second time in the entire season.
- Tom Brady’s passing yards total: Less than 296.5 (-115). Brady is expected to face a Chiefs pass race that looked great in the AFC Championship Game’s victory over Bills. He shot for well over 300 yards in four straight games before the divisional round clash against Saints, but did not reach that mark in either of the last two.