Super Bowl 56 Betting Guide: Rams v Bengals (+4)
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It's finally here, the betting man's Christmas morning. Super Bowl LVI is bound to be incredible with the Rams and Bengals on a collision course towards greatness. Will it be Matthew Stafford who got buried in Detroit for thirteen years until Sean McVay traded a haul to acquire him last Summer for this exact moment? Or will it be Joe Burrow, the kid from Ohio who just two years ago was throwing touchdowns at LSU on their way to a National Championship? Let's take a closer look to uncover some of these Super Bowl LVI answers.
We start with the full game preview Rams are favored by four points, and the over-under is sitting at forty-nine. Let's start with the spread fifty-nine percent of the bets and seventy-three percent of the money are behind the Rams. I think this is fucking ridiculous! This line should be no more than a field goal. Many people do not believe in Joe Burrow and the Bengals for reasons I will never understand. I picked the Bengals in the AFC Championship game, and I'm going to ride them to a Super Bowl victory.
Next, we look at the total sitting at forty-nine; my first thought was this seems a little high. As I looked deeper, eighty percent of the money is backing the under with only thirty-eight percent of the bets. This shows a sharp edge towards the under. Also, the Bengal's three playoff games have all been under, and the Rams, on the other side, have had two under's and one over hit in their playoff run. I'm going to lean heavily towards the under of forty-nine.
Another full game bet I like is the Rams winning at halftime and the Bengals winning the Super Bowl. I think this game will start slow since these two defences are so stout. This would be in favour of us having a close game around halftime and maybe even the Rams leading. Then in the second, Joe Burrow will have a chance to work his second-half magic as he did in the AFC Championship game against the Chiefs.
Full Game Picks:
Bengals +4: 3 Units
Bengals ML: 1 Unit +170 1 Unit
LAR/CIN Under 49 Pts 2 Units
LAR Halftime lead/Cin Wins 0.5 Units +650
Props I Like
C.Kupp & J.Chase both score a TD (The two best receivers in the game)
The first play of the game results in a touchback -110 (Free Money)
Bengals to score last in the game -110 (Joe Burrow Comeback)
K. Blanton First TD +1400 (Great value if Higbee is still not 100%)
J. Chase last TD scored +750 (Joe to Ja'mar SuperBowl Champs)
FH anytime scorer OBJ +300 (Value pick)
Joe Burrow O36.5 Pass attempts (The will not be strong enough to establish the run)
Cin by 1-6 Pts +300 (Bengals win close)
Silly Fun Props
Coin toss: Tails -105 (Tails never fails)
Eminem's hair colour: Black/Brown -200 (Free money it's not the 90s)
Will Ice Cube appear: No -110 (I hope I’m wrong)
Gatorade Colour: Blue +450 (Good value on a top-two flavour)
National Anthem: Over -110 (They'll have the pipes going)
I hope this will help you make a few extra bucks on SuperBowl Sunday. Thank you for reading, and I hope everybody has a fun and safe Super Bowl! Who Dey! Go Bengals!