A pair of teams who have become familiar faces in the Super Bowl will meet in the 57th edition when the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meet at 6:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The National Football League’s annual championship game is typically played on the second Sunday in February to wrap up its NFL schedule.
Expect the number of people who will bet on the Super Bowl to grow as 33 states now have legalized sports betting. One of the best ways to do that is to look at the best Super Bowl 57 prop bets to make the game more enticing if someone does not have a team in the game.
Before getting into some of those, we’ll get a better understanding of each team entering the Super Bowl. It is the Chiefs’ third trip in four years, and the Eagles hope to win their second Super Bowl in five seasons.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles betting preview
The two teams have not met very often of late. The NFL matchups show they last met on Oct. 3, 2021, a 42-30 road win for the Chiefs, who have won three straight in the series. Both teams entered the Super Bowl at 16-3 and won their respective NFL standings and through the NFL playoff bracket.
Super Bowl odds
The game opened as a pick ‘em, but early Super Bowl predictions saw the line increase to Eagles -1.5 with an over/under of 49.5. The Chiefs are +100 on the moneyline, while the Eagles are -120.
The Chiefs were 6-12-1 against the spread and 8-11 on over/unders this season. They were 1-1 against the spread as underdogs, covering on the road and both games as underdogs of less than a touchdown.
The Eagles were 10-9 against the spread and over/unders. They were 10-8 against the spread as favorites and 7-4 when favored by a touchdown or less.
The public has 68% of bets on the Eagles to cover the spread and 56% on the over. The over is 4-1 the last five times these teams have met.
Kansas City Chiefs overview
The Chiefs had the best offense in the league, NFL team stats show, but were subject to an average defense. Kansas City was first in scoring at 29.2 points per game, total yardage at 413.6 yards per game, and passing at 297.8 yards per game. The Chiefs were 20th in rushing for 115.9 yards per game and 24th with 23 giveaways.
Defensively they were 16th in allowing 21.7 points per game and 11th in allowing 328.2 yards per game. They were eighth against the rush, allowing 107.2 yards per game, and 18th against the pass, allowing 220.9 yards per game. They were 24th with 19 takeaways.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the heavy-betting favorite to take home NFL MVP odds. He completed 67.1% of his passes for 5,250 yards, 41 touchdowns to 12 interceptions, and rushed for 358 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season.
In two playoff games, he is completing 69.9% of his passes for 521 yards and four touchdowns, according to NFL player stats. He would be a good pick for the Super Bowl 57 prop bets, particularly for Super Bowl MVP.
Philadelphia Eagles overview
The Eagles were better defensively by a wide margin compared to their counterparts, and is a big reason why the betting opened the way it did. Although the counterpoint is the best team they played was the Jacksonville Jaguars or Dallas Cowboys, including the Minnesota Vikings.
The Eagles were third in scoring 28.1 points per game and total offense in gaining 389.1 yards per game. They were fifth in rushing for 147.6 yards per game and ninth in passing for 241.5 yards per game. Their 19 giveaways were fifth.
Defensively, they were eighth in allowing 20.2 points per game, second in holding teams to 301.5 yards per game, and first against the pass, allowing 179.8 yards per game. They were 16th against the rush, allowing 121.6 yards per game, and third with 27 takeaways.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 3,701 yards, 22 touchdowns, and six interceptions, rushing for 760 yards and 13 touchdowns during the regular season. Adding wide receiver, A.J. Brown, was tremendous, as he had 88 catches for 1,496 yards and 11 touchdowns. DeVonta Smith had 95 catches for 1,196 yards and seven touchdowns.
Injuries to watch
The NFL injury report leaves a lot in question but is a good way to look at prop bets. The Eagles are pretty clean except for tackle Lane Johnson who is questionable and guard Landon Dickerson, who is probable.
The Chiefs have four wide receivers questionable – Mecole Hardman, Ka’Darius Toney, Juju Smith-Schuster, and Justin Watson.
Prop bets
There are ways to make educated guesses on how players will play for those looking at individualized prop bets.
The Chiefs’ receiver room is one to watch as Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a good watch for the over, depending on who else sits. It is notable that only Travis Kelce (three) and Valdes-Scantling (two) have touchdowns in the postseason.
Kansas City running back Isiah Pacheco rushed for 121 yards in two games, but the physical runner is third with six receptions for 65 yards. A look at his scrimmage yards is worthwhile.
Smith and tight end Dallas Goedert have receiving touchdowns for the Eagles. Hurts (two), Miles Sanders (two), Boston Scott (two), and Kenneth Gainwell (one) all have rushing touchdowns.
There are so many different prop bets based on scores, stats, touchdowns, and teams. They can be broken down by first or last touchdown, quarters or halves, anytime scorers, and record breakers.
There are more fun Super Bowl 57 prop bets, though.
Many casual fans will watch the game and be able to find something they would enjoy betting on. Some include the color of national anthem singer Chris Stapleton’s hat (+350 black, -600 any other color) and the length of the national anthem (over 125 seconds -140, under 125 seconds +100).
Others may bet on which company airs an ad first (i.e., Heineken -115 vs. Budweiser -105) or what Rihanna’s first song will be at halftime and how many she will perform (over/under 9.5).
There is something for everyone to bet on at the Super Bowl 57.
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