Best Super Bowl LVIII Props for 49ers Defense
49ers Defensive Player Props: Bosa, Ward Among Top Playmakers
The San Francisco 49ers will have their hands full in Super Bowl LVIII. Nobody wins more in the NFL playoffs these days than Patrick Mahomes.
Mahomes is 14-3 in the postseason as Chiefs quarterback. He’s thrown for 4,802 yards, 39 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in those starts, registering a 106.3 QB rating.
While the 49ers finished top-10 defensively during the regular season, they’ve looked vulnerable in recent weeks.
Ahead of the big game in Las Vegas, let’s break down some of our favorite 49ers defensive player props.
Nick Bosa: Over 0.25 Sacks (-140)
Bosa led the 49ers with 10.5 sacks during the regular season and had two more in the NFC Championship Game against Detroit. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year will surely draw a lot of attention, including some double teams. But there’s not much stopping him.
With All-Pro guard Joe Thuney out (pectoral injury), Kansas City’s offensive line is in flux. The Chiefs did well to keep Patrick Mahomes upright last week against Baltimore. However, by the time Super Bowl LVIII kicks off, San Francisco will have had two weeks to prepare.
Bosa is an excellent bet to get to Mahomes at least once.
Fred Warner: Over 8.5 Combined Tackles (+100)
Simply put, Warner is a tackling machine. He’s had at least 130 tackles in three straight seasons and is averaging 127.6 over his first six.
Against Detroit, he finished with 13 tackles (nine solo) and one pass defended.
Mahomes likes to work the middle of the field with Travis Kelce, targeting the area between the linebackers and safeties. He’s also had success hitting Isiah Pacheco and Clyde Edwards-Helaire out of the backfield.
Being the sideline-to-sideline linebacker he is, Warner should be in a position to make plenty of plays and cash in on this 49ers defensive player propat plus odds.
Charvarius Ward: To Record an Interception (+1000)
For starters, Ward has easily the most passes defended (23) of any player on either side. His five interceptions were tied for fourth-most in the NFL behind Dallas‘ DaRon Bland (nine), Baltimore’s Geno Stone (seven), and Atlanta’s Jessie Bates III (six).
Oddsmakers think there’s a better chance than not that Mahomes throws at least one interception (-130). That could bode well for Ward, who typically plays close to every snap.
Now, Mahomes doesn’t make many mistakes. He’s gone 103 passes without an interception this postseason. But if the 49ers can jump in front and force Kansas City into throwing the ball on most downs, the chances of hitting this 49ers defensive player prop will obviously improve.
49ers D/ST: Anytime Touchdown (+500)
Betting on a defensive/special teams touchdowns is an inexact science. There’s a lot that needs to happen for this bet to materialize, hence the +500 NFL line.
That said, bettors have fared quite well in recent years. There’s been a defensive or special teams touchdown in 26 of 57 Super Bowls, an average of one every 2.2 games. Bettors cashed in +270 odds last year when Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton scored on a 36-yard fumble return. At least one was scored in four of five Super Bowls between 2013 and 2017, according to NFL records.
The 49ers had the fourth-most takeaways (28) during the regular season and scored one defensive touchdown, an interception by Ward.
At 5/1 odds, this is worth a sprinkle.
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