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It is finally Super Bowl week. That means Super Bowl LVII game props options are plentiful.

Quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Eagles had a couple of weeks to recover and get healthy for the Super Bowl and this has the potential of being an entertaining showdown.

The Eagles are holding firm as a 1-point favorite according to the Super Bowl odds with the 50.5-point total an indication of the big-play potential in the game. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the best prop bets.

Piling Up the Points

Looking at how the NFL season played out for the Chiefs and Eagles, it won’t be a surprise to see plenty of points in the second and fourth quarters.

The NFL teams combined for 22.3 points in the second quarter, easily the most of the four quarters while giving up more than 13 points and that is also the top mark.

The Philadelphia Eagles finished 20th in the NFL with 6.65 points allowed in the fourth quarter with the Chiefs coming in 25th at 7.06 as that is the only quarter when both teams allow more points than they score.
The difference between the second and fourth quarters when a championship is on the line could be that if one team has a lead, expect more conservative play calling on offense.

With that in mind, going with the second quarter at +200 to be the highest quarter is the best way to proceed when looking at the Super Bowl LVII game props.

Getting After the Quarterback

The quarterback matchup is the one drawing most of the attention.

However, both Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Eagles figure to be under pressure during the game.

During the regular season, the Eagles topped the NFL with 70 sacks and that was 15 more than any other team. Which team was the closest competitor? The Chiefs, of course.

In the NFL playoffs, the Eagles lead the NFL with eight sacks with Kansas City tied for second with seven.

Whether it is Chris Jones and Frank Clark wreaking havoc for the Chiefs or Haason Reddick (3.5 sacks in the postseason), Josh Sweat or Fletcher Cox collapsing the pocket, both QBs will need to get the ball out quickly.

According to the Super Bowl LVII game props, the price is at +325 to have five sacks. That is the same payout for seven or more. Let’s go right in between those numbers with six combined sacks having a price of +350.

Eagles logoTOTAL SACKS IN THE GAMEChiefs logo

*Last Updated: 2/6/23Moneyline
Over 5½ Sacks-115
Under 5½ Sacks-115
0 sacks+3300
3 sacks+450
5 sacks+325
7 or more sacks+325

Dallas Is In the Super Bowl

When looking at the options for the first touchdown scorer in the game, the obvious choice is Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce as he had the first touchdown in each of the first two playoffs games for the Chiefs. He also accomplished that feat four times during the regular season. There is a good reason why he is listed at +600 to be the first NFL player to reach the end zone.

However, it might be worth a shot to go with the other tight end as the NFL Super Bowl futures bets list a pretty good option.

Dallas Goedert is priced at +1200 to have the first touchdown and four of his own teammates are viewed as better bets. It is a pretty good bargain if it pays off.

Mahomes to Strike Early

There are plenty of options when it comes to Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The number for combined passing and rushing yards is set at 314.5, it is at 142.5 for first-half passing yards and a passer rating of 100.5.

However, the most logical way to proceed would be to go with him throwing a touchdown in the first quarter.

In 17 regular-season games, Mahomes had more games (nine) without a TD pass in the opening quarter than games when that happened. However, the bigger the game, the more aggressive Mahomes tends to be and with that in mind, picking him to toss a TD pass in the first quarter is the way to go, especially with the odds at +175 for that to happen.

Smith Could Get Loose

One of the issues with the Kansas City defense is the youth in the secondary. That is especially true at cornerback with Jaylen Watson and Trent McDuffie getting to the Super Bowl as rookies.

Watson is coming off a game when he allowed a passer rating of 92.0 and gave up 17.8 yards on the four receptions he allowed. McDuffie had better numbers with passer ratings under 90 in both playoff games. In the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he gave up just 49 yards the nine times he was targeted.

However, they could have their hands full with Philadelphia receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.

Sure, Smith’s longest catch in the NFC title game should have been ruled incomplete. Still, he got free for big plays in both playoff contests and could do so again on Sunday.

The number for his longest reception is set at 23.5 yards with it being -120 to go over that mark. That would be the best way to proceed.

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