Betting on Super Bowl 2020
This weekend on Sunday night the Super Bowl LIV will take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. This game will be televised in more than 180 countries, and if you are not a fan of American football yet, give this sport „a try“ with this game.
For the first time since 2016, a team named New England Patriots won’t be contesting a Super Bowl, the seemingly undefeatable duo of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will instead be watching from the comfort of their own homes. And they will be watching a Kansas City Chiefs team face a San Francisco 49ers team that have endured somewhat of a wait to contest America’s biggest event of the year.
Kansas City Chiefs or San Francisco 49-ers?
1970 - the year the Beatles split, Jack Nicklaus won his eighth major, Mariah Carey was born, Margaret Court won all four Grand Slams, Apollo 13 – all of these were mere footnotes for Kansas City Chiefs’ fans. This was their year, their moment in the spotlight, their time to shine – a 23-7 victory of Minnesota Vikings saw them crowned champions of Super Bowl IV. Four years after reaching their first-ever Super Bowl they were back on the biggest stage of them all, and this time winning. Fast-forward 50, yes FIFTY, years later and that remains the last time they appeared on the world stage, Chiefs coach Andy Reid has finally led them to the promised land.
They face a 49ers team who have endured a 25-year wait to get their hands on the prestigious Vince Lombardi trophy, their 49-26 victory over San Diego Chargers in Miami saw them lift a fifth title at the Joe Robbie Stadium. The man who was initially brought in to replace Tom Brady at New England Patriots, Jimmy Garoppolo, has fired the 49ers to the 54th Super Bowl and coach Kyle Shanahan will be hoping he can go one further and end the 25 years of hurt.
Kansas City Chiefs are hunting their 2nd title, the first after 50 years of waiting, while San Francisco 49ers already won the Super Bowl five times, four of those in the 80s.
Both teams cruised to this final without any bigger trouble. Kansas City Chiefs won 51:31 against Houston Texans, and in the semifinal, they were better than Tennessee Titans 35:24. On the other side, San Francisco 49ers passed the Vikings from Minnesota with 27:10, and in the last game, they won 37:20 against Green Bay Packers.
Stars of Super Bowl 2020
After 266 games of the 2019-20 season, we’re down to two teams who have waited a combined 75 years for the chance to lift one of sport’s greatest ever titles. What a spectacle we are in for; the free-flowing, high-scoring Chiefs against the disciplined and resolute 49ers who don’t give you a sniff. Stopping the robotic-like arm of Patrick Mahomes, who can fire his missiles from wherever he likes is something defensive coach Robert Saleh will have been preparing for the past few weeks, stating "his mobility is unique. His arm strength is ridiculous. He's very, very accurate.”
Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback of the Chiefs, could become the third Super Bowl winner in history in his position before the 25th birthday. The ones who managed to do that before him are Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady. He is also the 5th youngest quarterback to start in the Super Bowl.
Mahomes is the player the fans will want to see the most of, and who can blame them?! In 2017 he was a backup rookie QB, in 2018 he was the NFL MVP and in 2019 he could be a Super Bowl winner. What an absolutely meteoric rise it will be should he lead his team to victory in Miami on Sunday. In his last three play-off games he’s thrown for 910 yards including 11 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. The 49ers though have 48 sacks this season, mainly from the handiwork of Messrs Bosa, Armstead, Buckner and Ford who will be looking to give the Chiefs main man zero time to improve on his post-season passer rating of an incredible 131.5.
That passer rating could be impacted by nine-year veteran cornerback, Richard Shearman, who since signing for the 49ers in 2018, has re-established himself as one of the top defensive backs in the sport, as proven by being the highest ranked cornerback in the entire NFL, according to Pro Football Focus. Sherman, who was part of the ‘Legion of Boom’ as a Seattle Seahawk, has already played in two Super Bowls, winning one of them, so he knows what it takes to be victorious in America’s biggest game.
We will also be treated to two of the best tight-ends in the game going head-to-head – George Kittle and Travis Kelce – two men in the prime of their careers who are A1 and A2 in their position facing off in the biggest game of them all – whoever comes out on top between the pair, the Vince Lombardi trophy could well be heading to their respective team.
In 53 Super Bowls there has never been a tight-end named MVP, this year there is every chance of that trend being bucked. Both would have been on opposite sides in the Pro Bowl if they hadn’t reached the Super Bowl such has been their impact this season. Both defenses are going to need to be on high alert come game day to stop either of these two men running riot.
Betting on Super Bowl 2020
Considering the winner, Kansas City Chiefs are only slight favourites, with some 53% chances to win. If you take a look at the main handicap line, it's only on -1.5 points, which means that the difference practically couldn't be thinner. The team from Kansas City is hoping to get the advantage of their young star and really strong attack, while the situation with the 49ers is a little bit different. Their main strength is the defence, and it will be interesting to see which of these two styles will prevail.
The betting for the game is as tight as you like, the money line currently stands at 2.05 for the 49ers and 1.80 for the Chiefs, it really is as close to pick-em as you can get. No matter what happens, fans are set to be treated to a showpiece event of the year already – with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira taking on half-time show duties, “Whenever and Wherever” you are, bet365 have a fantastic Open Account Offer available to new customers.
