10 best bets for Super Bowl 54: Game, Totals, Half, Quarters and more

Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports The Super Bowl is the last gasp to bet on football – outside of the XFL – and this is the time with most bets possible. People love player props – and books like them too since fans usually lose money on them …

Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

First Half Lines

San Francisco 49ers v. Kansas City -1.5 points

Over – Under 26.5 points

Let’s get nuts. The natural thing to think of would be that the under is the play and the Chiefs are the play. Not so fast.

Let’s say the Niners score on their first drive, and the Chiefs kick a field goal. We end the first quarter 7-3 San Francisco. Then the Niners score another touchdown but the Chiefs score 10 points in the second quarter. We got a 17-14 Chiefs game. That’s the over for the first half. It’s the Chiefs for the first half. Let’s stick with it.