Behold, our last chance to bet football. At least until the XFL begins play February 18.
But if you’re not interested in sweating out an AJ McCarron-Eric Dungey showdown this spring, Super Bowl 57 is one final opportunity to make a dent in your gridiron bankroll. 21 weeks of games, statistics and data have led us to the biggest game of the year — and one that’s expected to bring in more than $16 billion in betting revenue across America.
It’s also a chance for our resident handicapper, the Rhode Island Scumbag, to reverse a troubling trend that’s followed him through two straight postseasons. Our guy is 2-9 across two years of playoff locks, an eminently fadeable number that has wiped out the goodwill of a once-solid regular season success rate.
That’s allowed me and my 5-1 postseason record to overtake him in the standings. Will those trends hold? Here are our best bets for you to consider or fade as the big game approaches.