The Kansas City Chiefs (16-2) are slight favorites against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14-5) in Super Bowl LV.
Betting lines from BetMGM show the Chiefs are currently listed as 3.5-point favorites over the Bucs. Kansas City, of course, won last year’s Super Bowl, while Tom Brady won it the year prior with the New England Patriots. It’s actually the first time in NFL history that quarterbacks who won each of the past two Super Bowls have faced off in a third.
The current money line is at -175 for Kansas City and +150 for Tampa Bay. The over/under point total is set at 56.5 points. The Chiefs have an implied win probability of 63.6% in this matchup.
Back in Week 12, when the Chiefs and Bucs first faced off at Raymond James Stadium, K.C. jumped out to a dominant first-quarter lead. At the end of the third quarter, they led Tampa Bay 27-10. The final score wouldn’t have even been close if Tom Brady hadn’t done Tom Brady things. He mounted a fourth-quarter push that fell just short of a comeback.
Going into this game, there will definitely be some differences between the two teams. Most notably for Kansas City, they’ll be without starting LT Eric Fisher, who suffered a torn Achilles during the win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC title game. The Bucs are also missing a starter on their offensive line as Alex Stinnie fills in for Alex Cappa, who suffered a fractured ankle in the wild-card round. Protecting the quarterbacks will be at the forefront of this game and whoever does the better job is likely to emerge as the winners of the next Lombardi Trophy.
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