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2020 Super Bowl picks, scores and MVP predictions

Predicting the winner and score of Super Bowl 54, including the 2020 Super Bowl MVP.

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At the start of September, 32 NFL teams and their respective fan bases had a dream: To play in and win Super Bowl LIV. Fast forward to Sunday, Feb. 2, and it’s down to the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers duking it out to be the 2020 Super Bowl Champion.

One team will be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy as Super Bowl LIV Champions. The other will begin planning for next season.

Over the past two weeks, we’ve covered Super Bowl LIV odds, lines, spreads and many, many prop bets. Now we get to the fun part: SportsbookWire’s staff predicting who will win the 2020 Super Bowl.

Super Bowl 54 Picks and Predictions

Esten McLaren predicts the 49ers will beat the Chiefs 32-29 to win this season’s championship.

Sticking with the 49ers’ theme, Cameron DaSilva is also all about San Francisco, predicting a super-tight game with the 49ers beating the Chiefs by just one point, 28-27.

Pete Fiutak, from CollegeFootballNews.com, has the 49ers as 30-23 victors, the largest margin among the 49ers’ predicted wins.

Starting to see a trend? Geoff Clark is also on the 49ers’ side of the battle, projecting a 37-34 victory over Kansas City to capture the Lombardi Trophy.

Jess Root is on the other side of the fence, but he’s not thinking it’ll be a wide-open game any more than most of SportsbookWire’s scribes. Root has the Chiefs beating the 49ers 34-31.

Sticking with the Chiefs’ winning theme – and a quickly divided group of SportsbookWire analysts – Brian Rudd has a lower-scoring game overall, but he also likes the Chiefs to win 27-24.

Johnny Parlay is also siding with Kansas City to win. Unlike other SBW writers, Parlay is expecting a rather sound victory, putting the Chiefs as 10-point victors over the 49ers, 38-28.

Our Ryan R. Bonini has gone back-and-forth all week, finally settling in on a 31-27 victory for San Francisco over Kansas City.

For those keeping track at home, we have five votes for the 49ers and three for the Chiefs.

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2020 Super Bowl MVP Picks & Predictions

On the 49ers’ side of the equation, our staff is all over the place. That just goes to show you how wide-open this year’s Super Bowl actually is – there isn’t a true favorite.

McLaren has a feeling it’s going to the defensive side, naming 49ers CB Richard Sherman as the game’s MVP. The same goes for DaSilva, but he’s expecting that 49ers defender to be edge-rusher Nick Bosa. Clark, on the 49ers, likes quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to be the MVP, as does Fiutak. Bonini is going back to the running game, which has led the 49ers much of the year, choosing the unheralded Raheem Mostert as his MVP.

Root is on board with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes as Super Bowl LIV MVP; Parlay is in the same boat, expecting the third-year quarterback to be the standout player. Rudd, on the Chiefs’ side of the championship, took a different route, naming wide receiver Tyreek Hill as his projected MVP.

Tune into FOX at 6:30 p.m. ET when Super Bowl LIV begins to catch all of the action. In the meantime, if you’re looking to place a sports wager on the big game, head over to BetMGM and bet now!

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Super Bowl LIV: Why you should bet Chiefs over 49ers

Looking at the Kansas City Chiefs’ chances of beating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, with NFL betting picks, tips and best bets.

The biggest football and sports betting event of the year is this Sunday, as the San Francisco 49ers prepare to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV in Miami. The Chiefs are 1.5-point favorites to win in their first Super Bowl since the 1969 season. Below, we break down why you should bet on the Chiefs (-121 at BetMGM) to win Super Bowl LIV.

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Chiefs are on a roll

No one is hotter than the Chiefs. The last time they lost was Nov. 10, in QB Patrick Mahomes‘ first start back from injury. They have since won eight straight games, including two AFC playoff matchups. Six of those wins were by double digits and all came by at least six points.

Mahomes is just too good

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We saw San Francisco struggle to put away the five-win Arizona Cardinals and rookie QB Kyler Murray twice in the regular season. Mahomes is a more polished and far more accomplished version of Murray.

In two full seasons as a starter in the NFL, he has 76 touchdown passes and only 17 interceptions. He had just five interceptions this past season.

The 49ers were great against the pass. It won’t matter for Mahomes. If he can’t make a play with his arm, he will make it with his legs.

Improved run defense

The Chiefs were awful against the run early in the season. In their eight-game winning streak, they are allowing only 93.8 rushing yards per game. That would make them a top-10 run defense. While the 49ers had the No. 2 rushing offense in the league, the Chiefs will be able to limit that and force QB Jimmy Garoppolo to throw the ball, something he has done just 27 times through two playoff games.

Too much offensive firepower

The Chiefs scored fewer than 23 points only once all season. They have had 12 games with at least 25 points scored. They have a loaded and star-studded offense with RB Damien Williams, WRs Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins, and TE Travis Kelce.

That is just too many weapons for the 49ers to be able to stop.

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Super Bowl LIV: Why you should bet 49ers to beat Chiefs

Assessing the San Francisco 49ers chances of beating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV, with NFL betting picks, tips and best bets.

After a 4-12 season in 2018, the San Franciso 49ers are just one win away from capturing their sixth Lombardi Trophy at Super Bowl LIV in Miami Sunday. Standing in their way are the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, who have one of the most dangerous offenses in NFL history.

Despite the 49ers finishing the season at 13-3 and blowing through the NFC side of the playoff bracket, they are slight underdogs in Super Bowl LIV. However, that could prove to be foolish as the 49ers have continually proven they are the best team in the NFL. Here are three reasons why should bet on the 49ers to win Super Bowl LIV.

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There’s no stopping the 49ers offense

There has been a lot of talk about how good the Chiefs offense is and rightfully so; however, that ignores the fact the 49ers actually had a better offense this season as they averaged 29.9 points per game to the Chiefs’ 28.2 PPG. Additionally, no team in the NFL had more plays of 20 or more yards than the 49ers (43) this season, as they are one of the fastest teams in the NFL.

If this game happens to get into a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair, have no fear of the 49ers failing to keep up. They scored 31 or more points in nine of their 18 games this season, including two playoff contests. This is an offense with no problem putting points on the board via the air or on the ground.

Defense wins championships 

You can certainly make the case that both offenses are comparable, but the same can’t be said about the other side of the ball. San Franciso allowed 19.4 points per game in the regular season, all while compiling 48 sacks and 27 takeaways.

The 49ers have an elite pass-rush and a secondary that knows how to create big plays. Their defense will be easily the toughest unit the Chiefs have dealt with all season long.

The 49ers will control the lines

There aren’t many teams in the NFL that can match up well with the Chiefs given their talent on offense. However, the 49ers are one of those few teams with the personnel to match up with the AFC champions.

The way to beat the Chiefs is to pressure QB Patrick Mahomes. Due to his mobility and his offensive line, that hasn’t happened very often. The 49ers have the pass-rushers up front to make life difficult for Mahomes. If San Franciso can get pressure with their front four, like they have all season, that could go a long way in slowing down the Chiefs’ offensive attack.

On the other side of the ball, the Chiefs’ defense has been hit-or-miss this season. While they slowed down Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry in the AFC Championship, dealing with Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan’s wide-zone rushing attack is a whole different animal.

During the 2019 season, the Chiefs allowed 128.2 rushing yards per game. That could be a problem against a 49ers team running the ball at will against just about anyone. If the Niners can run the ball effectively like they did against the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers, this game could turn into a blowout in San Franciso’s favor.

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