2024 Super Bowl LVIII odds: OT ending results in bad beat for 49ers-Chiefs Over bettors
Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs was one for the ages but a majority of Over/Under total bettors suffered a bad beat due to an NFL overtime rule.
The O/U was at 47.5 for most of the two-week run-up to the Big Game, before Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs beat Brock Purdy and the 49ers 25-22 in OT on Sunday.
Over 47.5 bettors lost by the slimmest of margins, as the teams combined for 47 points. An NFL rule states that an extra point will not be attempted if a winning touchdown is scored.
Some books closed at 47, meaning the O/U was a push.
In addition to the total, the Big Game featured bets galore, and we kept track of all the big ones.
Here are all the major betting results for Super Bowl LVIII, from the coin flip result and national anthem length, to everything in between.
Closing game lines
Point spread: Chiefs +2 (Chiefs cover by winning outright)
Moneyline: Chiefs win as +107 underdogs (bet $10 to win $20.70 total); 49ers were -127 favorites to win(bet $10 to win $17.87 total)
Total: Under 47.5 points scored by both teams combined (47)
What color Gatorade will the winning coach be doused in?
Coach Andy Reid received a celebratory bath of purple Gatorade, which had +380 odds (bet $10 to win $48 total).
Winner: Purple celebratory Gatorade? Yes
Patrick Mahomes MVP again
The Chiefs quarterback was named Super Bowl LVIII MVP (+150, bet $10 to win $25 total).
Mahomes won the award for the third time, tied with Joe Montana behind Tom Brady (five).
Winner: Patrick Mahomes wins MVP? Yes
Bettors regret Brock Purdy taking knee
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy’s rushing total was Over/Under 12.5 yards.
Purdy had 13 yards when he took a knee at the end of the fourth quarter.
He finished with 12 rushing yards.
Winner: Brock Purdy Under 12.5 rushing yards? Yes
Will there be overtime?
Bettors were all over the overtime prop bet.
The odds of overtime were +925 (bet $10 to win $102.50 total), and 95 percent of the bets at BetMGM were “yes.”
The Chiefs and 49ers were tied 19-19 after regulation, the second overtime Super Bowl in history.
San Francisco was -120 on the moneyline, Kansas City -105 heading into OT.
Winner: Will there be overtime? Yes
Kelce catches pay off
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce paid off for bettors who played him to get eight or more catches (+750).
A $10 bet paid $85 total.
Winner: Travis Kelce more than 8.5 catches? Yes
Million-dollar bet winner
One bettor cashed in big-time on a $1 million bet on the 49ers first half -0.5 at -110.
Profit: $909,090.91.
Winner: 49ers cover first-half spread (-0.5)? Yes
The suspense is over: Taylor Swift arrived from Japan via Los Angeles before kickoff (+100, bet $10 to win $20 total).
Winner: Will Taylor Swift be at the Super Bowl? Yes
Grammy Award-winning singer Reba McEntire performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Super Bowl LVIII.
The popular prop bet Over/Under on the length of her performance was 90.5 seconds and McEntire finished in just over 95 seconds.
Winner: Will Reba McEntire’s national anthem be Over/Under 90.5 seconds? Over
UPDATE: BetMGM is paying all anthem wagers, as McEntire added a second “brave” at the end of her rendition.
Few are as interested in the pregame coin toss as one bettor who plunked down $100,000 on heads (+100, bet $10 to win $20 total).
Well, that bettor is $100,000 richer, as the coin toss came up heads. Tails holds a 30-28 edge in Super Bowl history.
Winner: Pregame coin flip heads or tails? Heads
Opening kickoff
Kansas City’s Harrison Butker booted the opening kickoff into the end zone for a touchback.
That paid at -330 (bet $10 to win $13.03 total).
Winner: Opening kickoff result? Touchback
Juszczyk bettors cash early
San Francisco fullback Kyle Juszczyk‘s Over/Under for receptions was 0.5 (-160, bet $10 to win $16.25 total).
Over bettors cashed on the first drive.
FOX Sports’ Sam “Sammy P” Panayotovich cashed on Over 2.5 yards with Juszczyk’s 18-yard catch.
Winner: Kyle Juszczyk Over/Under 0.5 receptions? Over
Chase Young gets to Patrick Mahomes
San Francisco defensive end Chase Young sacked Kansas City quarterback Mahomes.
That paid at +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total).
Winner: Chase Young Over 0.5 sacks? Yes
Scoreless first quarter
After 15 minutes, the game remained 0-0.
Bettors who were expecting the defenses to have the edge early collected at +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total).
Winner: First quarter ends 0-0? Yes
Bettors who also wagered on one quarter being scoreless collected at +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total).
Winner: One quarter ending scoreless? Yes
Jake Moody sets Super Bowl record
San Francisco’s Jake Moody opened the scoring with a 55-yard field goal early in the second quarter, a Super Bowl record.
Bettors who had a field goal Over 47.5 yards cashed in (90% of the money was on the Over).
Winner: Made field goal Over 47.5 yards? Yes
Christian McCaffrey first touchdown scorer
San Francisco scored the game’s first touchdown on a 21-yard trick play pass from receiver Jauan Jennings to running back Christian McCaffrey in the second quarter to give the 49ers a 10-0 lead.
Jennings, a high school quarterback, is the first receiver to throw a TD pass in a Super Bowl since Pittsburgh‘s Antwaan Randle El in Super Bowl XL.
McCaffrey was +340 to score the first TD (bet $10 to win $44 total).
Winner: First touchdown scorer? Christian McCaffrey
McCaffrey anytime TD bettors also cashed in at -210 (bet $10 to win $14.76 total).
Winner: Christian McCaffrey anytime touchdown? Yes
Number of players to throw a TD pass
Jennings paid off for prop bettors who wagered on Over 2.5 players to throw a touchdown pass at +145 (bet $10 to win $24.50 total).
Winner: Over 2.5 players to throw touchdown pass? Yes
Non-quarterback to throw a TD pass
One bettor cashed in their $500 ticket on a non-QB to throw a TD pass at +3500.
Profit: $17,500.
Winner: Non-quarterback to throw touchdown pass? Yes
Closing first-half lines
The 49ers covered as 1.5-point favorites as San Francisco led 10-3 at halftime.
Winner: 49ers leading by more than 1.5 points at halftime? Yes
Usher’s first song at halftime
Superstar Usher stumped the oddsmakers by performing “Caught Up” as his first song during his halftime show.
“Caught Up” wasn’t listed on the odds list for his first song at many sportsbooks.
His surprise guest Alicia Keys was the betting favorite to be his first guest performer at -330 (bet $10 to win $13.03 total).
Winner: Alicia Keys to be Usher’s first guest performer? Yes
Mahomes’ interception odds
Will he or won’t he throw a pick? Well, it turns out that he would, and it was in the Chiefs’ opening possession of the second half.
Mahomes’ interception Over/Under was 0.5 at most books. Cash those tickets, Over bettors.
Winner: Mahomes Over 0.5 interceptions? Yes
Taylor TV
Superstar Taylor Swift not only made it in time for her beau’s big game, but she got her share of screen time, too.
The O/U for how many times she would be shown was 5.5, and the Over hit before it was all said and done.
Winner: Taylor Swift shown Over 5.5 times? Yes
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