When the initial point spread gave the San Francisco 49ers a point I jumped all over it. Looks like I should have waited, as the money has favored the Kansas City Chiefs. I could have gotten another half-point. Oh well, I still think it’s a winning bet.
My reasoning is the old axiom ‘defense wins championships’ and in this Super Bowl I see an awesome 49ers defense. A defense the Chiefs have not faced, and one they will struggle against. I caution Chiefs fans that if the Chiefs dig themselves an early hole like they have the last two playoff games, they likely won’t be able to come back on this 49ers defense.
Since I’m thinking defense will be key I would usually follow that up with favoring the under on the point total. I’m not going to go there because though I think the 49ers defense is championship worthy, I’m also not saying they will shut out the Chiefs. I can see both teams scoring around 30 points which means go with the over. That would be an exciting football game, right football fans?
So my prediction is...