Over the next two weeks, we’ll compile some of the best Super Bowl trends to help you make your wagering decisions. Here are a few to start.
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—The underdog is 11-4-1 ATS since 2000. Eight of those dogs have won outright, including the last five. The favorite has only won and NOT covered three times in the last 16 games, so the point spread has rarely mattered in recent Super Bowls.
—In the last 11 meetings between No. 1 seeds, the favorite is 8-3 ATS.
—Favorites of fewer than 4.5 points are 4-6 ATS in last 30 years, and seven of those games have gone OVER.
—Favorites between 3 and 6.5 points are 12-6 ATS.
—Underdogs are 16-33 straight-up and 21-26-2 ATS all-time.
—There have been seven totals 45 or lower in last 30 years, and all seven have gone OVER.
—Teams that score 40-plus points in the playoffs are 5-25 ATS in their next game, per RJ Bell of Pregame.com.
Super Bowl historical odds
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