With Super Bowl LV less than a week away the sportsbooks have kept busy publishing props covering all aspects of the action for Sunday’s contest. Among the most popular are those that focus on method of the first score, with the odds of the scoring opening with a touchdown set at minus-240 on the Super Bowl LV props at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
The Chiefs have seen scoring get opened with a touchdown in nine of their past 12 contests, while Tampa Bay has seen a major score kick things off in 13 of their 19 games. However, it has been a different story when these two teams meet, with a field goal opening the scoring in five of their last eight clashes going into Sunday’s matchup at Raymond James Stadium.
That run includes this year’s date between the Chiefs and Buccaneers back in Week 12, in which Kansas City drew first blood with an opening-drive field goal on their way to a 27-24 win. Four of the past five editions of the Super Bowl have also featured a field goal as the first method of score, adding value to the plus-170 odds of that trend continuing on Sunday. However, both these teams are also heavily favoured to reach the end zone with their first score, with the Chiefs sporting minus-245 odds and Tampa Bay pegged as a minus-220 wager on those NFL odds.
The team that scores first on Sunday is listed as a minus-170 wager to go on to claim victory. Listed as three-point favourites on the Super Bowl odds for Sunday’s contest, the Chiefs sport the best odds of striking first. Kansas City is favoured with minus-135 odds to pick up the first points of the game, and sports plus-145 odds of opening the scoring with a touchdown.
Kansas City also enjoys short minus-130 odds of scoring last in this year’s big game. However, the odds of either team needing overtime to earn the win sit at a lengthy +750. Conversely, the Buccaneers sit as a plus-105 wager to score first, with plus-190 odds to do so with a touchdown,
The Chiefs also hold the edge in the race to 10 points, with Kansas City leading the way as a minus-145 wager at sports betting sites. As well, the Chiefs are favoured to maintain a steady lead over Tampa Bay, with plus-120 odds of winning the race to 30 points. But while the point total for Super Bowl LV has held steady at a lofty 56.5 points, the odds of neither one of these teams reaching 35 points on Sunday night sit at a short minus-150 line.
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