Super Bowl LIX Betting Guide

Super Bowl LIX is at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday 9th February 2025. The defending Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to make it three on the bounce.
Super Bowl LIX Betting Guide
Luke Bradshaw Lee
Luke Bradshaw Lee Senior Sports Betting Editor

Experienced sports journalist and editor covering multiple aspects within the sports and betting industry. A football, NFL and rugby specialist, he is a judge at the Football Content Awards.

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Where is Super Bowl LIX?

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to take place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday 9th February 2025.

Who is playing in the Super Bowl?

The defending Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs won back-to-back Super Bowls by defeating five-time Super Bowl winners the San Francisco 49ers in a repeat of Super Bowl LIV. The Chiefs trailed 10-3 at halftime but came back strong in the 3rd Quarter to lead 13-10 going into the final Quarter where the 49ers levelled the score taking the game into Overtime. The Chiefs delivered a winning touchdown in OT to win Super Bowl LVIII by a 3-point margin of victory (25-22).

Who are the favourites to win the Super Bowl?

The San Francisco 49ers are marginal favourites in the Super Bowl LIX betting odds, they narrowly missed out last season when losing 25-22 in overtime against the Kansas City Chiefs who will be aiming for their third straight Super Bowl success in 2025.

How can I bet on the NFL?

If you are a rookie when it comes to wagering on the NFL games then please feel free to take a look at our Best Bookmakers For NFL Betting Guide which contains reviews, useful information and the latest bookie promotions and offers to help maximise your NFL wagering needs. The OLBG tipsters add their Super Bowl predictions and game analysis right up to kick off, don't forget to check out their Super Bowl LIX picks before deciding on your wagers.

What is the Point Spread on the Super Bowl?

The point spread offered by the bookmakers is a set +/- points figure set according to the game favourite and their most likely winning margin. The Point Spread figure can fluctuate according to the weight of money being bet on the various outcomes.

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NFL players to watch this season

In this section we take a look at the NFL players to watch out for in the 2024/25 season, focusing on those most likely to be the 'MVP' (Most Valuable Player) when it comes to a team's offensive strategy.

MVP - Most Regular Season Passing Yards

Which Quarterback had the most passing yards in the 2023/24 regular season?

  • The Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa had the most passing yards successfully throwing 4624 yards in the regular season.

The following Ten Quarterbacks topped 4000 passing yards during the 2023/24 regular NFL season:

PlayerTeamPassing YardsTouchdown Passes
Tua TagovailoaMiami Dolphins462429
Jared GoffDetroit Lions457530
Dak PrescottDallas Cowboys451636
Josh AllenBuffalo Bills430629
Brock PurdySan Francisco 49ers428031
Patrick MahomesKansas City Chiefs418327
Jordan LoveGreen Bay Packers415932
CJ StroudHouston Texans410823
Baker MayfieldTampa Bay Buccaneers404428
Trevor LawrenceJacksonville Jaguars401621

Which Quarterback will throw the most passing yards this season?

  • The Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes is the bookie's ante-post favourite to throw the most passing yards this season.

MVP - Most Regular Season Receiving Yards

Which NFL player had the most receiving yards for the 2023/24 regular season?

  • Tyreek Hill, a Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins had the most receiving yards in the regular season completing 119 receptions and registering 1799 yards.

The top five players for Most Receiving Yards for the 2023/24 regular season:

PlayerTeamReceiving YardsTouchdowns
Tyreek HillMiami Dolphins179913
CeeDee LambDallas Cowboys174912
Amon-Ra St. BrownDetroit Lions151510
Puka NacuaLos Angeles Rams14866
A J BrownPhiladelphia Eagles14567

Which Player will have the most receiving yards this season?

  • Tyreek Hill is the favourite to top the most receiving yards again this season.

MVP - Most Regular Season Rushing Yards

Which NFL player had the most rushing yards for the 2023/24 regular season?

  • Christian McCaffrey, a Running Back for the San Francisco 49ers had the most rushing yards in the regular season completing 1459 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The top five players for Most Rushing Yards during the 2023/24 regular season:

PlayerTeamYardageTouchdowns
Christian McCaffreySan Francisco 49ers145914
Derrick HenryTennessee Titans116712
Kyren WilliamsLos Angeles Rams114412
James CookBuffalo Bills11222
D'Andre SwiftPhiladelphia Eagles10495

Which Player will have the most rushing yards this season?

  • Christian McCaffrey is again the favourite to record the most rushing yards this season.

Super Bowl LIX Betting Guide - Regular Season

Schedule

The NFL regular season spans an 18-week schedule (including a bye week) which concludes in early January. The 32 NFL franchises will play 17 games through the regular season made up via the following criteria:

  • The three teams in their division - twice (home & away)
  • Four teams from another division in their conference (AFC/NFC) - Once
  • Four teams from a division in the other conference (AFC/NFC) - Once
  • The remaining two teams from their conference who finished in the same divisional position last season - Once
  • An inter-conference match-up that took place two years earlier based on teams finishing in the same divisional position the previous season.

For a detailed look at each conference and the 8 divisions please check out our:

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Super Bowl LIX Post Season

Upon conclusion of the regular season in early January 2025, the 14 playoff teams will be:

  • The 4 AFC divisional winners
  • The 4 NFC divisional winners
  • 3 AFC teams with the next-best win/loss record
  • 3 NFC teams with the next-best win/loss record

First-round bye spots in the playoff are up for grabs for one of the NFC four divisional winners finishing with the best win/loss record and the same for one of the AFC Four divisional winners. 

Post Season Schedule

  • Wild Card Weekend - 11th to 13th January 2025
  • Divisional Play-offs - 18th & 19th January 2025
  • NFC & AFC Championship Games - Sunday 26th January 2025
  • Super Bowl LIX - Sunday 9th February 2025

These are the 14 NFL teams heading to the Play-Offs:

Play-Off SpotsTeamW/L Record
NFC North WinnersDetroit Lions
15-2
AFC West WinnersKansas City Chiefs
15-2
NFC East WinnersPhiladelphia Eagles
14-3
NFC North Runner-UpMinnesota Vikings
14-3
AFC East WinnersBuffalo Bills
13-4
AFC North WinnersBaltimore Ravens12-5
NFC East Runner-UpWashington Commanders
12-5
AFC West runner-upLos Angeles Chargers
11-6
NFC North Third PlaceGreen Bay Packers
11-6
NFC West WinnersLos Angeles Rams
10-7
AFC South WinnersHouston Texans
10-7
NFC South WinnersTampa Bay Buccaneers
10-7
AFC North Runner-UpPittsburgh Steelers
10-7
AFC West Third Place
Denver Broncos
10-7

NFL Playoff Bracket

Super Bowl LIX Head-To-Head

Sunday 9th February 2025Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles
Season record15-214-3
Home Record8-08-1
Road Record7-26-2
OFFENCE Rankings
Points Per Game22.6 (15th)27.2 (7th)
Rushing Yardage105.3 (22nd)179.3 (2nd)
Passing Yardage222.4 (14th)187.9 (29th)
Total Touchdowns4254
Most TouchdownsSaquon Barkley (15)
Xavier Worthy (9)
DEFENCE Rankings
Points Allowed Per Game19.2 (4th)17.8 (2nd)
Rushing Yardage101.8 (8th)104.2 (10th)
Passing Yardage218.8 (18th)174.2 (1st)

Series History:

  • The Chiefs lead the head-to-head with the Eagles 6-5 and have won four of the last five games. The only time they met at this stage was in the Super Bowl LVII when kicker Harrison Butker scored a game-winning field goal eight seconds from the end to secure a 38-35 win for the Chiefs.

Super Bowl LIX Players to Watch

Quarterback Head to Head:

Quarterbacks:Patrick Mahomes
Jalen Hurts
Overall NFL Record (Wins/Games Started)

Post Season Record17-35-3
Super Bowl Record3-10-1
2024/25 Regular Season Stats

Passing Yardage3,9282,903
Passing Touchdowns2618
Interceptions115

Receiving

Here are the combined top 10 for receiving based on the Yards Per Game.

PlayerTouchdownsYards Per GameReceptions
A.J. Brown (Eagles)71,07967
DeVonta Smith (Eagles)883368
Travis Kelce (Chiefs)382397
Xavier Worthy (Chiefs)663859
Dallas Goedert (Eagles)249642
Noah Gray (Chiefs)543740
DeAndre Hopkins (Chiefs)443741
Samaje Perine (Chiefs)132228
Grant Calcaterra (Eagles)129824
Justin Watson (Chiefs)228922

Rushing

Here are the the combined top 10 for rushing based on the Yards Per Game.

PlayerTouchdownsYards Per GameAttempts
Saquon Barkley (Eagles)132,005345
Kareem Hunt (Chiefs)7728200
Jalen Hurts (Eagles)14630150
Isiah Pacheco (Chiefs)131083
Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs)230758
Kenny Gainwell (Eagles)129075
Carson Steele (Chiefs)018356
Xavier Worthy (Chiefs)310420
Samaje Perine (Chiefs)19220
Will Shipley (Eagles)08230

Don't forget to check out the NFL picks from OLBG's best football tipsters throughout the regular season and the post-season through to the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl Stats & Last Ten Super Bowl Winners

Who won Super Bowl 2024?

The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024 making it back-to-back Super Bowl wins, they had to come from 10-3 down at halftime against the San Francisco 49ers before eventually securing victory with an Overtime touchdown to take the game 25-22.

Last Ten Super Bowl Games

Here is a table showing the last ten Super Bowl winners and runner-ups:

SeasonChampionsRunner UpGame Score
2023/24Kansas City Chiefs (AFC)San Francisco 49ers (NFC)25-22 (OT)
2022/23Kansas City Chiefs (AFC)Philadelphia Eagles (NFC)38-35
2021/22Los Angeles Rams (NFC)Cincinnati Bengals (AFC)23-20
2020/21Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC)Kansas City Chiefs (AFC)31-9
2019/20Kansas City Chiefs (AFC)San Francisco 49ers (NFC)31-20
2018/19New England Patriots (AFC)Los Angeles Rams (NFC)13-3
2017/18Philadelphia Eagles (NFC)New England Patriots (AFC)41-33
2016/17New England Patriots (AFC)Atlanta Falcons (NFC)34-38 (OT)
2015/16Denver Broncos (AFC)Carolina Panthers (NFC)24-10
2014/15New England Patriots (AFC)Seattle Seahawks (NFC)28-24
  • The NFC v AFC head-to-head of Super Bowl winners in the last ten years is 7-3 to the AFC teams.

Super Bowl Statistics

Most Super Bowl Wins (latest)

  • 6 = New England Patriots (2018) & Pittsburgh Steelers (2008)

Most Super Bowl Appearances (latest)

  • 11 = New England Patriots (2018)

Highest Game Total Points

  • 75 = San Francisco 49ers 49 San Diego Chargers 26 (1994/95)

Highest Team Total Points

  • 55 = San Francisco 49ers (v Denver Broncos) 1989/90

Highest Winning Points Margin 

  • 45 = San Francisco 49ers 55 Denver Broncos 10 (1989/90)

Overtime Games (latest)

  • 2 (2023/24)

Contributor Information

We are spoiled with our Expert team at OLBG with our Commercial Content manager Luke Bradshaw-Lee being a keen UK-based NFL fan attending London games and burning the midnight oil to catch all the weekend action, He is ably assisted with inside info from, Michael Calabrese [@EastBreese] ; an Action Network correspondent and College sports podcaster in the US with the deepest football knowledge we have ever come across. They combine to create the best American Football content on OLBG which assists our tipsters in making their NFL predictions in the tipping competition.

Michael Calabrese

Michael Calabrese

US Content Manager

Michael Calabrese has covered college and professional sports in the US since 2007. He has been featured in print for publications including Fox Sports, The Action Network, Yardbarker, MSN, Saturday Down South, NumberFire, and JetMag.com. He also regularly appears on ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and VSIN
Luke Bradshaw Lee

Luke Bradshaw Lee

Senior Sports Betting Editor

🏈 Luke is a more than keen follower of the NFL taking in as many games as he can over the weekend and always trying to attend the London NFL games each year. American football remains his main personal betting focus and he creates and contributes to our NFL Articles

The data in this article is maintained and updated regularly by Andy Powell and James Banting from our Tipster Competition team who settle and manage all the tips in that seection

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