A victory Sunday in Super Bowl 2024 would give the Kansas City Chiefs their third NFL championship in five seasons.
It would also give quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce another title: The Dynastic Duo.
If the Chiefs are to pull off the small upset over the San Francisco 49ers (-2.5, FanDuel), Mahomes and Kelce will have to play big roles.
With kickoff just hours away, we asked two of our betting experts, Sean Treppedi and Tanner McGrath, to share their favorite Chiefs bets in Super Bowl LVIII.
Mahomes and Kelce are well-represented for Sunday’s big game.
Travis Kelce anytime touchdown (+105, FanDuel)
Thanks to a very public romance with Taylor Swift, there is plenty of interest in Travis Kelce’s props in this year’s Super Bowl. This is the one I like best.
Kelce has scored in two of the three previous Super Bowls, and the Chiefs have won both of the games in which he’s found the end zone. He’s also caught 81 percent of his targets in the Super Bowl.
This postseason, Kelce has found paydirt twice in three games and three times total.
This postseason, Kelce has found paydirt twice in three games and three times total.
As noted here, it’s worth targeting Kelce’s anytime touchdown prop market.
One other Kelce prop that is worth a glance is first touchdown scorer (+750, FanDuel), since he’s recorded the game’s first TD in three of the Chiefs’ last six postseason games, including against Baltimore in the AFC Championship game two weeks ago. – Treppedi
Isaiah Pacheco over 66.5 rushing yards (-114, BetRivers)
The Chiefs are historically known for airing it out under Mahomes, but they have shown a willingness to beat teams on the ground in these playoffs.
Pacheco is averaging 21 carries for 84.67 yards per game in the postseason, and has topped 66.5 rushing yards in each of Kansas City’s three games.
As mentioned in this article, the Rutgers product has also topped that number in five of his last six games and seven of his last 10.
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In Super Bowl 2024, Pacheco matches up with a 49ers defense that has been gashed in the playoffs by the Packers and Lions.
Aaron Jones rushed for 108 yards in the divisional round, while Detroit’s David Montgomery had 93 yards and Jahmyr Gibbs added 45.
With no competition for carries, Pacheco can easily clear this number. – McGrath
Marquez Valdes-Scantling over 1.5 receptions (-120, BetMGM)
MVS has shown he can get open deep.
While he’s never going to light up the boxscore, he’s tallied 32-yard catches in each of the Chiefs’ last two postseason games.
In the AFC Championship game, his long grab sealed the victory, while in the divisional round his catch helped pave the path for a touchdown.
Furthermore, Valdes-Scantling has exactly two catches in each of the last two games.
Patrick Mahomes could test the San Francisco secondary early, and I like the streaky receiver’s chances of tallying more than 1.5 catches. – Treppedi
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