Chris Long’s Super Odds for the Super Bowl
January 30th, 2020
Two-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long is more than familiar with the biggest stage of the NFL. The former defensive end, who played most of his career with the St. Louis Rams, earned championship titles with the New England Patriots in 2016 and the Philadelphia Eagles the following season.
Long has partnered with BetAmerica as a brand ambassador and is the host of the Green Light podcast, a program that features sports talk and betting advice. For Super Bowl LIV, he has picked out two special game props at BetAmerica ahead of Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.
Read below to find out why you should opt in to BetAmerica’s Super Odds on these two Super Bowl props.
Chiefs Over 100 first-quarter yards (+150)
The Chiefs have been plagued by slow starts in the postseason. Against the Houston Texans, Kansas City mustered just 46 total yards in the first quarter and put up 71 in the first period against the Tennessee Titans.
In order for the Chiefs to generate 100 yards in the first quarter against the 49ers, they’ll need to come out sharp. Fortunately head coach Andy Reid is particularly successful off a bye week and has surely addressed Kansas City’s first-quarter performances ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.
Andy Reid Mic’d Up in 1999 was/is a thing of beauty!
— Sports Are Philly (@SportsArePhilly) January 27, 2020
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Reid lost his only Super Bowl appearance as a head coach (Super Bowl XXXIX, with the Eagles), but his teams are 17-3 when playing on a week of rest during the regular season and are undefeated in five games coming off a first-round bye in the postseason.
The Chiefs will face a tough task against the 49ers’ pass defense, which ranked first in opponent yards per game (169.2) during the regular season. However, in the postseason, the unit has surrendered 211.0 yards per game through the air and could get exposed by Kansas City’s high-octane offense.
George Kittle yards Over Kansas City total rushing yards (+150)
San Francisco tight end George Kittle led his team in receiving yards during the regular season (1,053), but he’s been quiet in the 49ers’ first two playoff games. In the Divisional Round against Minnesota, Kittle caught three passes for 16 yards and followed that outing with just one reception for 19 yards against Green Bay. The All-Pro was targeted one time in the NFC Championship Game, as running back Raheem Mostert carried the offense, with 220 yards on 29 carries against the Packers.
“I decide, if you want to tackle me, you’re going to have to tackle me,” “I’m not going to let you tackle me. I’m going to do everything I can to go through you, go around you, avoid you, anything.” - George Kittle #FBF #49ers pic.twitter.com/ORC2rrrARp
— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers_) January 24, 2020
In the Super Bowl, Kittle should be called upon more often. The Chiefs can score rapidly (as seen in their comeback win against the Texans) and may force the 49ers to speed up the tempo of the game. If the game goes to the air, Kittle will be quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s go-to option.
The other key to this prop bet is Kansas City’s rushing attack. While the Chiefs are far more pass happy, they’ve generated at least 100 yards on the ground in their last four games.
Mahomes has led his team in rushing this postseason, with 53 yards in both the Titans and Texans playoff matchups. San Francisco will pull out all the stops to pressure Mahomes and keep him from breaking free for extra yardage. If the Niners are successful—and eliminate lanes for running back Damien Williams, too—Kittle could see his numbers go up, as the Chiefs’ rushing offense comes back down to earth.
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