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Patrick Everson
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
How big is the Kansas City Chiefs’ matchup with the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7? Without question, it’s big enough to be America’s Game of the Week on FOX.
Another way to determine the importance of this Super Bowl rematch: check in on the NFL odds market. Nearly five months before the Chiefs and 49ers do battle at Levi’s Stadium, this matchup is getting bettors’ attention.
“It’s probably going to be one of our biggest bet games of the season,” Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said. “It’s exciting anytime you get to see a Super Bowl rematch, especially when the two teams are as good as the Chiefs and 49ers.
Feazel, along with FOX Sports betting analysts Geoff Schwartz and Sam Panayotovich, provide early insights on Chiefs-49ers odds and a host of other FOX Games of the Week.
WEEK 7: Kansas City Chiefs @ San Francisco 49ers
When we last saw Kansas City and San Francisco, the Chiefs pulled out a 25-22 overtime victory in the Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman as time expired, giving K.C. its second consecutive championship.
The rematch is set for Oct. 20, and with San Fran at home, Caesars Sports opened the 49ers as 2.5-point favorites. Early betting is such that the line has already shortened to 49ers -1.5 (-120).
“We see these two as similar teams, but we think the Niners are slightly better. And the Niners definitely want revenge,” Feazel said. “But we’ve been seeing some sharp action on the Chiefs’ side so far.”
That’s unsurprising to Schwartz, now a FOX Sports betting analyst after an eight-year career as an NFL offensive lineman.
“In a Super Bowl rematch where the winning team is traveling to the losing team, I would typically lean toward the losing team,” Schwartz said, echoing Feazel’s comment on revenge. “However, I’d lean toward the Chiefs at the moment. I’d imagine this is the only game the…
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Publish date : 2024-05-26 16:52:43
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