BMR’s very own Craig Edwards @EdwardsTips_ looks at the Super Bowl LVI odds after the NFL Conference Championship Games. Let’s break them down and see what value NFL picks are available out there!
Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, February 13, 2022 – 06:30 PM EST at SoFi Stadium
Betting Odds and Lines
Moneyline
- L.A. Rams -193 with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
- Cincinnati Bengals +175 with GTbets (visit our GTbets Review)
Spread
Total
- Over/Under 48.5 (-110) with BetOnline
*From a fan's perspective, I’m struggling to remember a more memorable NFL season, and last week's Conference Championship Games didn’t disappoint.
The Cincinnati Bengals Are the Shock Winners of the AFC
The Cincinnati Bengals completed a rousing second-half comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs to land the AFC Conference. The Kansas City Chiefs were our Super Bowl LVI and AFC Conference pick, so it was an abject disappointment for followers to lose from 21-3 in front but in truth, the Kansas City Chiefs have ridden their luck all year.
The Bengals hit +2500 at one point in the running of the AFC Conference Championship match but there was no fluke about it, as it wasn’t the first time, they’d come back to beat the Chiefs this season having done it only a matter of weeks ago at the end of the regular NFL season. It was nothing new for the Bengals as they’re used to being underdogs or no-hopers, given they started their Super Bowl LVI campaign as a +15000 chance.
L.A. Rams Land the NFC Conference at +600 for Readers and Followers
We didn’t have to wait long to overcome the disappointment of the Kansas City Chiefs losing as the L.A. Rams won the NFC Conference at +600 for us. In the process, they ended the San Francisco 49ers' late run at Super Bowl LVI glory 20-17 but like the AFC Conference game, it took a strong comeback in the 4th quarter having trailed 7-17.
It must be world’s apart these days for Matthew Stafford after all those years of struggle with the Detroit Lions and apart from a couple of blips he’s made a huge difference to the LA Rams.
How Do They Bet Super Bowl LVI?
It's no surprise the layers make the L.A. Rams a strong favorite at -193 with BetOnline and those Cincinnati Bengals are underdogs at +175 with GTbets. There's no doubt the L.A. Rams have the user experience of making a Super Bowl final a couple of seasons ago in 2019 when they lost a low-scoring contest to the New England Patriots.
I say useful but it wasn't a very positive one for Sean McVay’s team he's still a younger than average Head Coach and that experience channeled well could prove vital at SoFi Stadium on the 13th February.
Interestingly, the L.A. Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals paths have barely crossed in the NFL with only five encounters since the millennium so there's no recent history to help us understand how the match-up will play out.
What we can use though is the psychology of professional sport at the top level and being underdogs’ all season has been a situation the Cincinnati Bengals have thrived from. In the initial, even the home fans were joking about when their world would come crashing down.
It never has as the explosive plays that marked their early-season grew with strong defense while the consistency of second season quarterback, Joe Burrow has been sensational. The X factor in recent weeks has been the form of Ja'Marr Chase that has made defending an unthinkable task for defenses and the L.A. Rams will need to find a way to curb their success.
Underdogs Can Grow Strong as Leicester City Proved
The only recent event likened to this year's rise from the Ashes by the Cincinnati Bengals was the 2015/2016 English Premier League season that Leicester City started out +500000 in price and that is no exaggeration. Yes, the Cincinnati Bengals started out only +15000 but their season wins over/under line were so low, no one gave them the chance of finishing anywhere but the bottom of the AFC North.
With their strength has come growth and like Leicester City, the self-belief has emanated through the team so much so that people now believe, Joe Burrow press conferences that have inferred as much.
Personally, I believe that if the Cincinnati Bengals can harness that tight team ethic for two weeks of the intense
Super Bowl LVI Winners
NFL Pick: Cincinnati Bengals +175 with GTbets (visit our GTbets Review)
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