The countdown to Super Bowl LVI between the favored Los Angeles Rams and the underdog Cincinnati Bengals has begun, and action at sportsbooks on a game that’s expected to have billions of dollars riding on it is heating up.
We’ll follow it all right here — the biggest bets, the wackiest wagers and prolific prop bets — in ESPN Chalk’s updating Super Bowl betting notebook.
Good luck!
Super Bowl consensus line:
Rams -4.5 (-200)
Total: 48.5
Super Bowl betting by the numbers
$2.8 billion: The amount wagered on the Super Bowl with Nevada sportsbooks since 1991, the first year the state’s gaming control began tracking the betting on the NFL championship.
2: The number of Super Bowls that Nevada sportsbooks suffered a net loss. The books lost a record $2.6 million when the underdog New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XII. They also got dinged for…
