And then there were two! Super Bowl LIV takes place in Miami in a couple weeks where the Kansas City Chiefs have opened as a -1 favorite over the San Francisco 49ers. KC hasn’t been to the big dance in 50 years. The Niners have had their fare share of Super Bowl appearances, but not for a couple decades. Loot takes an early look at the teams playing in SB LIV.
Some analysts are concerned about the Titans ability to keep up with the Chiefs scoring, especially with their lack of a passing game in recent weeks. But that didn’t hold them back in their earlier meeting a 35-32 win at home. In the victory the stat line showed Tennessee amassing 146 passing yards and 225 rushing yards. Read on to get Loot’s AFC Championship prediction.
One of the most anticipated boxing events in recent years takes place on February 22nd as a combined 71 wins and no losses step into the ring with everything on the line as Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) looks to defend his WBC Heavyweight titlte against Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs). Fury comes into the bout as a short -135 favorite.
Jon Jones 25-1 (10 KOs, 6 Submissions), one of the UFC’s most decorated champions, looks to defend his light heavyweight championship against the undefeated Dominick Reyes, 12-0 (7 KOs, 2 Submissions). Jones comes into this one as a moderate -440 favorite, which immediately tells us that bookmakers are suspicious of his left hand, which can instantly end a fight when landed.
The NFL’s version of David vs. Goliath takes place in the Divisional Playoffs Saturday night night at MT&T Bank Stadium as the Baltimore Ravens play host to the Tennessee Titans as hefty -9 favorites. Winners of 12 in a row, the Ravens pretty much blew out all but two opponents during that stretch, with the exceptions being the Bills and Niners, a pair of running teams. Can Derrick Henry keep the Cinderella dream alive?
The Vikings shut down the Saints offense for the majority of the game. They are banged up in the secondary so a repeat this week in the Divisional Round may be a difficult task. That said they have proven all season that they can shut down TEs and may be able to limit SF’s best weapon George Kittle.
There’s a common misconception that the Seattle Seahawks suck on the road. Most aren’t seemingly aware that the Hawks went 7-1 away from home this season. The Eagles come into this NFC Wildcard game winners of four games in a row, but that’s not as impressive as it sounds when you see that they beat the Skins, Cowboys and Giants twice. The public is heavy on the Seahawks and they might be right!
The Raiders are up against it in Week 17, despite having an outside shot of making the playoffs. This will be a revenge game for the Denver Broncos, winners of three out of their last four games, who are looking to close out the season strong.
One of the fishiest point spreads of the season comes into play Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the New York Giants. Trap game, bad line, etc, whatever you wanna call it, don’t get duped into being on the wrong side of this line. Loot explains why the Giants are the bet here.
With Derrick Henry being banged up, can we really expect the Titans to be able to get past that after relying on him so much to get them to where they are? The re-emergence of Texans defensive end JJ Watt may give Houston the emotional boost it needs to come out on top in this one.