Andrew Wilsher
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Super Bowl! After one heck of a wild season, it all comes down to this. The Kansas City Chiefs, on the verge of creating history as the only team to win 3 straight Super Bowls, will do battle with the Philadelphia Eagles, arguably a Super Team now led by unstoppable running back Saquon Barkley. Which team will be standing tall when it’s all said and done? We’ve asked 5 of our Pickswise NFL experts to give their Super Bowl 59 predictions and best bets. That’s 5 picks, all in one place! Let’s dive in, but make sure you check out our NFL picks for all our betting predictions on Chiefs vs Eagles.
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Chris Farley’s Super Bowl best bet: Chiefs -1.5 over Eagles (-110)
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If the Super Bowl was decided solely based on who’s done it better all season, the Eagles would have a stronger case. Kansas City just doesn’t show as well on paper, especially on offense. They’re 12th in points per game (23.2), 23rd in rush yards per game (103.9) and even their highly touted passing attack hasn’t been nearly as explosive this season; 19th in yards per pass (6.9) and 15th in passing yards per game (220.5). On defense they’re more legitimate — top-10 in opponent points per game, yards per game, points per play, yards per rush and red-zone touchdown percentage.
But like we’ve seen so many times in the past, what matters most is which quarterback can execute at the highest level when their team needs it most. Second to that is which defense will step up and make big-time plays in the clutch. In both cases, perhaps no franchise in NFL history is better equipped than Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes is pure magic in critical moments, and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, arguably the greatest DC of all time, is supremely talented at disguising blitz packages and giving his players an edge when they need a big stop. Love them or hate them, the Kansas City Chiefs simply know how to win, and we’d be foolish to not put our money on their side once again.
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Ricky Dimon’s Super Bowl prediction: Chiefs -1.5 over Eagles (-110)
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The Chiefs have too many intangible advantages for me to look in any other direction with Super Bowl 59. They are going for 3 in a row – largely with the same core – so their experience edge is massive. As a head coach, Andy Reid is a 3-time Super Bowl winner and 2-time runner-up. At 29 years old, Patrick Mahomes is already a 3-time Super Bowl MVP.
And Mahomes is where analysis of the upcoming game can really start and end. I’m simply not betting against him in the playoffs – especially not in the Super Bowl. Yes, he has lost once with the Lombardi Trophy on the line – but that was to Tom Brady, the only player still ahead of him in the GOAT discussion. Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley are great… but they aren’t Brady.
Philadelphia may boast the slightly deeper of the 2 teams, but Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills have arguably been more well-rounded than the Chiefs as a whole in recent years and Mahomes is still 4-0 head-to-head all-time in the playoffs. He elevates guys around him like no other player. And it’s not like it’s all Mahomes. Kansas City’s defense is outstanding and DC Steve Spagnuolo can dial up some magic to contain Barkley just like he did with Allen in the AFC Championship.
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Andrew Wilsher’s Super Bowl pick: Chiefs ML over Eagles (-125)
Odds available at Bet365 at time of publishing.
Love ’em or hate ’em, the Chiefs and Eagles are deserved opponents in Super Bowl 59 and we should be set for one heck of a football game at Caesars Superdome. All things considered though, I just can’t look past Kansas City in this one. The Chiefs are winners and they always seem to find a way. They caught plenty of criticism in the regular season and still went 15-2, and I think people accusing the refs of favoring them against the Texans and Bills are doing Andy Reid’s team a disservice. Regardless of those calls, the Chiefs were the better team in both of those games, and arguably should have won by more against the Bills. This is the time when Reid, Patrick Mahomes and this entire team reaches its crescendo, and I can’t see anyone stopping them right now — not even Saquon Barkley.
Barkley and the Eagles have been fantastic throughout the season, but there are certainly some holes in this time. Philadelphia’s offense wasn’t impressive at all in its 22-10 victory over Green Bay in the Wild Card round, while the Rams made them sweat in the dying moments despite the Eagles being in firm control. At the end of the day, Patrick Mahomes is a better quarterback than Jalen Hurts and Andy Reid is a much better coach than Nick Sirianni. The Chiefs have the edge in a ton of different areas, and I have full faith in Steve Spagnuolo to find a way of slowing Barkley down. It’s all Chiefs for me in this one as my Super Bowl prediction, and I’ll take them on the money line on the off-chance we do get a very close finish.
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Luke Lindholm’s Super Bowl best bet: Chiefs vs Eagles Over 48.5 (-110)
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I can safely say most football fans were hoping for reversed results on Conference Championship Sunday, but we’ve received a Super Bowl rematch between 2 of the NFL’s best teams this season. Philly’s rushing attack against the Chiefs’ front seven is the biggest matchup I’ll be watching, as KC allowed just 101.8 rushing yards per game during the regular season (8th in the NFL). However, the Texans tallied 149 total yards at 5.1 yards per attempt on the ground in the Divisional Round, while Buffalo followed that up with 147 rushing yards at a 4.6 clip last weekend.
I expect Philly to put up points this Sunday, but Patrick Mahomes is 8-0 SU and 8-0 ATS as a favorite of under a FG or an underdog in his career in the postseason. KC scored 30+ in the AFC Championship for the first time this season, but I can easily see them doing that again, as the Chiefs were firing on all cylinders without much help from Travis Kelce (2 receptions for 19 yards). Expect a shootout, as I can’t picture either defense slowing down these offenses for long periods.
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Caleb Wilfinger’s Super Bowl prediction: Kansas City Chiefs ML (-125)
Odds available at Bet365 at time of publishing.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’m going to join my colleagues in backing the Kansas City Chiefs to emerge victorious in Super Bowl 59, capping off an improbable 3-peat that will certainly go down as one of the greatest dynastic runs in NFL history. As others have mentioned, Patrick Mahomes has been sparkling as a favorite of under a field goal in his career, sporting a 8-0 record both straight up and against the spread. Even against an excellent Eagles defense, it would be foolish to expect anything but a stellar game from arguably the greatest quarterback this sport has ever seen.
Time and again, Mahomes and Andy Reid have elevated this offense in the biggest moments, and we can expect that trend to continue against a Philadelphia team that hasn’t exactly faced a murderers’ row of opponents to get back to the Super Bowl. On the other side of the ball, Philadelphia’s rushing attack is as good as it gets with Saquon Barkley running behind an elite offensive line. However, Steve Spagnuolo and the Chiefs defense should be able to bottle up an Eagles passing attack that has been extremely inconsistent all season long. I’m expecting another nip-and-tuck Super Bowl involving the Chiefs, but when the clock hits zero, Kansas City will be standing at the top of the mountain yet again.
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