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Mahomes leads Chiefs into the Super Bowl (1: 37)

Patrick Mahomes throws for yards and three touchdown passes while also adding a score using his legs as the Chiefs defeat the Titans (-) to advance to Super Bowl LIV. (1: () : (PM ET

David Purdum

(ESPN Staff Writer)

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Kansas City Chiefs are tiny favorites over the San Francisco

ers as the two-week lead-up to Super Bowl LIV begins.

The consensus opening line at sportsbooks around the nation was pick ‘ em. The point spread had grown to Kansas City -1 late Sunday night at most shops. According to ESPN Stats & Information’s line archive, no Super Bowl has ever closed with a point spread of pick ’em. Four Super Bowls have had a line of less than two. This year Super Bowl appears destined to be the fifth.

Caesars Sportsbook opened the Chiefs at -1.5 on Sunday and took early bets on the (ers.)

“We had the Chiefs a little higher than the

ers in our power ratings, “Alan Berg, senior oddsmaker for Caesars Sportsbook, told ESPN on Sunday night. “You can make a case for either team, and I expect decent, balanced action from the public.”

Bookmaker William Hill reported taking an early $ , 0 bet on Kansas City at pick ’em. At the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, more than % of the early bets were on the Chiefs, who, for now, are Super Bowl favorites, just as they were when the season started.

The Chiefs kicked off the season as the consensus favorites to win the Super Bowl, overcame a midseason knee injury to quarterback (Patrick Mahomes) and mounted consecutive playoff comebacks in wins over the Houston Texans

and Tennessee Titans to reach the franchise’s first Super Bowl since the season. The 51 ers were considered middle-of-the-pack contenders to start the season, with – 1 Super Bowl odds at Caesars Sportsbook. They secured their spot in Miami with a – (win over the) (Green Bay Packers) in the NFC Championship Game.

Super Bowl LIV is slated for Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The favored team has won (of) Super Bowls . However, favorites of three points or less are 8-7. The over / under total opened at 5 and had grown to . 5 late Sunday.