Looking for reasons why you should be the San Francisco 49ers as underdogs in Sunday's Super Bowl? You've come to the right place.
| Pointspread | +2 -110 |
| Moneyline | +108 |
| Over / Under | o +53 |
| Pointspread | -2 -110 |
| Moneyline | -130 |
| Over / Under | u +53 |
The San Francisco 49ers are eyeing a record-tying sixth Super Bowl title. Here’s why they will get it done Feb. 2 over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV from Miami.
Being as we are impartial here at Sports Interaction, also check out our look at why to bet the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.
2020 Super Bowl Odds: Bet the 49ers
The 49ers might have won the Super Bowl when the Chiefs, as the designated home team for the game (switches conferences every year), picked their home red tops to wear. The 49ers will wear white tops with gold pants. Teams wearing white tops have won 13 of the past 15 Super Bowls, while San Francisco is 2-0 all-time in the game wearing the white/gold combination. The Niners also like Miami, beating the Bengals in SB XXIII in south Florida and the Chargers in XXXIX there.
Not such a bad thing that the Niners are underdogs, either. They have covered five straight games as underdogs away from home. While this isn’t a true road game, San Francisco had three signature wins away from home during the regular season, at the LA Rams, at New Orleans and a Seattle. The Saints and Seahawks were both playoff teams. San Francisco’s only away loss was 20-17 in Baltimore in Week 13 in a game that was decided on the final play. Remember, the Ravens were easily the NFL’s best team during the regular season … and also won in Kansas City.
Super Bowl LIV - Offense
- 49ers -120
- Chiefs -115
While Kansas City clearly has the better talent at quarterback in Patrick Mahomes over Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers have a much better ground game, their own Pro Bowl tight end in George Kittle and clearly the better defence. The best way to stop a high-powered offence is to keep it off the field. San Francisco is well-positioned to do that with the best ground game in this post-season – so good that Garoppolo has attempted just 27 playoff passes for 208 yards. Mahomes, by comparison, has thrown for 209 yards in the second quarter alone in these playoffs.
San Francisco is averaging a whopping 235.5 rushing yards this post-season with six touchdowns. The more a team can run, the more it can chew clock and keep the opposing offence on the sideline. In Kansas City’s last loss, Week 10 at Tennessee, the Titans mauled the Chiefs for 225 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl Odds
That the team scores first wins the game is -172 at Sports Interaction. That may bode well for the Niners because the Chiefs were down 10-0 in the AFC title game vs. Tennessee and 24-0 in the Divisional Round vs. Houston. On the Super Bowl first-quarter three-way moneyline, the Chiefs are +125, the Niners +148 and a draw at +275.
Won’t be as easy for Kansas City to rally against a San Francisco defence that is No. 1 in these playoffs in total defence (252.5 ypg) and scoring (15.0 ppg). That unit was No. 2 in total defence during the regular season and No. 1 against the pass.
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Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
| time | fav | line | total |
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| Opening 21 Jan 5:17pm | SF | -1.5 -110 | O +55 -115 |
| Closing 26 Jan 1:49pm | SF | -2 -110 | O +53 -110 |
Weather
| temp | 64 |
| condition | sunny |
| wind | North 7mph |
Injuries
Dante Pettis (WR)
Kwon Alexander (LB)
Dee Ford (DL)
Jaquiski Tartt (S)
Tevin Coleman (RB)
Kwon Alexander (LB)
Tevin Coleman (RB)
Dee Ford (DL)
Raheem Mostert (RB)
Joe Staley (T)
Bashaud Breeland (CB)
Austin Reiter (C)
Deon Yelder (TE)
Jordan Lucas (S)
Demarcus Robinson (WR)
Matt Moore (QB)
LeSean McCoy (RB)
Bashaud Breeland (CB)
Juan Thornhill (S)
Cam Erving (T)
Injuries
| player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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| Dante Pettis (WR) | Out Sun | Illness - 23 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Pettis is fighting off an illness, and he will not be active for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the Chiefs. |
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| Kwon Alexander (LB) | Prob Sun | Pectoral - 22 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Alexander has a pectoral injury, but he is projected to take on the Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl. |
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| Dee Ford (DL) | Prob Sun | Quadricep - 22 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Ford is dealing with injuries to his quadriceps and hamstring. It is anticipated that he will partake in the 2020 Super Bowl versus the Chiefs. |
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| Jaquiski Tartt (S) | Prob Sun | Ribs - 20 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Tartt is dealing with a rib injury, but he is expected to line up against the Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl. |
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| Tevin Coleman (RB) | Prob Sun | Shoulder - 19 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 1-1 | + - |
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Coleman has a right shoulder dislocation but is expected to play against the Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl. |
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| Kwon Alexander (LB) | Prob Sun | Pectoral - 15 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 1-1 | + - |
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Alexander has a pectoral injury, but he is likely to suit up for the NFC championship game against the Packers. |
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| Tevin Coleman (RB) | Prob Sun | Ankle - 15 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 1-1 | + - |
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Coleman is tending to an ankle injury, but it is not expected to impede his status for the NFC championship game against the Packers. |
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| Dee Ford (DL) | Prob Sun | Hamstring - 15 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 1-1 | + - |
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Ford is dealing with a hamstring injury, but it is projected that he will line up against the Packers in the NFC championship game. |
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| Raheem Mostert (RB) | Prob Sun | Calf - 15 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 1-1 | + - |
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Mostert is tending to a calf injury but is projected to take on the Packers in the NFC championship. |
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| Joe Staley (T) | Prob Sun | Shin - 15 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 1-1 | + - |
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Staley is hampered by a fibula injury, but he is likely to face the Packers in the NFC championship game. |
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| player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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| Bashaud Breeland (CB) | day-to-day | Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Breeland left the 2020 Super Bowl with a lower-body injury, and it is unclear if he will return. |
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| Austin Reiter (C) | Prob Sun | Wrist - 31 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Reiter is expected to suit up for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers despite a wrist injury. |
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| Deon Yelder (TE) | Prob Sun | Achilles - 31 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Yelder is dealing with an Achilles injury but is projected to be available for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers. |
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| Jordan Lucas (S) | Prob Sun | Illness - 23 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Lucas is fighting off an illness, but it is anticipated that he will be available for the 2020 Super Bowl against the 49ers. |
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| Demarcus Robinson (WR) | Prob Sun | Illness - 22 / 01 / 20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | + - |
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Robinson is ailing from an illness, but it is anticipated that he will suit up for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers. |
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| Matt Moore (QB) | Prob Sun | Illness - 15 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 2-0 | + - |
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Moore is fighting off an illness, but he is expected to be active for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers. |
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| LeSean McCoy (RB) | Out Sun | Illness - 15 / 01 / 20 | 2-0 | 2-0 | + - |
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McCoy is ailing from an illness, and he will not suit up for the 2020 Super Bowl against the 49ers. |
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| Bashaud Breeland (CB) | Ques Sun | Illness - 29 / 12 / 19 | 3-0 | 3-1 | + - |
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Breeland is suffering from an illness, and it is unknown if he will be healthy enough for the AFC divisional round against the Texans. |
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| Juan Thornhill (S) | I-R | Knee - 29 / 12 / 19 | 3-0 | 3-1 | + - |
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Thornhill has landed on injured reserve due to a torn ACL. |
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| Cam Erving (T) | Ques Sun | Illness - 28 / 12 / 19 | 3-0 | 3-1 | + - |
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Erving is battling an illness, leaving his status for Sunday's clash against the Chargers up in the air. |
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Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
time fav line total Opening 21 Jan 5:17pm SF -1.5 -110 O +55 -115 Closing 26 Jan 1:49pm SF -2 -110 O +53 -110 -
Weather
temp 64 condition sunny wind North 7mph -
Injuries
Dante Pettis (WR)
Out Sun Illness - 23 / 01 / 20Kwon Alexander (LB)
Prob Sun Pectoral - 22 / 01 / 20Dee Ford (DL)
Prob Sun Quadricep - 22 / 01 / 20Jaquiski Tartt (S)
Prob Sun Ribs - 20 / 01 / 20Tevin Coleman (RB)
Prob Sun Shoulder - 19 / 01 / 20Kwon Alexander (LB)
Prob Sun Pectoral - 15 / 01 / 20Tevin Coleman (RB)
Prob Sun Ankle - 15 / 01 / 20Dee Ford (DL)
Prob Sun Hamstring - 15 / 01 / 20Raheem Mostert (RB)
Prob Sun Calf - 15 / 01 / 20Joe Staley (T)
Prob Sun Shin - 15 / 01 / 20Bashaud Breeland (CB)
day-to-day Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 20Austin Reiter (C)
Prob Sun Wrist - 31 / 01 / 20Deon Yelder (TE)
Prob Sun Achilles - 31 / 01 / 20Jordan Lucas (S)
Prob Sun Illness - 23 / 01 / 20Demarcus Robinson (WR)
Prob Sun Illness - 22 / 01 / 20Matt Moore (QB)
Prob Sun Illness - 15 / 01 / 20LeSean McCoy (RB)
Out Sun Illness - 15 / 01 / 20Bashaud Breeland (CB)
Ques Sun Illness - 29 / 12 / 19Juan Thornhill (S)
I-R Knee - 29 / 12 / 19Cam Erving (T)
Ques Sun Illness - 28 / 12 / 19Injuries
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Dante Pettis (WR) Out Sun Illness - 23 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Pettis is fighting off an illness, and he will not be active for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the Chiefs.
Kwon Alexander (LB) Prob Sun Pectoral - 22 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Alexander has a pectoral injury, but he is projected to take on the Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl.
Dee Ford (DL) Prob Sun Quadricep - 22 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Ford is dealing with injuries to his quadriceps and hamstring. It is anticipated that he will partake in the 2020 Super Bowl versus the Chiefs.
Jaquiski Tartt (S) Prob Sun Ribs - 20 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Tartt is dealing with a rib injury, but he is expected to line up against the Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl.
Tevin Coleman (RB) Prob Sun Shoulder - 19 / 01 / 20 2-0 1-1 + - Coleman has a right shoulder dislocation but is expected to play against the Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl.
Kwon Alexander (LB) Prob Sun Pectoral - 15 / 01 / 20 2-0 1-1 + - Alexander has a pectoral injury, but he is likely to suit up for the NFC championship game against the Packers.
Tevin Coleman (RB) Prob Sun Ankle - 15 / 01 / 20 2-0 1-1 + - Coleman is tending to an ankle injury, but it is not expected to impede his status for the NFC championship game against the Packers.
Dee Ford (DL) Prob Sun Hamstring - 15 / 01 / 20 2-0 1-1 + - Ford is dealing with a hamstring injury, but it is projected that he will line up against the Packers in the NFC championship game.
Raheem Mostert (RB) Prob Sun Calf - 15 / 01 / 20 2-0 1-1 + - Mostert is tending to a calf injury but is projected to take on the Packers in the NFC championship.
Joe Staley (T) Prob Sun Shin - 15 / 01 / 20 2-0 1-1 + - Staley is hampered by a fibula injury, but he is likely to face the Packers in the NFC championship game.
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Bashaud Breeland (CB) day-to-day Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Breeland left the 2020 Super Bowl with a lower-body injury, and it is unclear if he will return.
Austin Reiter (C) Prob Sun Wrist - 31 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Reiter is expected to suit up for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers despite a wrist injury.
Deon Yelder (TE) Prob Sun Achilles - 31 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Yelder is dealing with an Achilles injury but is projected to be available for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers.
Jordan Lucas (S) Prob Sun Illness - 23 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Lucas is fighting off an illness, but it is anticipated that he will be available for the 2020 Super Bowl against the 49ers.
Demarcus Robinson (WR) Prob Sun Illness - 22 / 01 / 20 1-0 1-0 + - Robinson is ailing from an illness, but it is anticipated that he will suit up for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers.
Matt Moore (QB) Prob Sun Illness - 15 / 01 / 20 2-0 2-0 + - Moore is fighting off an illness, but he is expected to be active for the 2020 Super Bowl versus the 49ers.
LeSean McCoy (RB) Out Sun Illness - 15 / 01 / 20 2-0 2-0 + - McCoy is ailing from an illness, and he will not suit up for the 2020 Super Bowl against the 49ers.
Bashaud Breeland (CB) Ques Sun Illness - 29 / 12 / 19 3-0 3-1 + - Breeland is suffering from an illness, and it is unknown if he will be healthy enough for the AFC divisional round against the Texans.
Juan Thornhill (S) I-R Knee - 29 / 12 / 19 3-0 3-1 + - Thornhill has landed on injured reserve due to a torn ACL.
Cam Erving (T) Ques Sun Illness - 28 / 12 / 19 3-0 3-1 + - Erving is battling an illness, leaving his status for Sunday's clash against the Chargers up in the air.