Super Bowl 59 Betting Odds: The Taylor Swift Factor
NFL-loving Swiftie fans are celebrating the news that pop star Taylor Swift will be in attendance at Caesars Superdome when her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 57.
Not only has Swift helped pad the ranks of Chiefs Kingdom with legions of new fans during he romance with the Kansas City tight end, which first blossomed two years ago, but her presence at games has also been somewhat of a good luck charm for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
Chiefs a Good Bet with Taylor in the House
Swift has regularly attended Chiefs games since the start of the 2023 season, with the team going 16-3 in 19 overall games when she is in the house including a perfect 6-0 run in the NFL playoffs.
The lone rough stretch during which Swift’s charm failed to rub off on the squad came late in the 2023 campaign, with the Chiefs going just 1-3 over four straight games attended by the Grammy Award winner in December of that year. But since then, the Chief have been lights out with Swift in the house this season, going 9-0 straight up including the team’s recent playoff victories over Houston and Buffalo.
Swift Fails to Boost Chiefs on NFL Odds
While it really doesn’t come as much surprise that the Chiefs have won consistently with Taylor Swift in attendance. Indeed, the way this team has played this season, they would likely be winning regardless of who Patrick Mahomes’ receiving targets were dating.
Swift’s presence has done little to give the Chiefs a lift at the sportsbooks this season. While the Chiefs enjoy a 9-0 SU run, they have struggled to generate steady results against the spread, going just 4-5 this season and just 2-4 in their past six.
However, you might not want to overlook the success the Chiefs have enjoyed as small chalk with Swift in the room, going 3-0 ATS this season when favoured three or fewer points including the squad’s narrow 32-29 win over Buffalo in the AFC Championship as one point chalk.
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Impact on Kelce?
Travis Kelce has enjoyed a spectacular NFL career in Kansas City, topping 1000 receiving yards seven times in 11 seasons with the Chiefs. But how does Kelce perform when his girlfriend is watching? The short answer is, just okay.
Listed as a -115 bet on the Super Bowl props to compile OVER 61.5 receiving yards on Super Sunday, Kelce has managed to reach that number just nine times so far this season and averaged just 53 receiving yards per game while making just two scoring passes in the seven regular season games attended by Swift.
Kelce’s uneven production has carried over into the playoffs, with the 35-year-old following up an impressive 117-yard performance against the Texans on Wild Card Weekend with just 19 yards on catches versus Buffalo.
