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Two of the NFLโs best teams will meet up in Super Bowl 57 this Sunday. The game will be played in Glendale Arizona at State Farm Stadium. The Chiefs led the NFL in total offense and offensive scoring. The Eagles were not far behind as they were third in both. The x-factor is this game for Philadelphia is their defense which ranks second in scoring, while Kansas City is 16th. Kickoff will be at 6:30 p.m. ET. Philadelphia a is currently a 1.5 point favorite, while the Over/Under is at 50. The Eagles have several talented options for Jalen Hurts to work with. WRs AJ Brown and Devonta Smith both received over 1,00 yards this season. TE Dallas Goedert had more than 700 yards in only 12 games played this season. That amount of talent could give the Chiefs defense plenty of problems. The Chiefs ended the regular season winning their last 5 games, beating Jacksonville and Cincinnati to advance to the Superbowl. Mahomes played through an ankle injury completing 29 of 43 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns. Philadelphia played several quarterbacks with limited game time experience this post season. Mahomes will be a tougher challenge as he has one of the best resumes out of any active quarterback in the league.
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The New Orleans Saints are expected to hire Joe Woods as new defensive coordinator
Panthers reach new deal with Ejiro Evero to be new defensive coordinator
Cowboys name Brian Schottenheimer as new offensive coordinator
Bengals RR Joe Mixon menacing charges dismissed
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The New York Islanders agree to 8 year extension with Bo Horvat averaging $8.5 million a year
Trends ๐๐ via Oddsshark
๐ Cavaliers at Wizards
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
๐ Celtics at Pistons
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
๐ Clippers at Nets
LA Clippers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Brooklyn is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
๐ Spurs at Bulls
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Antonio's last 12 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
๐ Kings at Rockets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games
Sacramento is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Sacramento
Houston is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Sacramento
๐ Mavericks at Jazz
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Utah
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games at home
๐ Thunder at Warriors
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State's last 11 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
๐ Bucks at Trailblazers
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
๐๐ Duke at #23 Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Duke's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Duke's last 12 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
๐๐ #10 Texas at #8 Kansas
Texas is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 14 games on the road
Kansas is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
Kansas is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
๐ Lightning at Panthers
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
๐ Islanders at Flyers
NY Islanders is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home
๐ Canucks at Devils
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
New Jersey is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Vancouver
๐ Flames at Rangers
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
๐ Ducks at Stars
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Anaheim's last 11 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
๐ Wild at Coyotes
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Arizona
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Public Money ๐ค via VSiN at 9AMCT
๐ NBA
49% of bets and 73% of money is on CHI -10.5
64% of bets and 84% of money is on SAC -5.5
29% of bets and 51% of money is on UTA -9.5
60% of bets and 74% of money is on GSW -4
49% of bets and 72% of money is on OVER 236 OKC at GSW
34% of bets and 61% of money is on POR +4
๐๐ NCAAB
46% of bets and 71% of money is on MIA -4
๐ NHL
40% of bets and 65% of money is on UNDER 6 ANA at DAL
10% of bets and 37% of money is on ANA ML +300
30% of bets and 51% of money is on UNDER 6 MIN at ARI
Future Odds ๐ฎ via Bovada Sportsbook



Injury Report ๐ฅ via ESPN

Luke Doncic | out 2.6.23 vs UTA
BOS (C) Luke Kornet | Questionable - Ankle
BKN (PF) Dorian Finney-Smith | Questionable
BKN (PG) Spencer Dinwiddie | Questionable
BKN (PG) Ben Simmons | Questionable - Knee
BKN (SG) Seth Curry | Out - Adductor
BKN (SF) T.J. Warren | Probable - Shin
CHI (SG) Alex Caruso | Questionable - Foot
CHI (PF) Patrick Williams | Questionable
CLE (SG) Caris LeVert | Questionable
DAL (F) Christian Wood | Out - Thumb
DAL (PG) Kyrie Irving | Out - Physical today & will make Dallas debut 2.8.23
DAL (PG) Luka Doncic | Out - Heel
DET (C) Isaiah Stewart | Questionable - Hip
GSW (F) Andre Iguodala | Out - Hip
GSW (PG) Steph Curry | Out - Knee (multiple weeks)
HOU (SG) Garrison Mathews | Questionable - Toe
MIL (PF) Giannis Antetokounmpo | Probable - Knee
POR (PF) Drew Eubanks | Questionable
POR (PF) Justice Winslow | Out - Ankle
POR (C) Ibou Badji | Out - Knee
POR (SG) Gary Payton II | Probable - Illness
SAC (PG) DeโAaron Fox | Questionable
SAS (SG) Romeo Langford | Out - Hip
SAS (PG) Tre Jones | Questionable - Foot
SAS (F) Jeremy Sochan | Questionable
SAS (SF) Keldon Johnson | Questionable - Ankle
UTA (PF) Jarred Vanderbilt | Questionable - Back
WSH (SG) Bradley Beal | Questionable - Foot
WSH (PF) Anthony Gill | Out - Illness
WSH (SF) Kyle Kuzma | Out - Ankle
Picks ๐

Texas/Kansas 1H UNDER 69 | Kansas has struggled to find a secondary offensive option this season. The matchup against these schools is a solid Kansas defense vs. a Texas offense that has been playing very well since Chris Beard was fired. Texas is only getting about 3 days rest here and this will be their most difficult road game in the Big 12. I trust Kansas here under Bill Self. They should be able to hold this Texas Offense at home and get the victory as well.