Super Bowl LIX takes place in New Orleans on Sunday night and NFL fans look set for a real treat as Kansas City Chiefs take on Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chiefs are trying to become the first team to win three successive Super Bowls in their fifth appearance in the big game in the last six seasons.
It’s a repeat of the Super Bowl LVII match-up from two years ago and, with the Chiefs having won that clash 38-35 with a trademark late comeback led by mercurial quarterback Patrick Mahomes, hopes are high that we will see another epic encounter.
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The teams have met only once since then, with the Eagles winning 21-17 in Kansas City in 2023.
The Chiefs went 15-2 in the regular season and have seen off the HoustonTexans and Buffalo Bills in the playoffs, while the Eagles were not far behind at 14-3 and have come through three playoff games against the Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Commanders relatively comfortably to earn a second crack at beating the Chiefs in a Super Bowl.
We’ve prepared a four-leg bet builder suggestion for the match that pays out at 13/2 if successful.
Super Bowl LIX Bet Builder Tips
- Xavier Worthy over 54.5 receiving yards
- Dallas Goedert over 51.5 receiving yards
- Saquon Barkley over 0.5 rushing touchdowns
- Travis Kelce over 5.5 receptions
Bet Builder odds: 13/2
Worthy provides X-Factor for Chiefs
The Chiefs have had several attempts at providing quarterback Mahomes with a top-notch wide receiver since trading Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins, but rookie Xavier Worthy is playing an increasingly important role in the offence and could make his mark in the Super Bowl too.
The speedy Worthy was the team’s leading wideout in the regular season despite understandably taking time to get used to NFL life in the first half of the season.
He had only one game with more than 50 receiving yards in the first nine weeks, but has had 41 yards or more in each of his last nine full games and leads the team in receiving yards in the playoffs after catching six passes for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Bills last week.
Take the rising star to have at least 55 receiving yards against the Eagles.
Goedert can exploit KC defence
Kansas City’s defence remains vastly improved from the vulnerable unit the team had in the early years of the Reid-Mahomes era, but if they do have a weakness it is against tight ends and Philadelphia’s Dallas Goedert can register at least 52 receiving yards.
Goedert caught six passes for 60 yards in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs two years ago and earned plaudits for a powerful catch and run for a 24-yard touchdown against the Packers in the first round of the playoffs.
He followed that 47-yard game with 56 receiving yards against the Rams and 85 against the Commanders and could be in for another bold showing on Sunday.
Barkley to crown fantastic season with a touchdown
Saquon Barkley has played a key role in the Eagles’ run to the Super Bowl this season, with the free-agent signing from the New York Giants rushing for more than 2,000 yards in the regular season before pulverising defences in the playoffs.
Barkley has put up 442 rushing yards and five touchdowns in three playoff games and can find the end zone again in New Orleans.
Kelce remains Mahomes’ best friend
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes knows he can rely on tight end Travis Kelce when the chips are down and the veteran pass-catcher can have another big game in a Super Bowl with at least six receptions.
Kelce topped the Chiefs’ receiving stats against the Eagles in the 2023 Super Bowl, grabbing six passes for 81 yards, and did even better against the 49ers in last season’s finale with nine receptions for 93 yards.
Kelce reached double figures with 10 receptions and 133 receiving yards when the Chiefs lost to the Buccaneers in the 2021 Super Bowl and should be open regularly in the middle of the field.
Super Bowl LIX Bet Builder Tips
- Xavier Worthy over 54.5 receiving yards
- Dallas Goedert over 51.5 receiving yards
- Saquon Barkley over 0.5 rushing touchdowns
- Travis Kelce over 5.5 receptions
Bet Builder odds: 13/2
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