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After emerging as the slight favorites Sunday
night after the conclusion of conference championship weekend,
the Eagles have solidified as two-point favorites over the
Kansas City Chiefs at some major sportsbooks.
DraftKings Sportsbook revealed Monday evening that 70 percent of
the total bets and 72 percent of the handle are backing the
Eagles at -2. On the moneyline (-130), 57 percent of the handle
is with Philadelphia.
The story was similar at BetMGM, which opened Sunday night with
the Chiefs as a -1.5 favorite before the odds swung the Eagles'
way. Philadelphia enjoyed a -2.5 spread Monday morning, a number
that has since settled back to -2.
At BetMGM, the Eagles raked in 66 percent of the tickets and 69
percent of the handle. The moneyline still leaned Philadelphia's
way as well, as the Eagles (-130) had earned 43 percent of the
bets but 68 percent of the handle.
The over/under stood at 49.5 points at BetMGM and an even 50 at
DraftKings. Bettors figure the battle between Patrick Mahomes'
aerial attack and Jalen Hurts' run-first machine will be a
high-scoring one; 54 percent of the handle at BetMGM and 57
percent of the handle at DraftKings was bet on the over.
The Eagles and Chiefs both entered the playoffs as their
conferences' respective No. 1 seeds. Philadelphia beat the San
Francisco 49ers 31-7 in the NFC Championship Game, and Kansas
City followed that with a much more entertaining affair in
beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on a field goal in the
final seconds.
--Field Level Media
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