Jake Moody hits Super Bowl record 55-yard field goal for 49ers
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody hit a 55-yard field goal to set a new Super Bowl record. With the kick, the 49ers took a 3-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter.
A rookie kicker out of Michigan, Moody was under a lot of pressure due some missed kicks throughout the year. However, he was clutch in nailing the first score of Super Bowl LVIII.
The record setting kick can be seen below.
Moody gave the 49ers the lead and eventually forced an Isiah Pacheco fumble on the ensuing drive as the Chiefs had goal to go.
Betting trends revealed ahead of Super Bowl
The public seems to have made its decision on who it thinks will win Super Bowl LVIII, with a betting insider recently revealing the overwhelming action on the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of the game.
A trader at FanDuel shared just how severe the gap between the two teams is right now with Ben Fawkes.
“We have taken almost 8x as many bets on the Chiefs ML than the 49ers. The spread has also been skewed to a lesser degree with almost 3x as many bets on the Chiefs than the 49ers,” the trader shared.
In total, 76% of bets and a whopping 80% of the money is currently on Kansas City +2.5 points.
DraftKings has seen similar betting numbers coming in on the Chiefs for the moneyline, which is currently at +105 for the Super Bowl. According to a social media post by DraftKings, 79% of bets and 67% of the money has been put on the Chiefs moneyline.
Clearly, the public is incredibly high on the Kansas City Chiefs, and there are a few good reasons for that too. For one, the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes, and having the best quarterback in the game is always going to matter.
There has also been much more attention on the Kansas City Chiefs this season than any other team in the NFL, thanks to the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. It garnered tons of attention this season, with Swift attending games being credited with adding $331 million in revenue for the NFL and elevating viewership by 53% among teenage girls and 7% overall.
Regardless of why the betting is this one-sided, it does make for an interesting situation for sportsbooks as the public is either in for a big win or a big loss.