A champion will be crowned on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs battle the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl 55 at Raymond James Stadium. It's the first time these two teams have met in the Super Bowl, and the Chiefs can become just the eighth team in NFL history to repeat as champion. The Chiefs reached the 2021 Super Bowl by winning a franchise-record 14 games during the regular season, but Kansas City is just 1-8-1 against the spread in its last 10 games overall. Is Kansas City destined to repeat or will Tom Brady lead the Buccaneers to their second ever Lombardi Trophy?
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS. Kansas City is a three-point favorite in the latest Super Bowl 55 odds from William Hill Sportsbook, while the over-under sits at 56. Before making any 2021 Super Bowl picks or Chiefs vs. Buccaneers parlays, see the NFL best bets from legendary handicapper Hammerin' Hank Goldberg over at SportsLine.
A beloved national treasure, Hammer enters Super Bowl LV on an extended heater: Over the last year-and-a-half, he is an incredible 51-34 on his NFL best bets.
This is the same prognosticator who enjoyed 15 winning seasons in his 17-year ESPN run. In 2017, Hammer competed against 10 top handicappers in the Las Vegas Review-Journal's NFL Challenge and beat them all, finishing 50-29-6 on against-the-spread NFL picks. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, Hammer has locked in three confident best bets for Super Bowl 55. If you parlay his picks, you could be looking at an 11-1 payout. You can only see them here.
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After thoroughly studying the Super Bowl LV line, Hammer is picking the teams to score under 56 points even though these are two of the highest-scoring offenses in the league.
Kansas City will be without two key offensive linemen against the Buccaneers. Left tackle Eric Fisher will miss the 2021 Super Bowl with a torn Achilles suffered in the AFC Championship Game. The Chiefs are also expected to be without starting right tackle Mitchell Schwartz (back), a 2018 All-Pro and starter in last year's Super Bowl win.
Tampa Bay's Jason Pierre-Paul and Shaquil Barrett will look to take advantage of Kansas City's makeshift offensive line. Pierre-Paul is a dynamic pass rusher who recorded two sacks against the Packers in the NFC title game. Barrett also had a big day against Green Bay, recording three sacks in Tampa Bay's victory. Both players recorded a sack in the first meeting against the Chiefs this season.
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Hammer, who has inside sources throughout the league, also jumped on one team to "exploit a weakness" and cover the 2021 Super Bowl spread. He also loves an epic prop bet you need to see. You can only see his best bets here.
What are Hammer's top Super Bowl LV picks? And what prop bet is a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see Hammerin' Hank Goldberg's Super Bowl best bets, all from the legendary handicapper on a 51-34 heater, and find out.
