- The Rams remain the Super Bowl favorite at +575 despite a 27-7 loss to the 49ers, out from +450.
- San Francisco’s price fell from +2000 to +1400 after the win, the board’s biggest move of the week.
- Baltimore and Philadelphia shortened modestly after wins, while six other Sunday winners and losers saw no move at all.
- Denver and Kansas City close out Week 1 Monday night, the board’s only game left to react to.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Rams are still Bovada’s favorite to win Super Bowl LXI at +575, even after the 49ers routed them 27-7 in Melbourne, a result that pushed their price out from +450 and pulled San Francisco in from +2000 to +1400.
A Lopsided Opener Reshapes The Board’s Top
San Francisco scored in all four quarters of Thursday’s Melbourne opener while the Rams managed points only in the second, and the 49ers closed it out 27-7. The result flipped the story both teams carried into the week: the Rams had entered as the runaway favorite at +450, 550 points clear of the field, while San Francisco had already drifted from +1500 to +2000 since mid-August.
By Sunday night, Bovada had the Rams out to +575 and San Francisco in to +1400 — a 125-point retreat for the presumptive favorite and, for the team that beat it, a 600-point advance that stands as the board’s biggest move of the week.
Super Bowl Odds Held Steady Everywhere Else
Beyond the Melbourne game, the rest of Sunday’s slate barely nudged the board at USA gambling sites. Baltimore’s 41-23 win over Indianapolis and Philadelphia’s 24-22 escape against Washington were each worth a modest trim, and every other Sunday result in the table left the number where it started the week.
| Team | Before | After | Week 1 Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | +450 | +575 | Lost 27-7 to San Francisco |
| San Francisco 49ers | +2000 | +1400 | Beat Los Angeles 27-7 |
| Baltimore Ravens | +1400 | +1300 | Beat Indianapolis 41-23 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | +2000 | +1800 | Beat Washington 24-22 |
| Buffalo Bills | +1000 | +1000 | Beat Houston 36-31 |
| Houston Texans | +1800 | +1800 | Lost 36-31 to Buffalo |
| Cincinnati Bengals | +2000 | +2000 | Beat Tampa Bay 33-27 |
| Detroit Lions | +2000 | +2000 | Beat New Orleans 31-30 |
| Dallas Cowboys | +2000 | +2000 | Lost 28-20 to N.Y. Giants |
| Los Angeles Chargers | +1800 | +1800 | Lost 26-14 to Arizona |
Odds via Bovada, before and after Week 1 and subject to movement. Payouts, not forecasts.
Buffalo, Cincinnati and Detroit all won without gaining a point on the board, and the losses by Houston, Dallas and the Chargers cost them nothing either. Only the Melbourne result redrew the board. The 49ers’ 20-point win moved the two teams that played it by a combined 725 points, while Baltimore’s and Philadelphia’s wins bought 100 and 200. Anyone pricing a ticket at online sportsbooks for USA players this week was really pricing one game, not the full weekend.
The Board’s Last Test Of The Week
Denver and Kansas City close out Week 1 Monday night at +1600 and +1500, prices that have not moved since before either team played a snap this season. Their game is the last chance for the board to react to an opening-week result before Week 2 begins.