Super Bowl LIX is behind us, and it was one hell of a game. Well, at least if you're a Philadelphia Eagles fan. If you're a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs there was nothing fun in the 40 - 22 final score in favour of the Eagles. For neutral fans and sports bettors, it was a game of delight. It had everything: good pace, a good strong defensive performance by one team, liquid offence, many prop bets landing down, and a final score that covered most handicap bets and moneyline too. Well, we say it again, if you bet on the Eagles.
The stats released after the match by sportsbooks show that they made a good profit. The same data also showed that some of the high rollers also managed to rake home massive payouts. At the end of the day, everyone who played wise with their money took something home. Those who rushed forth based on the fandom failed miserably, especially if they wagered on the Chiefs or some of their favourite players. Before we move on to some of the biggest payouts and biggest losses too, let's do a short recap of the game itself.
Super Bowl LIX Recap
The game was one-sided from the get-go. The Eagles were the hungrier team and they showed it from the kick-off. A Super Bowl loss will do that to you. Chiefs were complacent. The win out of the Philly hands was at no point in the game. It all started with a TD by Jalen Hurts in the first quarter. At the start of the second one, Jake Elliot scored a field goal. The fate of the Kansas City Chiefs was sealed the moment Cooper DeJean took home an interception by Patrick Mahomes.
What followed was pure domination by the Eagles who added more points through AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Jake Elliot. The only points scored by the Chiefs occurred during the garbage time from TDs by Worthy and Hopkins. While these TDs did nothing for the Chefs they did influence some of the Crypto & Super Bowl Betting outcomes. Talking about the day of betting during the Super Bowl win, let's take a look at some of the biggest payouts bettors took home a few days ago.
Super Bowl LIX Biggest Payouts
For some players, Super Bowl LIX was the best game of their lives. Bets were dropping left and right, and some massive payouts were taken home. It would appear that some of the biggest wins this year were tied to the Philadelphia Eagles win. One bettor put $800,000 on the Eagles moneyline bet and took home the prize over $880,000. As we said, more than a few bettors felt that the night was going to belong to the Philly Greens and two more major bets were laid down in sums of $750,000 and $500,000 on the Eagles too, and these bettors took home $825,000 and $500,000 each.
Based on the final result of the Super Bowl LIX, you can already tell that no bettor who put his faith and money on the Chiefs hasn't won anything. The Eagles were the stars of the night, and so were the bettors who covered them. The rest of the biggest bets that were put on the Eagles included two bettors who went forward with heavy sums of $500,000 and $400,000 on handicap wins by the Eagles with handicap being set at +1.5 and +4. These are a bit safer bets, and they brought those bettors sums of $434.700 and $202,000.
Betting heavily on the Eagles' clear win was a smart move to make, and while making big payouts is nice, players who took their money home on prop bets were having a lot more fun.
How Prop Bets Fared in New Orleans?
Players will always find new and fun ways to make wagers. From some of these prop bets, all of us could learn a thing or two about how to bet on the Super Bowl. One player, with a lot of guts, decided to wager $50,000 on Harrison Butker scoring less than 1.5 field goals. Now, it takes some courage to bet on one of the NFL's best kickers to score so few field goals in a game played in a dome. Yet, the Eagles have made sure that this is a winning bet by keeping the Chief's offence outside of the gridiron, making Butker a non-existent factor in the game. Harrison didn't have a field goal attempt bringing the said bettor a fine sum of $75,000.
Prop bets can be nerve-wracking and the player who wagered $62.500 on the second half of the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl to end with more than 23.5 points knows this better than anyone. This score was out of the question before Mahomes decided to start the offence a bit late in the game and had his offence score two TDs in three minutes to wrap up the game.
Another fun outcome was seen when a player decided to wager a lot on little profit by betting that there would not be a 2-point conversion scored by the same player who caught the TD. This is in essence an easy bet, but with Chiefs having to chase the score they had two 2-point conversions making the most out of both, but the so-called octopus bet passed, as different players caught the ball at the end of each play. The $51,000 bet came through but it was probably the longest three minutes in the life of that bettor.
While players were splashing wins and popping champagne left and right during the Sunday night Super Bowl, there were those less lucky. For future generations and lessons learned, we need to share a few words about the biggest betting losses of the Super Bowl too.
Super Bowl Betting Blunders
A big game such as Super Bowl LIX wasn't going to produce only winners. There were plenty of mistakes, and we ought to talk about those too. Yes, it is an unpleasant subject but it needs to be covered too. After all, betting is like life, it has good moments and bad moments alike. One Kansas City fan had a double loss - his Chiefs lost the biggest game of the year, and his $345,000 bet on the Kansas City Chiefs handicap -1 failed miserably. The worst part is that he knew at halftime that it was all said and done and that a -115 wager was not a smart choice for the night. Kansas City Chiefs entered the SB as favourites but failed to deliver on the bookmakers' advantage.
Those who wagered on Chiefs had a truly awful night. Another KC believer put $320,000 on the Chiefs' money line and had to watch a wager fall apart early on. Chiefs fans had it the worst on Sunday. Yes, they've won plenty in recent years but this defeat got to sting. Another hard hit was delivered to a player who had a neutral bet and wagered on the game to be played under 48.5 points. Whether Eagles or a Chiefs fan, he must hate what both teams did to him. A $300,000 wager went to waste in the last three minutes of the game. The Eagles had the win in the bag, took out the starters, and in three minutes of garbage time, Patrick Mahomes took his team twice into the end zone and scored two TDs and two 2-point conversions. The end score took the game over 48.5 points but the game was technically over and under until those last three minutes. A tough pill to swallow for that one particular player.
While this bettor had a nerve-wracking time watching the game being wrapped up by the Chiefs saving face, another Chiefs enthusiast took a $300,000 wager on the Chiefs moneyline and failed as most folks on this list. As we already mentioned, all people who put their fate on the Chiefs failed to cash in on the night. Some players had put thousands of dollars on either Mahomes or Kelce taking home the SB MVP award. Jalen Hurts took that one. What Hurts failed to do, is to score two touchdowns as one fan believed he would and backed it up with a $75,000 bet. The Eagles QB had a stellar night, but after the initial TD, he put the ball in other people's hands all night long.
In the end, we ought to mention bettors who had $175,000 on the last play of the game being a touchdown. The moment the Chiefs went on a run, they aimed for TDs and 2-point conversions. For a fan with this bet, the last two drives of the game ended with touchdowns and 2-point conversions, which is a risky play that often fails. Unfortunately, Mahomes connected with his receivers both times and the game ended with a 2-point conversion and another $175,000 down the drain.
NFL Betting Strategy Going Forward
What we learned from the Super Bowl LIX betting-wise, is that every bet you want to make needs to be put down with conviction. The biggest winners for the night were people who had firmly put their trust and money into convincing the Philadelphia Eagles to win. No team should be written off before the game starts. With the Chiefs being slight favourites before the game, it's evident that many bettors took advantage of the bookmakers' favours of the Chiefs Dynasty.
Today, it is evident, as it was so many times in the past, that defence wins The Championship, and that its roots are found in the trenches. A team such as the Eagles that boasts an amazing O-line and D-line is the one to be favoured next year in both the regular season and the playoffs.
Kansas City Chiefs have that winning DNA, and all of us know that as long they have Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes they will be favourites to reach the postseason. Mahomes had a down season for his standards, and we can see him licking his wounds during the offseason and elevating his game further come September. While it's early to talk about the new season, we'd advise any bettor eager to have an early-year NFL MVP bet to consider betting on Patrick Mahomes being the next year's MVP. This year that award went to Josh Allen, a big conference rival to Mahomes, and when you pair that with an SB loss, you will get a man on the mission.
Based on this year's results, and the Eagles' performance in the Super Bowl, we have two teams already that you need to put your attention to coming into the 2025/26 NFL season. We're talking about the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. Both teams boost solid lines on both sides of the ball, with GB having a similar play style to the Eagles, a similar QB, and an offensive-minded coach. The Packers could be coming back for glory once more with a new QB. The 49ers could be making another run, as they did so many times in the last few years maximizing the window they will have only for a short while too, considering that Brock Purdy is close to a massive extension with the team.
Next season we could see teams making a different approach to roster building based on the Eagles' success. Those who are halfway already there include the likes of Washington Commanders, and Baltimore Ravens - teams with dual-threat quarterbacks, and solid defensive outputs. Based on what we said, you can already see the teams we're seeing as favourites to make a run next year. While teams with established QBs such as the Bengals and Bills will always make a run while Burrow and Allen are there, we can see them taking a step back next season as their defences are subpar to what's needed on the biggest stage.
