Seattle’s dominant performance over New England in Super Bowl LX led to strong results for the majority of spread bettors on Sunday, but in an event with so many betting markets, several sportsbook operators were feeling pretty good coming out of the final game of the season.
Key takeaways
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BetMGM decided that 57% of the spread money was on the Seahawks.
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Circa Sports ended up covering what could have been massive losses.
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The Super Bowl drawing generated considerable betting interest.
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The Seahawks easily covered the 4.5-point line and managed a multitude of alternate spreads in a 29-13 victory that also went under the 45.5 total.
“Super Bowl bettors took advantage of the Seahawks coverage,” said Christian Cipollini, BetMGM senior trading director. “The lack of hitting and only four touchdowns scored was a great result for us.”
Seattle never trailed in the game and had to settle for five field goals, but the Patriots were unable to score until a flurry of touchdowns in the second half. BetMGM reported that 57% of the spread rested on the Seahawks, but New England got nearly 70% of the moneyline bets.
Caesars Sportsbook also reported a majority of Seattle fans on the spread, which didn’t really move after the market stabilized a day after the line was released. A punter at Caesars bet on a spread of $200,000.
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Sharps provided much of the under action, while the moneyline played a major role in the sports betting results.
“The players generally performed well in this game,” Caesars football manager Joey Feazel said. “Before game day, we saw a high volume of moneyline bets on the Seattle Seahawks at -230, far more than we typically expect on the preferred moneyline for a Super Bowl. On game day, additional moneyline bets on the Patriots came in, as expected, but overall it was a solid result for Seattle backers.”
Shock for Circa
Of the seven million bets Blankets reported throughout Super Bowl weekfive were on the Patriots, including a seven-figure bet Sunday night on Circa Sports.
Circa owner Derek Stevens said on VSiN that his sportsbook had too much liability in the futures market, including an individual who took a $3.75 million payout on a $50,000 bet on Seattle winning the Super Bowl in August 2025.
This same bettor hedged the bet with a $1.1 million bet on the Patriots moneyline last week, and he placed a $50,000 futures bet on MGM for another $3 million. Stevens said Circa was taking a $1.6 million loss in the futures market, leading to what he expected to be a bad end to the book in the NFL, but this late financial gamble by the Pats helped turn things around.
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“I never thought we would have a winning day, but we ended up having a really good day,” Stevens said. “One of the best Super Bowls Circa Sports has ever put on.”
Surprising MVP Development
Feazel said Caesars took a surprising amount of action on Seattle kicker Jason Myers to get him named Super Bowl MVP. His odds went from +7,500 to +380. The operator exhausted results from this market after Myers set the Super Bowl record for most field goals in a game.
However, the honor went to Seattle running back Kenneth Walker III, who rushed for 135 yards. At +700 at BetMGM, Walker received 6.3% of tickets and 5.3% of handles, the fourth most of any player.
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a major liability in the MVP market, but he had just four catches for 27 yards and failed to find the end zone, which was also a big boost for sportsbooks. Walker also didn’t score as one of the most banked touchdown scorers at any time.
Seattle tight end AJ Barner caught the first touchdown at +1200 odds in this market. He was the fifth most bet on player to score first on BetMGM and was among the big winners for Caesars bettors.
Prop beat
BetMGM reported that New England quarterback Drake Maye’s 35.5+ rushing yards was one of the most heavily bettored player props by overbettors. Walker also topped 20.5 receiving yards, another crowd favorite, along with Seattle receiver Cooper Kupp eclipsing 3.5 receptions at +120.
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The sportsbook said Stefon Diggs’ 4.5 catches, Smith-Njigba’s 91.5 receiving yards and Rhamondre Stevenson’s 14.5 rushing attempts were also popular among prop bets that also hit.
Seattle’s defense scored a touchdown, which was big for bettors at odds of +400 at Caesars. The operator reported that other crowd prop hits also occurred on the opening kickoff: a touchback (+250), no safety, no overtime and fewer than 2.5 players to attempt a pass in the game.
Novelty Ideas
One of the craziest and most intense novelty bets was decided in seconds. The draw was a massive betting market. A Caesars customer won more than $245,000 when the coin, flipped by legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana, landed heads. This is the largest payment reported by Caesars.
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However, the majority of the money in most sportsbooks was on tails.
“Despite its simplicity, the coin toss attracted considerable interest, including two of our biggest bets in the entire Super Bowl,” Feazel said. “Maybe the oddsmakers knew it would be the most exciting play in the game.”
The color of the Gatorade bath was yellow/lime (+170 at BetMGM). Ontario bettors were able to take advantage of the less than 116.5 seconds for the national anthem (-130). For the Halftime Show, Bad Bunny’s “Titi Me Pregunto” emerged as the favorite to be the first song with a -170 rating on FanDuel Canada.
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