LAS VEGAS — Simply days earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, an fascinating improvement was shaping up at Caesars Sportsbook: There have been extra bets on Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce to attain a landing in Sunday’s sport than there have been on the favored San Francisco 49ers general.
“I am unable to consider one other participant who calls for a lot consideration,” stated Craig Mucklow, vice chairman of buying and selling for Caesars Sportsbook.
Kelce is one among three gamers who’re odds-on favorites to attain a landing within the Tremendous Bowl. Kelce is listed round -110 within the anytime landing markets provided at sportsbooks. Niners operating again Christian McCaffrey is round -230 to seek out the top zone, and Chiefs operating again Isiah Pacheco is -125.
However Kelce is the largest concern for sportsbooks, and it is one thing bookmakers have develop into accustomed to — and never simply this season, when pop star Taylor Swift entered his life.
“He was good earlier than all this buzz about who he was going out with and was nonetheless well-backed [by bettors] each week,” stated Adam Pullen, assistant director of buying and selling for Caesars Sportsbook.
At DraftKings, Kelce is the preferred wager to attain the sport’s first landing and, apart from the 2 beginning quarterbacks, has attracted greater than twice as many bets as any participant to be named Tremendous Bowl MVP.
“A very good day for Kelce is a foul day for the books,” Mucklow stated.
