The Rams and Bengals are two teams competing in an American football game on Sunday, December 24th at 8:25 PM EST. The point spread favors the Cincinnati Bengals by 3 points.
The “2021 nfl odds” is a betting favorite between the Rams and Bengals. The Rams are favored by 2 points, which means that the point spread will be -2.
The Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals will meet in Super Bowl 56 on February 13, just as everyone predicted before the season. Both teams were No. 4 seeds entering the playoffs and won their conference championship games by three points in exciting manner, and now they’ll meet in Los Angeles to determine the NFL season’s champion in 2021-22.
We know you’ll want to bet on the Super Bowl this year, so let’s take a look at the point spread and total for the big game on February 4th.
In Super Bowl 56, the Los Angeles Rams will face the Cincinnati Bengals.
Super Bowl 56 preparations at SoFi Stadium | Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
After a thrilling championship weekend, the Super Bowl 56 game has been decided. On a game-winning Evan McPherson field goal in overtime, the Bengals overcame an 18-point hole to upset Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon.
Cincinnati will be participating in their third Super Bowl appearance and first since 1989. The Bengals have lost both of their previous visits to the Super Bowl against Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers, so lifelong supporters must be relieved they won’t be facing the dreaded red and gold this time.
In the nightcap, the Rams rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the 49ers and go to their second Super Bowl in four years. That one didn’t go so well for head coach Sean McVay, as Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots restricted his high-powered offense to only three points. For Round 2, though, LA gets a new sheriff in the form of Matthew Stafford.
Even if this isn’t the Super Bowl we all expected coming into the season, we’re still excited to watch how it all plays out.
What is the Super Bowl 56 spread?
So, we know who will compete in Super Bowl 56, but which club is the betting favorite, and what is the current point spread?
The Rams were a 3.5- or 4-point favorite with a total of 49.5 or 50 when bookmakers initially released their odds on Sunday night. Those betting on the Rams at -3.5 rapidly moved to -4 as money began to pour in on the team overnight. Most bookmakers have lowered the line to -4.5, and the total has dropped to 48.5 as of Wednesday morning.
Because public bettors tend to prefer the favorite, particularly in the Super Bowl, it’s no surprise that Los Angeles has taken a ton of early money, forcing bookmakers to increase the line up a whole point. Now that we’ve touched 4.5 in most places, don’t be shocked if larger, sharper bettors start to get back in on the Bengals.
Expect the point spread to close at Rams -4 or -4.5 no matter what sort of betting activity we see over the next week and a half.
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The point spreads are usually relatively modest in the Super Bowl since it includes the two top teams in the NFL every year. Only twice in the last eight years has a Super Bowl spread been -4 or greater, and both times the underdog has won outright (Philadelphia Eagles in 2018, Denver Broncos in 2016).
Over the previous two decades, underdogs have ruled the Super Bowl. According to BetFirm, underdogs have gone 13-6-1 against the spread since 2002.
In 20 games this season, the Bengals have only lost by more than four scores four times, and two of those defeats came against the Cleveland Browns. It wouldn’t surprise me if Cincinnati won the game outright this year, so taking the 4.5 points feels like a no-brainer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which team is favored to win the Super Bowl 2022?
Have the Bengals won a Super Bowl?
A: Unfortunately, the Bengals have not won a Super Bowl. This is due to them losing in Denvers record-breaking comeback on January 24th, 2006 and being swept by Carolina in the 2008 NFC Championship Game.
When and where is the Super Bowl this year?
A: The Super Bowl is this year on February 3rd, 2019 at 6:30 PM EST.
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