49ers open as favorites in Super Bowl LVIII

The San Francisco 49ers opened as favorites over the Kansas City Chiefs for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.

The opening line at theScore Bet had the Chiefs as 2.5-point underdogs before an early shift dropped it to 1.5. The total for the championship game comes in at 47.5.

The Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl after shutting down the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship Game. Patrick Mahomes led Kansas City to 17 first-half points, and the defense stifled Lamar Jackson the rest of the way. Kansas City forced three turnovers, including a goal-line fumble on Ravens receiver Zay Flowers and an end-zone interception off Jackson.

San Francisco took a different route to the Super Bowl, overcoming a 17-point deficit against the Detroit Lions in the NFC title game to punch their ticket.

The 49ers-Chiefs game will be a rematch of Super Bowl LIV, where Mahomes captured his first Super Bowl MVP after beating San Francisco 31-20.

Odds via theScore Bet