White has studied Super Bowl LVI and the MVP odds from every possible angle to give his MVP pick. To check out other fun SportsLine expert props, click here. With McVay likely to be conservative and the Rams boasting a strong defense, a scoreless quarter should be in play here, and we're getting 3-1 odds." - CBS Sports' Brett Anderson. That includes Chiefs-Bucs last year, as well as the last time Sean McVay was coaching in the big game, when the Rams put up three total points against the Pats three years ago. Will any quarter be scoreless? Yes (+300): "This has happened in four of the last seven Super Bowls. I'm not predicting a miraculous comeback next Sunday, but in a close game, we should get a lead change in the second half. There was no second-half lead change in Super Bowl LV when the Buccaneers smacked the Chiefs, but there certainly was one in Super Bowl LIV, when the Chiefs came back from down 10 in the fourth quarter against the 49ers. That's just the second time that has happened on Championship Sunday in both games since 1970. Will there be a second-half lead change: Yes (+130): In Championship Weekend, both the Bengals and Rams came back from double-digit deficits to win their respective games. "He's going to take them against Cincinnati too." - CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli Other Super Bowl props That's why he's thrown at least one interception in 12 of 21 games this season and in five of the Rams' last seven. It turns out having better players around him has only made Stafford more willing to take chances he shouldn't. "He takes a lot of unnecessary chances, and while Stafford's 6.8% TD rate this season is a career-high (the previous was 6.5% in 2019), his interception rate of 2.8% is the second-highest of his career outside of his rookie season. He's also the same guy that throws a few passes every game that leave you wondering what the hell was running through his mind when he decided, 'oh yeah, this is the one.' "In the end, though, he's still the same QB with a fantastic arm capable of making throws few others can make. For his against the spread pick and a player prop he likes, head on over to SportsLine. Hammerin' Hank Goldberg likes the Over on Sunday, but that's not all he's excited about in this matchup. We win with 23-23 or 24-24 in regulation. Also, unless you're expecting a game in the teens, there are very few score combinations that stay Under. These teams both averaged 27.1 points a game in the regular season, which tied for seventh in the league. "There's too much skill on these offenses to think this game will stay Under: Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Mixon on Cincinnati Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr. To see its against the spread pick and thoughts on the Total, head on over to SportsLine. The model enters the Super Bowl on a 137-97 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, and is up over $7,500 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. Burrow will drive the Bengals to a game-winning field goal by Evan McPherson in the closing seconds as the theme of the playoffs continues." In the end, I am going to go with Burrow to outplay Stafford to get his first ring in what will truly be an amazing ending to their season. Both quarterbacks are capable of putting their teams on their right arms and letting it rip. Then Stafford will hit his shots down the field off play-action. They will use Cam Akers and Sony Michel to patiently move the ball down the field if that's what the Bengals decide to do. The difference is the Rams will run the ball against that look. I think Cincinnati will do much of the same to Matt Stafford to try and slow him down. The Bengals defense played well against Patrick Mahomes, dropping eight and changing up their looks. "As for the Rams, they will get theirs as well. My gut is they will in this one, which will lead to big plays in the passing game. Against the Chiefs, they didn't do enough of it on early downs. "The Bengals and Burrow operate well in the quick game out of empty sets, so look for a lot of that.
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