Super Bowl 2019: Everyone Is Picking The New England Patriots Over The Los Angeles Rams

The New England Patriots have proven to be the greatest dynasty in NFL history by reaching their ninth Super Bowl in the last 17 years. That’s why it should be no surprise that seemingly everyone is picking them to beat the Los Angeles Rams in the 2019 title game.

According to The Action Network, 84 percent of the bets for Super Bowl LIII have been on the Patriots. Only 16 percent of the early wagers have been on the Rams with the point spread up to 2.5 points.

All you have to do is look at the way the betting line has moved to understand how much support New England has gotten. Los Angeles opened as a one-point favorite at some sportsbooks, but it wasn’t long before the Patriots were favored. The point spread was between one and two points by early Monday, per OddsShark, and bets continued to pour in on the defending AFC champs.

The Patriots were in an unfamiliar position earlier this postseason when most of the public bet on the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium in the divisional round. New England was a three-point underdog against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have gone 5-3 together in Super Bowls. The Patriots have gone 2-1 in the big game since 2015, defeating the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons in contests that went down to the wire. New England was upset by Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles in last year’s Super Bowl.

Jared Goff and Sean McVay will play in their first Super Bowl. The quarterback and head coach started the season with no career playoff wins.

The Rams began the playoffs with better Super Bowl odds than the Patriots. Los Angeles was tied for the NFL’s best regular-season record at 13-3, and they finished two games ahead of New England in the overall standings. L.A. was the last team to suffer their first loss as they started the season with eight straight wins.

The majority of the betting public picked the Dallas Cowboys to cover the spread against the Rams in the divisional playoffs. Los Angeles beat the New Orleans Saints as underdogs in the NFC Championship Game.

Underdogs have won six of the last seven Super Bowls outright.