The Philadelphia Eagles are going to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 37-34 to win Super Bowl LVII. At least, that’s what far too many bettors are counting on.
But why? Because that’s what the “script” says.
For those unfamiliar with the script, former NFL running back Arian Foster recently joked that the NFL is rigged, and that during training camp before each season, a script is provided to league members that explains how that NFL season must play out.
The sports world has run with it and turned the “script” into the gift that keeps on giving.
Well, a tweet from a since-suspended Twitter account tweeted “Nah someone just leaked the Super Bowl script” with a graphic that showed the Eagles defeating the Chiefs 37-34.
Darren Rovell of Action Network wrote that the tweet was viewed more than 12 million times. Enough of those viewers were bettors who quickly acted on the info that the prop has become BetMGM’s most-bet Super Bowl score.
The odds are down from +25000 to +8000.
Most bet (tickets) Super Bowl correct score:
Eagles 37-34 Chiefs
Odds have moved from +25000 to +8000 at @BetMGM pic.twitter.com/TyIjjxWeyG
— John Ewing 🦁 (@johnewing) February 7, 2023
Last year bettors rushed to wager on the Bengals winning the Super Bowl by an exact score of 34-31 because of an altered screenshot from The Simpsons. That is obviously not how the game played out.
We’ll see if Andy Reid and the Chiefs stick to the script this year.
