Oddsmaker reveals best-case scenario for sportsbook ahead of Super Bowl 2026

Sportsbooks are licking their chops as Super Bowl Sunday turns into the biggest betting bonanza of the year.With over a billion dollars expected to be bet legally on Seahawks vs.Patriots, the exact matchup itself is one seemingly no one bet on happening.“Both teams were in the 60 to 70/1 range to win the Super Bowl preseason, so whoever wins this game will be the most unlikely Super Bowl winner in DraftKings history,” Johnny Avello, DraftKings’ director of sports operations, told The Post.Avello added that, in preseason, both teams were power-rated as bottom-third teams in the NFL, along with the Giants, Jets, and other bottom dwellers.As for Sunday’s matchup that has shockingly come together, DraftKings is seeing loads of action on the Seahawks, but they welcome more of it.“We’re Seahawks fans right now,” Avello told The Post.

“The game itself has Seahawks money on the spread.The overall future book has the Patriots as a pretty big liability.”Avello continued that the Patriots were as high as 25/1 to win the Super Bowl in the weeks leading up to the playoffs, and since they’re a popular team, DraftKings has a significant liability on them.“Not a bad thing for us at DraftKings, if we have a liability on the Patriots, but we’re taking money on the Seahawks point spread, we’re not in a bad spot,” Avello continued.

“People will continue to bet on the Patriots on the moneyline.“The spread for the game opened at 3.5 on DraftKings Sunday night, but has since moved to 4.5 and stayed there throughout the week.As for moneyline bettors, it is unsurprising that the Patriots are getting the lion’s share of the moneyline bets, but those appear to be smaller wagers, nothing too big.“No crazy sharp action right now, but we expect that to come next week sometime,” Avello added.The best-case scenario for DraftKings is the Seahawks winning by a field goal or less, saving the sportsbook from a big futures liability on New England, while the fav...