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Ben Fawkes and Matt JacobJanuary 30, 2026 at 1:12 AM

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The Super Bowl LX matchup has been set, and the Seattle Seahawks are favored against the New England Patriots. The game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and it will have an estimated $1.71 billion wagered on it from American bettors at legal U.S. sportsbooks.

With an expansive prop bet menu and many more options to wager on than a normal game, Yahoo Sports' NFL handicappers are here to help you sort through everything to find betting value. Remember that even though it's the last game of the season, be smart with your bankroll: Nevada sportsbooks have only lost on two Super Bowls since 1991.

Here are our favorite Super Bowl LX wagers — be sure to bookmark this page and check in daily, as we'll be updating it all the way up to kickoff.

Odds courtesy of BetMGM.

Super Bowl LX: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks (-4.5, 45.5)Prop bets

Matt Jacob: Slightly more than three field goals per game. That’s what the last five opponents have averaged against New England's defense.

The raw numbers: 46 total points and four touchdowns allowed in 300 minutes of action.

Now let’s review the five quarterbacks the Patriots suffocated during this dominant defensive run:

Brady Cook (Jets rookie making his fourth NFL start)

Quinn Ewers (Dolphins rookie making his third NFL start)

Justin Herbert (Chargers starter)

C.J. Stroud (Texans starter)

Jarrett Stidham (Broncos backup making his fifth NFL start)

A quick word about Herbert and Stroud: The former played behind a makeshift offensive line for most of the season, while the latter treated the football like a hot potato in two playoff games (five interceptions, five fumbles). Oh, and Herbert is now 0-for-3 in the playoffs (all on the road), while Stroud is 1-for-4 as a visitor in the postseason.

So forgive me for being reluctant to compare the 2026 Patriots’ defense with the 1985 Chicago Bears defense.

No, I’m not dropping an F-bomb (“fraud”) on New England’s stop unit. I am, however, saying the recent numbers need to be taken in context. After all, immediately prior to this five-game stretch, the Patriots’ defense was carved up by the Ravens (24 points in Week 15) and Bills (35 points in Week 16). The starting QBs in those games: Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen.

I get it — there’s a large faction of NFL fans (and bettors) still waiting for the “real” Sam Darnold to show up. But here’s reality: Seattle scored 72 points in playoff wins over the 49ers and Rams after averaging 28.4 points per game in the regular season.

The Seahawks scored at least 26 PPG in 13 of 18 games (including 10 of the last 13); they’ve hit the 30-point plateau 10 times; and they’ve topped 40 points on three occasions.

Has Darnold done it all by himself? Absolutely not. In fact, the defense and special teams have had a massive impact on Seattle’s scoring output. It has been a total team effort — and I’m betting we see it again in Super Bowl 60 with the Seahawks lighting up the scoreboard one last time.

Bet: Seahawks team total over 25.5 points (-120)

Jacob: The fact that Drake Maye can move is not exactly breaking news. Opposing defenses have known for quite some time that the Patriots’ 6-foot-4, 225-pound quarterback is willing to abandon the pocket and — more importantly — able to pick up chunks of real estate with his legs.

Doing something about it? That’s a different story.

Over his past seven games, Maye has popped at least one run of more than 13 yards five times. The only exceptions: He had long rushes of 11 yards against the Jets in Week 17 and 8 yards against Houston in the divisional round.

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In Super Bowl 60, Maye will be facing an aggressive Seahawks pass rush that I expect to dominate a Patriots offensive line that has given up five sacks in each of its three playoff wins.

Translation: Maye will be given the green light to take off whenever he feels the heat, and I’m banking on him turning at least one of his scampers into a sizable gain — just like Brock Purdy did in the divisional round (18-yard run) and old-man Matthew Stafford did in the NFC championship game (13-yard run).

Among the quarterbacks who had big runs against Seattle in the regular season: Kyler Murray (29 yards), Jacoby Brissett (15 yards), C.J. Stroud (15 yards) and Cam Ward (14 yards).

Bet: Drake Maye longest rush over 13.5 yards (-115)

Jacob: A big reason why the Patriots’ defense had so much success this season: It didn’t face many top-tier pass-catchers. To that point:

Mike Evans didn’t play when the Buccaneers hosted New England in Week 10. Ja’Marr Chase was suspended when the Patriots played in Cincinnati in Week 12 (and Joe Flacco was the Bengals’ quarterback). Garrett Wilson was hurt for both of the Jets’ games against the Pats. Malik Nabers was in street clothes when the Giants went to New England in Week 13. And Tyreek Hill was long gone by the time the Dolphins played in Foxborough in Week 18.

Hill, however, was on the field when Miami hosted the Patriots in Week 2, and he racked up 109 receiving yards.

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The only other notable tight ends and wideouts who suited up against New England this year: the Raiders’ Brock Bowers (103 yards); the Bills’ Dalton Kincaid (108 yards in the first meeting, 34 yards in the second meeting); Chris Olave (98 yards); Drake London (118 yards), Emeka Egbuka (115 yards); DK Metcalf (32 yards); and Courtland Sutton (17 yards).

Sutton, of course, had Jarrett Stidham as his quarterback. So the only elite pass catchers the Patriots contained were Kincaid (once) and Metcalf.

Which brings me to Seahawks wide receiver (and Metcalf’s former teammate) Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

The third-year pro had an NFL-high 1,793 receiving yards in the regular season. He racked up more than 90 receiving yards in 12 of Seattle’s first 14 games. And he’s topped 100 yards 10 times (including 153 yards against the Rams in the NFC championship game).

This is why Smith-Njigba will be the Patriots’ top defensive priority on Super Bowl Sunday. Will it matter? Nope.

Bet: Jaxon Smith-Njigba over 93.5 receiving yards (-130)

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