Record through the NFC/AFC Championships
SU: 7-5; ATS: 6-6
Super Bowl 58
San Francisco 49ers (14-5) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (14-6)
Allegiant Stadium, Vegas, 65,000
CBS
Jim, Tony, Trace, Gene Steratore (rules analyst)
Refs: Bill Vinovich (makes mistakes, hope it’s not a problema).
Halftime: Usher, could be fun.
Sideshow: Traylor Swift (my daughter’s going to be mad at me).
Niners by 1 1/2
I have no clue why the 49ers are the favorite. Why would you make Patrick Mahomes an underdog after he repeatedly beats the odds every year? He’s this generation’s Tom Brady. He may be better than Brady when his career is over and that’s a long way away. There are distractions for the Chiefs with Mahomes’ dad getting his third DWI in Texas and the ongoing Swift spectacle. But with Mahomes, M’Auto, Isaiah Pacheco and that underrated but spectacular defense, how do you go against this juggernaut? I’ve got one word to describe this game: “Bundle Home and Auto.” When asked by a fictional football locker room why that’s one word and not four, Jake from State Farm cooly responds, “It’s not if you’re bundling.”
Give me the Most Valuable Bundler and the Chiefs.
Chiefs 24, 49ers 20
Tracy Chapman/ Luke Combs Fast Car
An epic rendition of this song by two of the best in the business. The great veteran and the younger, country star who’s not afraid of the dinner table. This is not the best quality, so sorry. The best I can do. The performance and the song are worth it, however. Enjoy Super Bowl LVIII.