How To Bet On Super Bowl 56: Rams vs Bengals Betting Guide

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. This season we will see the LA Rams meet the Cincinnati Bengals in the 56th edition of the game.

If you’re new to betting on American football, our Super Bowl betting guide will take your through everything you need to know to bet on the game and hopefully come out with a profit at the final whistle.

In this article:

• What is the Super Bowl?
• When is the Super Bowl?
• Who is playing in Super Bowl 56?
• What are popular Super Bowl betting markets?
• How can you bet on Super Bowl MVP?
• What is a Super Bowl Bet Builder?
• History of Super Bowl odds

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What is the Super Bowl?

The Super Bowl is an annual American Football match with the winner becoming crowned champions of the National Football League (NFL).

Despite the NFL’s formation in 1920, the first Super Bowl wasn’t played until 1967. Initially, the winners of the NFL played the champions of the American Football League (AFL).

After the two leagues merged in 1970, the winners of the National Football Conference and American Football Conference faced off in the Super Bowl.

When is the Super Bowl?

This season, the Super Bowl will be played on February 13th in Los Angeles, kicking off at 3:30 pm local time and 00:30 am central European time.

Which teams are playing at Super Bowl 56?

The Los Angeles Rams will play the Cincinnati Bengals at the SoFi Stadium in California in Super Bowl 56. Entering the game, the Rams are favoured by 4.5 points, at odds of 1.47 to win the game, while the Bengals are at odds of 2.75. The points total is set at 48.5 points.

NFC Champions – Los Angeles Rams

The Rams won the NFC West with a 12-5 record placing them 4th in NFC seeding heading into the playoffs. LA crushed divisional rivals Arizona in the opening round of the playoffs 34-11 before eliminating defending Super Bowl champions Tampa Bay in a thrilling divisional matchup in Tampa 30-27. Hosting the NFC championship game, the Rams overcame a 10 point deficit to defeat San Francisco 20-17.

This will be the Rams’ second Super Bowl appearance in four years. Their last was a loss to New England in Super Bowl 53. Super Bowl 56 will be the Rams fifth Super Bowl with the team’s only Super Bowl victory a victory over Tennessee in Super Bowl 34.

Below is the Rams results through the 2021 NFL regular season.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 12	Chicago Bears	W 34-14
2	September 19	at Indianapolis Colts	W 27-24
3	September 26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34-24
4	October 3	Arizona Cardinals	L 20-37
5	October 7	at Seattle Seahawks	W 26-17
6	October 17	at New York Giants	W 38-11
7	October 24	Detroit Lions	W 28-19
8	October 31	at Houston Texans	W 38-22
9	November 7	Tennessee Titans	L 16-28
10	November 15	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10-31
11	Bye
12	November 28	at Green Bay Packers	L 28-36
13	December 5	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 37-7
14	December 13	at Arizona Cardinals	W 30-23
15	December 21	Seattle Seahawks	W 20-10
16	December 26	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30-23
17	January 2	at Baltimore Ravens	W 20-19
18	January 9	San Francisco 49ers	L 24-27 (OT)

AFC Champions – Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati won the AFC North with a 10-7 record through the regular season placing them 4th in AFC seeding. Cincinnati eliminated Las Vegas 26-19 in the opening round of the playoffs before upsetting top seeded Titans in Tennessee 19-16 in the divisional round. In the AFC title game, the Bengals would overcome an 18 point deficit to defeat Kansas City 27-24 in overtime.

This will be Cincinnati’s third Super Bowl appearance. The Bengals were defeated 26-21 to San Francisco in Super Bowl 16, with the 49ers getting the better of Cincinnati again in Super Bowl 23, by the score of 20-16.

Below are the Bengals results through the 2021 NFL regular season.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 12	Minnesota Vikings	W 27-24 (OT)
2	September 19	at Chicago Bears	L 17-20
3	September 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24-10
4	September 30	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24-21
5	October 10	Green Bay Packers	L 22-25 (OT)
6	October 17	at Detroit Lions	W 34-11
7	October 24	at Baltimore Ravens	W 41-17
8	October 31	at New York Jets	L 31-34
9	November 7	Cleveland Browns	L 16-41
10	Bye
11	November 21	at Las Vegas Raiders	W 32-13
12	November 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41-10
13	December 5	Los Angeles Chargers	L 22-41
14	December 12	San Francisco 49ers	L 23-26 (OT)
15	December 19	at Denver Broncos	W 15-10
16	December 26	Baltimore Ravens	W 41-21
17	January 2	Kansas City Chiefs	W 34-31
18	January 9	at Cleveland Browns	L 16-21

What are the most popular Super Bowl betting markets?

For Super Bowl 56 wagering, bettors can select from several markets. Below is our guide on some of the most popular markets on how to bet on the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl money line:  With a money line bet, you are selecting the outright winner of the contest. In this case, bettors can either select the LA Rams to win with odds of 1.47, or the Bengals to win at odds of 2.75. Note that overtime is included in moneyline bets.

Super Bowl betting line: Handicap betting on the Super Bowl gives one team a head start on points. For example, as the Rams are considered the favourites, bettors can give them a -4.5 points handicap to start the game. If you bet on the Rams at -4.5 points, the Rams must win by 5 points or more for your bet to be a winner.

Alternatively, players can choose to give the Bengals a +4.5 points head start. If you bet on Cincinnati at +4.5 points they must either win the game outright or lose by 4 points or fewer.

Super Bowl over under points total: The points total market give bettors the chance to wager on the teams combining for more or less than a set number of points.

Currently, the over under line for Super Bowl 56 is 48.5 points. You can bet on the total being 49 points or more (betting the ‘Over’) or on the total points scored to be 48 points or fewer (betting the ‘Under’).

First Touchdown Scorer: Bettors have the chance to pick the player to score the first touchdown in the match. Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp is the current favourite to score the first touchdown at odds of 5.00.

Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Simply select a player to score a touchdown at any time in the game. Currently, Cooper Kupp is at odds of 1.61 to score a touchdown at any time during Super Bowl 56.

Other popular Super Bowl betting markets

In addition to some of the popular markets above, bettors can select a host of other options.

1st half moneyline, handicap, over under points total: Rather than selecting entire match moneylines and handicaps, bettors can also choose these for each half.

Spreads and under/over amounts are lowered to factor in the time period. For example, the 1st half handicap for the Rams is currently -3 points while their odds to lead at halftime are 1.58. The 1st half points total is over under 23.5 points.

Halftime – Fulltime result: Bettors can select a team to lead at halftime and a team to lead at fulltime. This can mean betting on the same team to lead at the end of both periods, or you can select one team to lead at halftime and another at fulltime. For example, at time of writing, the odds for Cincinnati to lead at halftime and the Rams to win the game are 6.50.

Moneyline combined with points total over under: The chance to select the match winner along with an under/over points total for a team. For this fixture, a bettor could choose the Bengals to win and the total score to finish under 48.5 points for 4.33 odds.

Handicap combined with points total over under: Bettors can select one team to cover the game betting line in combination with the points total. For example, you can bet on the Rams to cover the 4.5 point line and the game to go over 48.5 points.

Over Under total yards: Over/under bets can be placed on the total yards gained by each team or in total throughout the game. Bettors can select over or under total combined yards, total combined passing yards or total combined rushing yards. Bettors can also bet on the yards gained by each team individually.

Over Under total touchdowns: Over/under total touchdowns scored per team can be selected. For example, bettors can select either team to score under or over a given number of touchdowns or over under the total number of touchdowns scored by both teams combined.

How to bet on Super Bowl MVP winner

In addition to the common markets for Super Bowl 56, bettors can wager on the Most Valuable Player (MVP).

The MVP is the best performing player in the match. The winner of the Super Bowl MVP is selected by 16 football writers and broadcasters and over the last 20 years fans have been able to vote over the internet. The writer and broadcaster ballots count for 80 percent of the total vote with the fan ballots counting for 20 percent.

Rams’ quarterback Matthew Stafford is the favourite to be the MVP with odds of 2,0. Likewise, Bengals’ quarterback Joe Burrow has some of the shortest odds to be MVP at 3.75.

Below are the top nine players in Super Bowl 56 MVP betting.

PLAYER	ODDS TO WIN MVP
M Stafford (Rams QB)	2.00
J Burrow (Bengals QB)	3.25
C Kupp (Rams WR)	7.00
A Donald (Rams DL)	15.00
O Beckham (Rams WR)	23.00
J Chase (Bengals WR)	23.00
J Mixon (Bengals RB)	34.00
C Akers (Rams RB)	41.00
V Miller (Rams LB)	41.00

What is a Super Bowl Bet Builder?

Rather than selecting one bet for the Super Bowl, bettors can select multiple options. This is called a ‘Bet Builder’. Bettors can choose different outcomes and place one overall wager instead of multiple smaller wagers.

Bet365 has a range of bet builder options. The bookmaker offers their pre-selected, popular bet builders, or bettors can select their own. The create your own Super Bowl Bet Builder, log into your bet365 account. Go to the Super Bowl odds market and select the Bet Builder tab.

For example, the following Bet Builder is paying odds of 71.0 at bet365 at time of writing:

• Rams to win
• Total points over 48.5 points
• Cooper Kupp to score a touchdown
• Ja’Marr Chase to score a touchdown
• Over 6.5 total touchdowns scored
• Over 4.5 total field goals scored

If I bet £10 on this Bet Builder and each outcome occurs I would win £700 plus the return of my £10.

History of Super Bowl Odds

Below we have listed the odds for each Super Bowl from the first Super Bowl that saw the Green Bay Packers of the NFL defeat the Kansas City Chiefs then of the AFL by the score of 35-10, entering the game as 14 point favourites.

Despite it being the championship game of the NFL, 14 of the previous 55 Super Bowls have seen a favourite start the game as a favourite of at least 10 points. However there has not been a favourite of double digits in the Super Bowl since the undefeated Patriots lost to the Giants in Super Bowl 42.

Favourites have covered the betting line in 29 of 55 Super Bowls played for a 52.7% win rate . Underdogs have covered in 24 Super Bowls with the game ending on the margin for a push twice.

The last three Super Bowls each finished under the points total with last season’s game between Tampa Bay and Kansas City finishing 15 points under. Over the 55 Super Bowls played, the under has hit on 28 occasions, just under 51%.

SUPER BOWL	TEAMS	ATS FAVOURITE	TOTAL	WINNER	LOSER	ATS WINNER	TOTAL
56	Rams vs Bengals	Rams -4.5	48.5	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
55	Chiefs vs Bucs	Chiefs -3	55	Bucs 31	Chiefs 9	Bucs	Under
54	Chiefs vs 49ers	Chiefs -1.5	54	Chiefs 31	49ers 20	Chiefs	Under
53	Patriots v. Rams	Patriots -2.5	56	Patriots 13	Rams 3	Patriots	Under
52	Patriots vs Eagles	Patriots -4.5	48.5	Eagles 41	Patriots 33	Eagles	Over
51	Patriots vs Falcons	Patriots -3	57	Patriots 34	Falcons 28	Patriots	Over
50	Panthers v. Broncos	Panthers -4.5	43	Broncos 24	Panthers 10	Broncos	Under
49	Seahawks v. Patriots	Patriots -1	47	Patriots 28	Seahawks 24	Patriots	Over
48	Broncos vs Seahawks	Broncos -1.5	47	Seahawks 43	Broncos 8	Seahawks	Over
47	49ers v. Ravens	49ers -4.5	47.5	Ravens 34	49ers 31	Ravens	Over
46	Patriots vs Giants	Patriots -3	53	Giants 21	Patriots 17	Giants	Under
45	Packers v. Steelers	Packers -3	44.5	Packers 31	Steelers 25	Packers	Over
44	Colts vs Saints	Colts -4.5	56.5	Saints 31	Colts 17	Saints	Under
43	Steelers v. Cardinals	Steelers -6.5	46.5	Steelers 27	Cardinals 23	Cardinals	Over
42	Patriiots vs Giants	Patriots -12.5	54.5	Giants 17	Patriots 14	Giants	Under
41	Colts v. Bears	Colts -7	47	Colts 29	Bears 17	Colts	Under
40	Steelers v. Seahawks	Steelers -4	46.5	Steelers 21	Seahawks 10	Steelers	Under
39	Patriots v. Eagles	Patriots -7	47	Patriots 24	Eagles 21	Eagles	Under
38	Patriots v. Panthers	Patriots -7	37.5	Patriots 32	Panthers 29	Panthers	Over
37	Raiders vs Bucs	Raiders -4	44	Bucs 48	Raiders 21	Bucs	Over
36	Rams vs Patriots	Rams -14	53.5	Patriots 20	Rams 17	Patriots	Under
35	Ravens v. Giants	Ravens -3	33	Ravens 34	Giants 7	Ravens	Over
34	Rams v. Titans	Rams -7	48	Rams 23	Titans 16	Push	Under
33	Broncos v. Falcons	Broncos -7.5	52.5	Broncos 34	Falcons 19	Broncos	Over
32	Packers vs Broncos	Packers -11.5	49	Broncos 31	Packers 24	Broncos	Over
31	Packers v. Patriots	Packers -14	49.5	Packers 35	Patriots 21	Push	Over
30	Cowboys v. Steelers	Cowboys -13.5	52	Cowboys 27	Steelers 17	Steelers	Under
29	49ers v. Chargers	49ers -18	54	49ers 49	Chargers 26	49ers	Over
28	Cowboys v. Bills	Cowboys -10.5	50.5	Cowboys 30	Bills 13	Cowboys	Under
27	Cowboys v. Bills	Cowboys -6.5	44.5	Cowboys 52	Bills 17	Cowboys	Over
26	Redskins v. Bills	Redskins -7	48.5	Redskins 37	Bills 24	Redskins	Over
25	Bills vs Giants	Bills -7	40.5	Giants 20	Bills 19	Giants	Under
24	49ers v. Broncos	49ers -12	48	49ers 55	Broncos 10	49ers	Over
23	49ers v. Bengals	49ers -7	48	49ers 20	Bengals 16	Bengals	Under
22	Broncos vs Redskins	Broncos -3.5	47	Redskins 42	Broncos 10	Redskins	Over
21	Giants v. Broncos	Giants -9.5	40	Giants 39	Broncos 20	Giants	Over
20	Bears v. Patriots	Bears -10	37.5	Bears 46	Patriots 10	Bears	Over
19	49ers v. Dolphins	49ers -3	53.5	49ers 38	Dolphins 16	49ers	Over
18	Redskins vs Raiders	Redskins -3	48	Raiders 38	Redskins 9	Raiders	Under
17	Dolphins vs Redskins	Dolphins -3	36.5	Redskins 27	Dolphins 17	Redskins	Over
16	49ers v. Bengals	49ers -1	48	49ers 26	Bengals 21	49ers	Under
15	Eagles vs Raiders	Eagles -3	37.5	Raiders 27	Eagles 10	Raiders	Under
14	Steelers v. Rams	Steelers -10.5	36	Steelers 31	Rams 19	Steelers	Over
13	Steelers v. Cowboys	Steelers -3.5	37	Steelers 35	Cowboys 31	Steelers	Over
12	Cowboys v. Broncos	Cowboys -6	39	Cowboys 27	Broncos 10	Cowboys	Under
11	Raiders v. Vikings	Raiders -4.5	38	Raiders 34	Vikings 14	Raiders	Over
10	Steelers v. Cowboys	Steelers -6.5	36	Steelers 21	Cowboys 17	Cowboys	Over
9	Steelers v. Vikings	Steelers -3	33	Steelers 16	Vikings 6	Steelers	Under
8	Dolphins v. Vikings	Dolphins -6.5	33	Dolphins 24	Vikings 7	Dolphins	Under
7	Dolphins v. Redskins	Dolphins -1.5	33	Dolphins 14	Redskins 7	Dolphins	Under
6	Cowboys v. Dolphins	Cowboys -6	34	Cowboys 24	Dolphins 3	Cowboys	Under
5	Colts vs Cowboys	Colts -2.5	36	Colts 16	Cowboys 13	Colts	Under
4	Vikings vs Chiefs	Vikings -12	39	Chiefs 23	Vikings 7	Chiefs	Under
3	Colts vs Jets	Colts -18	40	Jets 16	Colts 7	Jets	Under
2	Packers v. Raiders	Packers -13.5	43	Packers 33	Raiders 14	Packers	Over
1	Packers v. Chiefs	Packers -14	N/A	Packers 35	Chiefs 10	Packers	N/A

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