Super Bowl 2022 betting - Spread, money line, props and best bets for Rams vs. Bengals

The biggest betting event of the year is upon us. The Los Angeles Rams will take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday. The Rams last appeared in a Super Bowl after the 2018 season, falling 13-3 to the Patriots. The Bengals have only been to the big game once in franchise history, losing to the 49ers 20-16 following the 1988 season.

Betting analysts Doug Kezirian, Tyler Fulghum, Joe Fortenbaugh, Anita Marks and Erin Dolan, fantasy and sports betting analyst Eric Moody, ESPN Stats & Information'sSeth Walder andMackenzie Kraemer, sports betting deputy editorDavid Bearman and Football Outsiders'Aaron Schatz will provide their top plays on the game, props and more.

Here are their best bets for Sunday's big game.

Note: Lines from Caesars Sportsbook.

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Opening line: Los Angeles -3.5; Over/under: 50FPI prediction: Los Angeles (66.3%) by 5.5 points Mike Clay's over/under projection: 45.3 Clay's win probability: Los Angeles 62%

Fortenbaugh: Without a shadow of a doubt, this will be the toughest defense Cincinnati has faced all year. The Rams concluded the regular season ranked fifth in the NFL in Football Outsiders' DVOA metric, the highest-graded unit of any club on the Cincy schedule. To put that into perspective, the Bengals have faced only three top-10 DVOA defenses all year, failing to win and cover the spread against both Green Bay and San Francisco, but finding more success against Kansas City. I think many of us would agree that the Chiefs defense is not the Rams defense. Additionally, I believe the Rams will have success running the football thanks to a Cincinnati defense that ranked 21st in the league in opponent