Super Bowl picks: Experts predict Chiefs-Eagles score, MVP - ESPN

There's officially one game left in the 2024 NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles will face off against the two-time reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in Super Bowl LIX. Which team will take home the Lombardi Trophy? Which player will win Super Bowl MVP?

We asked ESPN's NFL analysts, writers, commentators, columnists and pundits to make predictions for the big game. More than 60 experts picked the winner of Eagles-Chiefs, including the final score of the game and who they think will win Super Bowl MVP.

Here's a breakdown of their picks, plus betting odds from ESPN BET. Check out all of our Super Bowl preview content for more news and analysis ahead of the game.

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Predicting Chiefs to win
Predicting Eagles to win
Predicting the MVP winner

Of the 67 experts who weighed in, the Chiefs were favored by 41 of them (61.2%), while the Eagles claimed 26 votes (38.8%).

Here are the five most bet final scores at ESPN BET, as of noon ET on Feb. 4.

The most common score predictions were 27-24 (picked by 10 of our experts), 27-23 (five) and 31-28 (five). The lowest combined total was 31 (17-14); the highest was 73 (38-35). The largest margin of victory predicted was 14 points (38-24). And 63 experts said this game will be decided by a touchdown or less.

Betting notes: ESPN BET currently favors Kansas City by 1.5 points, and the over/under is 49.5 points. Of the experts in this pool, 55 have the game going over that total, while 12 like the under.

ESPN's Football Power Index: The FPI likes the Eagles (56.1%) by an average of 2.2 points.

Aaron Schatz, NFL analyst: 31-25
Andrew Hawkins, NFL analyst: 33-30
Ben Baby, Bengals reporter: 24-21
Ben Solak, NFL analyst: 31-27
Brooke Pryor, Steelers