Super Bowl picks: Predicting Seahawks-Patriots score, MVP - ESPN

There is just one game left in the 2025 NFL season: Super Bowl LX. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will face off in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara (6:30 p.m. ET). 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 50 experts picked the result of Seahawks-Patriots, including the final score and MVP.

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

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Of the 57 experts who weighed in, the Seahawks were favored by 47 of them (82.5%), while the Patriots claimed 10 votes (17.5%).

The most common score prediction was 27-17 (picked by four of our experts). The lowest combined total was 29 (16-13); the highest was 61 (34-27). The largest margin of victory predicted was 20 points (30-10). And 35 experts said this game will be decided by seven points or less.

Betting notes: DraftKings Sportsbook currently favors Seattle by 4.5 points, and the over/under is 45.5 points. Of the experts in this pool, 25 have the game going over that total, while 32 like the under.

ESPN's Football Power Index: The FPI likes the Seahawks (60.2%) by an average of 3.6 points.

Alaina Getzenberg, Bills reporter: 34-27
Andrew Hawkins, NFL analyst: 31-21
Ben Baby, Bengals reporter: 30-10
Ben Solak, NFL analyst: 16-13
Courtney Cronin, Bears reporter: 27-23
Dan Graziano, national NFL reporter: 20-17
Daniel Oyefusi, Browns reporter: 22-21
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