Rams open as small favorites over Bengals in Super Bowl LVI
Rams open as favorites in Super Bowl
Bengals fan Steph Boyer, from Denver, Colo., cheers for Cincinnati during the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Bengals fan Steph Boyer, from Denver, Colo., cheers for Cincinnati during the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Los Angeles Rams' Kendall Blanton, left, is stopped by San Francisco 49ers' Azeez Al-Shaair, bottom, during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Bengals fan Steph Boyer, from Denver, Colo., cheers for Cincinnati during the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
People hurry to place their bets before the start of the NFC Championship NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
People watch the NFC Championship NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Emigdio Ojeda, left, from Menifee, Calif., celebrates with Steph Boyer, from Denver, Colo., during the AFC Championship NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
San Francisco 49ers fans watch the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
People watch the NFC Championship NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
People cheer during the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship NFL football game at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Bengals fan Steph Boyer, from Denver, Colo., cheers for Cincinnati during the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Emigdio Ojeda, bottom/right, from Menifee, Calif., cheers during the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship NFL football game at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Bengals fan Steph Boyer, from Denver, Colo., cheers for Cincinnati during the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Emigdio Ojeda, from Menifee, Calif., cheers with friends during the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship NFL football game at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers fans watch the NFC Championship NFL football game at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Bengals fan Steph Boyer, from Denver, Colo., cheers for Cincinnati during the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Jake Whitt, left, from Cincinnati, Ohio, places a bet before the start of the NFC Championship NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
People cheer during the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship NFL football game at Circa Sportsbook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Updated January 30, 2022 - 9:39 pm
The Los Angeles Rams opened as consensus 3½-point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals at Las Vegas sportsbooks in Super Bowl LVI.
The consensus total is 50 for the NFL championship game scheduled for Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Here are the opening lines at six major Las Vegas books:
— At Circa Sports: Rams -4, 49½; Rams -190/Bengals +168 on money line
— At South Point: Rams -4, 50, -180/+160
— At Caesars Sportsbook: Rams -3½, 50, -170/+150
— At Station Casinos: Rams -4, 49½, -180/+160
— At BetMGM: Rams -3½, 49½, -190/+160
— At SuperBook: Rams -3½, 50½, -185/+165
The Bengals erased a 21-3 deficit en route to a 27-24 overtime win over the Kansas City Chiefs as 7-point underdogs in Sunday’s AFC title game.
The Rams erased a 17-7 fourth-quarter deficit en route to a 20-17 victory over the 49ers as 3½-point favorites in Sunday’s NFC championship.
Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter.
