Two days ago, only one sportsbook had the 49ers as 4-point favorites, while everyone else held the line at -3.5.
Super Bowl odds: Point spread moves to 4 points
The Super Bowl odds finally moved late in the week, to -4 from -3.5. However one sportsbook was at -4 all week, anticipating the line would end up here befofe kickoff betwene the 49ers and Ravens.
Thearon W. Henderson
As of Sunday morning, almost every sportsbook was there and one UK-based shop at -4.5.
“We had the line at -4 because we felt that’s where the line would eventually settle and we were ahead of the curve a bit on that,” said Kevin Bradley of Bovada. “We have evenly split action on both the 49ers and Ravens so we do not anticipate a move to -4.5 this late in the week.”
Indeed Bovada has been sitting at -4 all along and late action on the 49ers has forced the hand at other Vegas and online sportsbooks which had the spread at -3.5 for nearly two weeks. [ Full matchup deals and picks ]
Unlike previous Super Bowls where the sportsbooks were in danger of a huge loss on Super Bowl bets, the 2013 edition of the game appears to be a safer situation. Some shops have some exposure to a Baltimore victory on the moneyline and some have a few big payouts to make on futures.
“We need the 49ers who would be a big winner for us,” Bradley said earlier in the week about some 18/1 and 20/1 bets made early in the playoffs.
"And the Ravens ended up over the last couple week turning into a big potential loser for us."
Ladbrokes, a UK-based sportsbook, was the only one of 20 shops tracked by OddsShark.com at -4.5 as of Sunday morning.
Check out the latest Super Bowl odds here at SBNation.
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