Interesting comment by @HappyKane got me thinking:
...being tested by the Packers and Lions can supplement not being tested during the season. They got punched in the mouth and gutted out the wins. True dat.
... but, what is more impressive, getting your ass kicked at home as big favs out of the gate, trailing both games and then coming from behind and winning at the end but going 0-2 ATS
or:
Chefs as an away dog in the snow in Buffalo and at Baltimore and 2 straight on the road as dogs and winning outright and thereby going 2-0 SU and ATS?
Interesting comment by @HappyKane got me thinking:
...being tested by the Packers and Lions can supplement not being tested during the season. They got punched in the mouth and gutted out the wins. True dat.
... but, what is more impressive, getting your ass kicked at home as big favs out of the gate, trailing both games and then coming from behind and winning at the end but going 0-2 ATS
or:
Chefs as an away dog in the snow in Buffalo and at Baltimore and 2 straight on the road as dogs and winning outright and thereby going 2-0 SU and ATS?
Hmmm, the one team battling the hype of playing at home as a prohibitive favorite and rallying for victory and the other team battling dangerous adversaries on the road and prevailing. I would say both experiences would add to being more battle tested, each in their own way?
IF I had to pick one, I would say I am more impressed by the road that KC has traveled, especially the victory @ Baltimore. What I don't understand about that game is that after Spagnuolo put 9 in the box, Lamar couldn't find an open receiver.
Everybody said why didn't the Ravens run more? Against 9 in the Chiefs' box it wouldn't have been successful IMO. The meltdown by that Ravens' WR was costly.
Intriguing post and a real thought provoker for sure.
"What can be, unburdened by what has been!" ~Laffin' Kamala Harris
Hmmm, the one team battling the hype of playing at home as a prohibitive favorite and rallying for victory and the other team battling dangerous adversaries on the road and prevailing. I would say both experiences would add to being more battle tested, each in their own way?
IF I had to pick one, I would say I am more impressed by the road that KC has traveled, especially the victory @ Baltimore. What I don't understand about that game is that after Spagnuolo put 9 in the box, Lamar couldn't find an open receiver.
Everybody said why didn't the Ravens run more? Against 9 in the Chiefs' box it wouldn't have been successful IMO. The meltdown by that Ravens' WR was costly.
Intriguing post and a real thought provoker for sure.
I have found my answer below, from Dogbite and Indigo, (You are correct.) But I like to hear other opinions
DogbiteWilliams POSTED: Feb. 5, 2024 - 5:35 PM ET#108 Winning on the road is more impressive than winning at home, especially as Super Bowl parameters.
PO = 1 and p:WAD and op:WHF and site = neutral
SU: 5-2-0 (6.00, 71.4%)
ATS: 7-0-0 (11.79, 100.0%)
and
Indigo POSTED: Jan. 31, 2024 - 12:31 PM ET#45 Here's another Super Bowl angle.......
In the super bowl, a team off an away dog win has gone 8-0 ATS (+13.44), 6-2 straight up (+8.00) if their present opponent is off a home win.
I have found my answer below, from Dogbite and Indigo, (You are correct.) But I like to hear other opinions
DogbiteWilliams POSTED: Feb. 5, 2024 - 5:35 PM ET#108 Winning on the road is more impressive than winning at home, especially as Super Bowl parameters.
PO = 1 and p:WAD and op:WHF and site = neutral
SU: 5-2-0 (6.00, 71.4%)
ATS: 7-0-0 (11.79, 100.0%)
and
Indigo POSTED: Jan. 31, 2024 - 12:31 PM ET#45 Here's another Super Bowl angle.......
In the super bowl, a team off an away dog win has gone 8-0 ATS (+13.44), 6-2 straight up (+8.00) if their present opponent is off a home win.
For me I haven’t been convinced of the chiefs greatness this season. So they won in an ice bowl against a decimated Miami team. Means nothing to me. They beat Buffalo on the road when Buffalo made some silly mistakes at the end of the game. Not to mention that if Bass doesn’t miss the 40 yarder, Buffalo potentially could have been the victor. Ok so KC gets some credit there. Against Baltimore I don’t think that game needs to be discussed. Baltimore had the most mind boggling performance you could ever ask for. I would absolutely die to know the result of that game if Baltimore could execute a gameplan that made sense. Possibly a blowout for the Ravens. We’ll never know.
So in truth, KC hasn’t had to play a great game for the entire postseason. The 49ers have played horribly and still found a way to win. So if the Chiefs continue to play the way they have, which to me is hardly impressive, and SF plays to the full potential of all of their stars… the sky is the limit. As long as Brock Purdy can manage the game of course…
For me I haven’t been convinced of the chiefs greatness this season. So they won in an ice bowl against a decimated Miami team. Means nothing to me. They beat Buffalo on the road when Buffalo made some silly mistakes at the end of the game. Not to mention that if Bass doesn’t miss the 40 yarder, Buffalo potentially could have been the victor. Ok so KC gets some credit there. Against Baltimore I don’t think that game needs to be discussed. Baltimore had the most mind boggling performance you could ever ask for. I would absolutely die to know the result of that game if Baltimore could execute a gameplan that made sense. Possibly a blowout for the Ravens. We’ll never know.
So in truth, KC hasn’t had to play a great game for the entire postseason. The 49ers have played horribly and still found a way to win. So if the Chiefs continue to play the way they have, which to me is hardly impressive, and SF plays to the full potential of all of their stars… the sky is the limit. As long as Brock Purdy can manage the game of course…
There are 21 Super Bowls in the Sports Database available to mine at Killers Sports or Gimme the Dog. Of those 21 there is only ONE Super Bowl where one team was on an ATS cover streak of at least 2 games facing off against a team that failed to cover their last 2+ games: NYG won outright 17-14 as a 12-point dog.
There are NO actionable conclusions anybody should draw based on just one game.
Good luck everybody.
Edited to add nothing in this comment necessarily invalidates research based on more than one game. Thanks for the citing, Espn80000.
There are 21 Super Bowls in the Sports Database available to mine at Killers Sports or Gimme the Dog. Of those 21 there is only ONE Super Bowl where one team was on an ATS cover streak of at least 2 games facing off against a team that failed to cover their last 2+ games: NYG won outright 17-14 as a 12-point dog.
There are NO actionable conclusions anybody should draw based on just one game.
Good luck everybody.
Edited to add nothing in this comment necessarily invalidates research based on more than one game. Thanks for the citing, Espn80000.
Hey DBW can you research this for me on the database? The result of games when the line is -2 and total of 47.5 in regular season, postseason and super bowl if possible
Hey DBW can you research this for me on the database? The result of games when the line is -2 and total of 47.5 in regular season, postseason and super bowl if possible
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