Did you see how quick those 2.5s got snatched up?
The bookmakers are in a great position here as they can create action instead of just responding too it. They can move a line or even price to generate hefty action because of the game and tightness of the line. They are forcing everyone to gamble, with edges ever so slight.
The volume is huuuuuuuuge and so much of it on 2.
Would be a sick push.
I'm seeing Pinnacle at -2.5 49ers -104 Chiefs -106. Personally I think the line should be -2 49ers -103 Chiefs -107, so i'm a little surprised. A 1.5 -116 -104 line normally switches to -2 -110 -110 so it's a very small window. On a game like this I wouldn't want that Push option. I'd rather lay the lopsided line. That books don't suggests they want Chiefs money and don't want 49ers money - and they prefer it even if they end up with a Push. Most of the preseason money would have been on the Eagles and Chiefs, but the 49ers were 3rd favourites. There is a slight element of using the line to even up any lopsided preseason liabilities but this isn't a match-up that would suggest lopsided liabilities. I'd be expecting the public to bet the Chiefs.
However, NFL lines historically have been much more efficient at kickoff than they are 2 or 3 days before kickoff. I'm a bit wary when my line predictions are off. At 2.5 I definitely like the Chiefs.
I never bet US Over/Unders because I figure everyone else has better information than me. I'm always going to see game conditions and injuries later than everyone because i'm not in the US. I would have taken the mid-week Over 47.5. Not my market strength. The defenses are good but I think the offenses are better.
Good luck to you and everyone else with their bets.