Everybody wants a close game. Blowouts are boring, and having drama all the way to the end will always leave a more cuddly feeling in your stomach.
At first glance, Super Bowl LIV is shaping up to be exactly that. The spread for Sunday's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers is the Chiefs by 1.5 at FanDuel Sportsbook, and you can get it down to just a point at some other books. That's about as tight as you can get.
Bookmakers are really good at what they do, and it's abundantly necessary that we put stock into what they say about the way a game will play out.