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Patriots favored slightly over Rams in Super Bowl

The New England Patriots will begin the two-week buildup to the Super Bowl as the favorites, but not by much.

Heading into Monday, the Patriots were consensus 1.5-point favorites over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3 in Atlanta.

For about 10 minutes late Sunday night, though, the Patriots were Super Bowl underdogs. That changed quickly.

Some sportsbooks opened the Rams as small favorites, and other bookmakers made the Super Bowl opening line pick 'em. However, the odds quickly moved in New England's favor, and by late Sunday night, several books had pushed the point spread up to Patriots -2.