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Everything that happens in sports has additional context when viewed from a sports betting perspective. From season-changing injuries to record-setting moments and so much more, the sports news cycle will constantly and significantly affect the sports betting industry.

Our Super Bowl betting buzz file, with contributions from David Purdum, Doug Greenberg and others, aims to provide fans a look at the sports betting stories that are driving the conversation leading up to the big game.

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Jan. 31: A big Kelce MVP bet

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The Super Bowl trophy is named after Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach who led his team to wins in the first two Super Bowls.

However, Bill Belichick said coaches can’t win games without the players and suggested the Lombardi Trophy be renamed after Tom Brady, who won an NFL-record seven Super Bowl rings in his career — six with Belichick as his head coach.

Belichick, the former New England Patriots head coach who is now the coach at the University of North Carolina, made his comments on the

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Jan 28, 2025, 11:03 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Detroit Lions have hired Denver Broncos pass game coordinator John Morton as their new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Morton, 55, traveled to Detroit on Monday to meet with the team and signed his contract Tuesday morning, the sources told Schefter.

Morton replaces Ben Johnson, who was hired as the Chicago Bears‘ head coach.

Morton was part of head coach Dan Campbell’s Lions staff in 2022 as a senior offensive assistant before joining Sean Payton’s staff with the Broncos in 2023.

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Jan 28, 2025, 09:29 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis said that adding Tom Brady as a minority owner brought a needed piece that has been missing from the organization since Jon Gruden resigned.

“Bringing in Tom Brady was bringing in somebody on the football side that I had been lacking having here in the organization,” Davis told reporters. “Back in I guess it was ’18, with Jon Gruden. He was somebody that I brought in and really expected to be that person on the football side that would bring stability to the organization. He had

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The Detroit Lions are working to hire Denver Broncos pass game coordinator John Morton as their offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

Morton would replace Ben Johnson, who was hired as the Chicago Bears‘ head coach.

Morton, 55, is traveling to Detroit to meet with the team. He was part of head coach Dan Campbell’s Lions staff in 2022 as a senior offensive assistant before joining Sean Payton’s staff with the Broncos in 2023.

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Jan 27, 2025, 07:40 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Super Bowl LIX will be a rematch with plenty of star power. And a chance for history.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are headed to the big game once again and will aim to become the first team to capture three straight Super Bowl titles.

The Chiefs were able to fend off Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills for a 32-29 victory in a back-and-forth AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Allen is 4-1 against Mahomes in the regular season but 0-4 in the playoffs.

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Jan 27, 2025, 07:25 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

And then there were two. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in Super Bowl LIX.

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs held off Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills for a 32-29 win in the AFC Championship Game to keep their quest for a record third straight Super Bowl title alive.

The Eagles ran away from the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game, with Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts recording three rushing touchdowns apiece in

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Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen is in Jacksonville, Florida, meeting with the Jaguars on Thursday, one day after agreeing to stay in Tampa on a deal that would have made him the NFL’s highest-paid coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The two sides are discussing a deal that would make Coen the next head coach of the Jaguars, the sources said.

The Buccaneers have had no contact Thursday with Coen or his representation, sources told Schefter. The team has made multiple efforts to reach him. Coen, however, did reach out to

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Everything that happens in sports has additional context when viewed from a sports betting perspective. From season-changing injuries to record-setting moments and so much more, the sports news cycle will constantly and significantly affect the sports betting industry.

Our betting buzz file, with contributions from David Purdum, Doug Greenberg and others, aims to provide fans a look at the sports betting stories that are driving the conversation.

Key links: Sports betting home | NFL odds page | College football odds page | ESPN BET

Jan. 21: Barkley has highest rushing yard prop in three

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Trent Baalke is out as the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ general manager, the team announced Wednesday.

The move comes after owner Shad Khan had retained Baalke in the role earlier this month while firing coach Doug Pederson after a 4-13 season.

“Following several discussions with Trent Baalke this week, we both arrived at the conclusion that it is in our mutual best interests to respectfully separate, effective immediately,” Khan said in a statement.

“Trent leaves us with my deepest appreciation for his efforts over the past five seasons. … I am deeply committed to building a

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