The Patriots and Seahawks meet in Super Bowl LX this Sunday at 6:30 PM EST at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. On DraftKings Sportsbook, Seattle is favored by 4.5 points and this game carries a total of 45.5 points.
DraftKings Sportsbook has touchdown odds for essentially every player in this contest and below, I break down whether Rhamondre Stevenson will score a touchdown during Super Bowl LX on Sunday.
Will Rhamondre Stevenson score a touchdown?
Rhamondre Stevenson anytime touchdown odds: +145
Stevenson has found the paydirt nine times in his 17 games this season. The back has yet to score during these playoffs, but Stevenson is overdue for a touchdown, as his role has been immense this postseason. In the Patriots’ three playoff games, Stevenson is logging 72.5% of the snaps and he has seen 51 carries, which is the most of any back in the NFL during the postseason. Meanwhile, rookie TreVeyon Henderson has taken a major backseat to Stevenson with Henderson logging just 28.5% of the snaps and seeing 24 carries.
In the AFC Championship game vs. the Broncos, Stevenson saw 25 carries on 60 snaps, while Henderson only saw three carries on four snaps. While these two were splitting snaps earlier this season, Stevenson is clearly the top dog in the Patriots’ backfield right now and they should continue to rely him heavily with the stakes even higher in the Super Bowl.
Stevenson saw three red-zone carries in that AFC Championship game in Denver and not only is he seeing a huge role as a rusher this postseason, but Stevenson is seeing ample opportunities in the passing game as well. The back is running a route on 57% of his team’s dropbacks and he is handling a 13.7% target share, including one red-zone target.
It’s honestly surprising Stevenson hasn’t scored a touchdown in these playoffs and while the Seahawks are a terrific defense that has only given up eight touchdowns to running backs this season, Stevenson is one of the top bets to score in this Super Bowl and I like taking my chances on him at these +145 odds, which are long for Stevenson. For the AFC Championship, the back carried +130 odds to score a touchdown on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Verdict: Yes