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The biggest betting event of the year has arrived.

Super Bowl 2026 will pit the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. The Seahawks are a 4.5-point favorite, and the Over/Under (also known as the total) is set at 45.5 points.

Whether you’re a seasoned bettor, a casual one, or just interested in learning more, we’ll help you get up to speed for the Big Game, starting with how to bet the Over/Under.

The Over/Under (also known as the total) is one of the simplest and most popular wagers in sports betting.

Rather than picking a winner, you are betting on the combined number of points scored by both teams in a given game. Sportsbooks set a projected total for the game, and the bettor decides whether the final score will go over or under that number.

For example, the Over/Under for the Super Bowl between the Patriots and Seahawks is set at 45.5 points. If the two teams combine to score 46 or more points, then those who bet on the Over win their bet. If they fail to hit 46 points combined, the Under cashes.

You can bet on the Over/Under for Super Bowl 2026 at every legal sportsbook in your state. It is one of the most popular betting options, so every sportsbook lists a market for the Over/Under.

Plenty of bookmakers have bonuses available for Super Bowl 2026:

The Over/Under for Super Bowl 2026 is 45.5 points. It opened at 46.5 points.

If it closes at 45.5 points, it would be the lowest Over/Under in a Super Bowl since the Panthers and Broncos met in Super Bowl 50 in 2016. That game closed with a total of 43.5 points.

The Under cashed in that game, as the Broncos won, 24-10, meaning the total was 34 points.

The highest Over/Under in the last 10 years was 55.5 points, which happened twice.

Super Bowl 2021 between the Chiefs and Buccaneers closed with an Over/Under of 55.5 points, and the Under cashed easily, as the two teams combined to score 40 points in a 31-9 victory for Tampa Bay.

Super Bowl 2019 also closed at 55.5 points, and the Under came through again, this time by miles. The Patriots defeated the Rams, 13-3, in that famously tepid encounter.

Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.