St00pid Bowl LV/Corona Bowl I: The early money...

• The biggest story of the "off week", at least as relates to the game itself, appears to be that the early money on the game February 7 is largely coming in on the Kansas City side of the ledger.  As well, IMODO, it should...   
• But the MGM chain is very happy to have taken the largest bet so far (and especially because it's on Tampa Bay to help hedge some of the early Kansas City money!), according to ESPN Chalk.  Someone, last night, logged into their Nevada MGM app and placed a $2,300,000 bet on Tampa Bay to cover +3.5, giving an extra five cents of juice on the dollar (-115) to get the extra half point.  And not without cause.  ESPN Chalk noted, earlier this week, that the most common result in the NFL this year, about one game in seven, had an exact margin of three points.  Giving that extra half-point means a Chiefs win by 3 wins $2,000,000, instead of pushes the bet.  
• Tony Romo, analyst for CBS and the Super Bowl coverage, has been pimping this game, calling Brady vs. Mahomes one of the greatest matchups in the history of sports, according to Sports Illustrated.  Dear...  God.
• Word from the NFL that the players for both teams will be tested twice daily for the coronavirus, and any positive after Friday morning will rule the player out.  PCR test in the morning, rapid PCR test in the afternoon/evening.
• In the "Yeah, Fucking Right" Department:  The mask order for outside and around Raymond James Stadium extends to the Saturday following the Super Bowl, and carries a $500 fine.