Jimmy Connors has long established himself as a legendary figure on the tennis circuit owing to his eight singles Grand Slam wins and former number-one ranking. However, the racket game isn’t the only sport that piques the interest of the Hall of Famer, as he also keeps tabs on NFL games.
The sporting community can’t keep quiet as the latest edition of the annual league championship game of the NFL, the Super Bowl, is almost here. And ahead of the first matchup between Kansas City and the San Francisco 49ers, Connors recently picked his favorite.
“If I was a betting man….”- Jimmy Connors picks his favorite ahead of the Super Bowl
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In the latest episode of the Advantage Connors podcast show, the American tennis legend opened up about how it’s “tough to go against” the Kansas City Chiefs given their record in the past couple of seasons. He said, “If I was a betting man, I would say that it’s tough to go against Kansas City because of their record the last couple of years. Right? They I think they want to I the last three years. The Super Bowl. Am I right there? Yep.”
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Jimmy Connors also didn’t hold himself back from lauding the American football quarterback for the Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes. The former tennis ace stated, “They’ve won twice. Yeah, and and betting against the Mahomes. I mean, he just seems to win. You know, he’s, he’s a scrambler and he’s, he just, he just knows what it’s like to win. And his record, the last couple of years have proven that. I think again, you know, San Francisco, they’ve got a new guy back there. And I wonder how this big stage is going to go to affect him. But, you know, they’re, they’re pretty powerful on both sides of the ball, too.”
After giving his assessments of both teams, Connors finally picked his favorite by saying, “I’m taking Kansas City.” He said, “So, you know, two points, 47 points. I mean, and it’s in Las Vegas. So, you know, it’s kind of the neutral side. I mean, I’m going through all the ATM. You know, if this was, you know, a number of years ago, I’d have eight papers all over the pool table, you know, reading everything. But now since I don’t do that, I’m taking Kansas City.”
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