PRE-GROUNDHOG DAY AND SUPER BOWL LIV greetings to you and your favorite football-playing woodchuck.
That’s right, Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday are falling on the same day this year, giving everyone a chance to bet not only on the outcome of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers championship game in Miami Sunday night but also on whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow at sunrise earlier on Sunday.
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