Well, the final Sunday of the NFL season is this weekend, and you know what that means? Super Bowl prop bets. Now, I won’t say to bet on every prop bet because there are so many of them, and quite frankly you probably have a gambling problem if you do. But here are some of the ones that I think give you the best chance to possibly earn a little extra cash.
Pregame:
How long it takes Idina Menzel to sing the National Anthem
Over/under 2 minutes and 1 second
Take the over. It usually seems like singers take their time so they don’t mess it up at all.
The amount of times the term “deflated balls” will be referred to during pregame
Over/under 3.5 times
Al Michaels, the man broadcasting the game, was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last week and discussed this matter. Even he said to take the over. Say no more, Al.
Katy Perry halftime prop bets:
First song she sings at halftime
E.T. (12/1)
The song starts off slow, then picks up and will make it an easy transition to her other songs that are usually pretty upbeat.
Color of her hair during halftime show
Purple (5/1)
Neutral color — since everyone watches the Super Bowl, she’ll want a color that stands out.
Game prop bets:
How many times Gisele Bundchen will be shown
Over/under 1.5 times
Over. Once at the beginning of the game and again when the Patriots first score.
What color Gatorade (or liquid) will be dumped on the head coach of the winning team?
It all depends who you think is going to win. The Patriots are a team that doesn’t really have a lot of guys with personality — kind of boring. They’re strictly about football, so I don’t seem them going with anything other than water (3/1) to dump on Belichick if they win. Plus, I don’t think he allows his team to drink Gatorade.
Seattle on the other hand, is a team that is full of personality, including their head coach Pete Carroll, which is why I think they’ll go with a liquid with color. Last year when they won, Carroll got an orange Gatorade shower. Since I don’t see them using orange again, my guess is that they’re going to go with yellow (5/2) for the victorious Gatorade shower. Again, this bet all comes down to who you think is going to win.
There you have it folks, a few prop bet winners. My apologies if my picks turn out to be wrong. (Spoiler: They probably will be).