Each year, the amount of Super Bowl proposition bets offered to folks who enjoy placing a wager grows larger and larger. For Sunday’s big game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons at Houston’s NRG Stadium, the smorgasbord of props found on the offshore gambling website, 5Dimes.com, is downright dizzying.
It will take you several minutes just to read each prop on offer. Take a look.
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February 1, 2017
Of course, the majority of props on the board are typical game bets: Which team will score first? Who will score the first touchdown? Who will be the MVP? etc, etc.
We’re here to focus on the wackier props that you can bet on. From the national anthem, to Lady Gaga’s halftime performance to Donald Trump’s tweets about the game to the various things Fox play-by-play man Joe Buck will mention during the telecast and much more, there is something for everyone.
Here is a sampling:
National anthem over 130.00 seconds -140
National anthem under 130.00 seconds +100
- Tip: Country star Luke Bryan will perform the Star-Spangled Banner before kickoff and the wager is timed from the start of the first note until the final note is complete. Here are how the past 11 Super Bowl national anthems have timed out. Based on these numbers, under looks like the play.
Super Bowl XL – Aaron Neville and Aretha Franklin – 2min 8sec
Super Bowl XLI – Billy Joel – 1min 30sec
Super Bowl XLII – Jordin Sparks – 1min 54sec
Super Bowl XLIII – Jennifer Hudson – 2min 10sec
Super Bowl XLIV – Carrie Underwood – 1min 47sec
Super Bowl XLV – Christina Aguilera – 1min 54sec
Super Bowl XLVI – Kelly Clarkson – 1min 34sec
Super Bowl XLVII – Alicia Keys – 2min 35sec
Super Bowl XLVIII – Renée Fleming – 1min 54sec
Super Bowl XLIX – Idina Menzel – 2min 4sec
Super Bowl 50 – Lady Gaga – 2min 9sec
Luke Bryan leaves any word out of anthem +600
Luke Bryan includes all words of anthem -1200
- Tip: Super Bowl anthems are often pre-recorded, so pass on taking a chance +600 comes though.
Any player kneels during national anthem +700
No player kneels during national anthem -1500
- Tip: No Patriots or Falcons player has taken a knee during the anthem this season. If you don’t mind laying big amounts, minus-1500 here is a lock.
“Michael Vick” said during broadcast +250
Not said during game play broadcast -350
“Aaron Hernandez” said during broadcast +500
Not said during game play broadcast -900
“Matty Ice” said during broadcast -300
Not said during game play broadcast +220
- Tip: Joe Buck told Howard Stern earlier this week that he has no intention of mentioning the former Falcons quarterback or the the former Patriots tight end who is currently in jail. These are locks. Buck also told the legendary radio host that “Matty Ice” sounds cheesy. You can listen to Buck discuss these three prop bets with Stern here.
“Deflategate” said over 1½ times +165
“Deflategate” said under 1½ times -215
“Deflategate” said over 2½ times +260
“Deflategate” said under 2½ times -380
- Tip: Over 1½ seems like a complete lock. It’s impossible to tell the story of Tom Brady’s season without mentioning Deflategate.
“Houston we have a problem” said on TV +400
“Houston we have a problem” not said -600
- Tip: There really isn’t any reason to bet yes here, but at +400, this could be a fun prop to take a small flyer on.
“Trump” said over 1½ times +160
“Trump” said under 1½ times -210
- Tip: Donald Trump will be interviewed on Fox before the game begins. We can’t see Buck or Aikman bringing up the controversial figure during the actual game telecast. Under is the play here.
“JJ Watt” said over 1 time +175
“JJ Watt” said under 1 time -245
- Tip: The game is in Houston, but there’s no reason Watt should be mentioned. We like under 1.
“Gronk” said over 3 times +100
“Gronk” said under 3 times -140
- Tip: The wager specifies that “Gronk” includes “Gronkowski”. Love the value of +100 on yes.
Robert Kraft shown on TV over 2½ times +157
Robert Kraft shown on TV under 2½ times -200
- Tip: Fox loves to show the owners. Over on this one for the New England supremo might be the strongest play of the day.
Arthur Blank shown on TV over 2 times +180
Arthur Blank shown on TV under 2 times -260
- Tip: See above.
Gisele Bundchen shown on TV over 1½ times +275
Gisele Bundchen shown on TV under 1½ times -395
- Tip: We’d like to get confirmation that Gisele will actually be in a suite instead of the stands before we make a play on this one. If she’s in a suite, you can sure as hell bet that Fox will show her more than once.
Goodell seen shaking hands with Big 3 (Brady, Belichick, Kraft) +157
No handshake with any/NE does not win -200
- Tip: This might be the most intriguing prop on the board. If you think the Patriots will win, you have to take a chance on the three handshakes happening, especially at +157.
Lady Gaga’s first song “The Edge of Glory” +150
Any other song first -190
Lady Gaga’s half-time show hair color blonde -380
Lady Gaga’s half-time hair color not blonde +260
Lady Gaga’s half-time show lipstick color red -260
Lady Gaga’s half-time lipstick color not red +180
Lady Gaga has a wardrobe malfunction (must expose intimate body part) +1300
Lady Gaga no wardrobe malfunction -3000
Lady Gaga shown on NRG Stadium roof +190
Lady Gaga not shown on NRG Stadium roof -270
Lady Gaga says “Trump” during halftime show +300
Doesn’t say “Trump” during halftime show -420
- Tip: There are strong rumors that Lady Gaga wants to perform on the roof at some point during her set. At +190, we’d recommend take a chance.
Any player evaluated for a concussion -260
No player evaluated for a concussion +180
Any player ruled out due to a concussion +145
No player ruled out due to a concussion -175
- Tip: It doesn’t seem like an NFL game can be played without at least one player getting evaluated for a concussion. However, we believe in karma and you really don’t want to root for someone to get knocked out, so we recommend skipping these two props.
Sport drink on field before game ends -365
No liquid celebration before game ends +255
- Tip: Every Super Bowl seems to end with a coach getting doused in Gatorade. If you don’t mind laying big juice, this appears to be a lock.
A player is ejected for any reason +1500
No player is ejected from the game -4500
- Tip: There is no chance any Bill Belichick player would get ejected. That means it would be up to a Falcons player to lose their cool and throw a punch or touch a ref. That isn’t happening in the Super Bowl. It wouldn’t be wise to even take a chance on +1500 here.
Excessive celebration penalty occurs +425
No excessive celebration penalty -675
- Tip: The NFL’s celebration rules are so dumb and so absurd that we recommend taking a chance here on a underdog providing great value.
Donald Trump picks New England to win -1200
Donald Trump picks Atlanta to win +600
- Tip: Trump’s friendships with Brady, Belichick and Kraft have been well documented. There is zero chance he picks Atlanta.
Total tweets from Donald Trump over 7½ -120
Total tweets from Donald Trump under 7½ -120
- Tip: This wager includes tweets from 12am until 11.59pm ET on the @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump accounts combined. Retweets do not count. The Tweeter-In-Chief is fairly active on the social media service, but eight tweets in one day would be a lot, even for him. However, as we mentioned above, he loves to brag about his friendships with Brady, Belichick and Kraft. He will also be interviewed that day by his other buddy, Bill O’Reilly, and Trump LOVES to promo his interviews. That makes us believe over here is a winner.
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