10 Ridiculous Super Bowl Prop Bets

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 0 comments

Ridiculous, Yet Hilarious Super Bowl Prop Bets

The Super Bowl is big for so many reasons. The players and fans of both teams have their hearts set on being Super Bowl Champions, but there are so many other elements to Super Bowl Sunday. Companies of all kinds dump millions into advertising to capture the world’s attention in hopes of selling their product to the public. This year, a 30-second advertisement spot is rumored to be $5 million, which is actually down slightly half a million from in 2016. This is the first time I have seen the cost come down, however, you could argue that the increase over the last 5 years, which has been in the area of $500,000 up every year has finally plateaued. For a comparison, the average price of a 30-second ad during Game 7 of the 2016 World Series was just over $500,000. The price for a similar spot during the 2016 Oscars cost about $2 million.

Usually, there are a few big movie trailers that try to kick off the year by building hype for the hottest must-see blockbusters. The art form of a “Must-See” Movie trailer can’t be denied these days, yet spending millions of dollars to miss the mark can be crippling. Let’s also not forget about the bars, pubs, and restaurants that fans will be attending all over the world; each host location will have a chance to pull in their biggest single-day earnings of the year.

Yet the real hidden gem of this yearly mega-event doesn’t come with a side of fries.

I’ll admit it; I drop more cash on food, beverages, and “friendly wagers” on Super Bowl Sunday than any other NFL day of the year. But for the big name online sportsbooks or Las Vegas Casinos, money trades hands like you could only imagine. With bets as crazy as calling “Heads or Tails” for the game’s kickoff, you know if you look hard enough, the insane prop bets will surely be worth a laugh.

***The Following Super Bowl Prop Bets are real ridiculous wagers you can make for Super Bowl LII with an online sportsbook. I am not plugging any single sportsbook, nor am I saying you should gamble, I’m merely pointing out some hilarious Super Bowl Prop Bets. I researched many providers to bring you these top 10 funny bets for a laugh.***

1. The total number of Donald Trump tweets during the game?

Odds:

• Over 2.5 (-115)
• Under 2.5 (-115)

My Thoughts:

Usually, these types of special prop bets are hard to gauge, but this one is easy to keep track of. Simple check in throughout the game for any random comment or tweet about the NFL from Trump on Twitter and you win… or lose.

As for trying to strategize on the outcome of Trump tweeting, it would be impossible to predict. The history of Donald Trump and his beef with the NFL goes all the way back to 1983 when Trump bought the New Jersey Generals. A team that he was rumored to have lost roughly 22 million dollars on. Obviously, there has been more recent news of Trump on Twitter and his opinions of why NFL players were kneeling throughout the National Anthem (click here to learn more). But for this game, I can’t see him tweeting three times within a four-hour period about it.

My Pick: Under

 

2. Will a player leave the game and not return due to concussion symptoms?

My Thoughts: What a creepy bet?! Seriously, who places money on rooting for brain damage? Imagine being at a Super Bowl party and hearing someone talk about this: “Yeah I got money on the Eagles, the MVP, the coin toss, oh and $50 on someone drinking their meals through a straw for a week”

I’m going to say “No” to this prop bet, for the well being of the players in the game and to hope this bet doesn’t get traction.

My Pick: NO

 

3. How long will it take for Pink to sing the National Anthem?

• Over 2:00 (-120)
• Under 2:00 (-120)

My Thoughts:

I’m not a fan of Pink at all. I don’t like her music and while I understand she has a huge fan base I can’t last 15 seconds into any of her songs, so don’t look at me to hold the stopwatch. That being said, as I update this article every year, I should point out that the estimated 2:00-minute time frame that Vegas thinks Pink will take to sing the National Anthem is lower than Luke Bryan who sang it last year at 2:09.

My Pick: Over

 

4. Odds on which company airs the first commercial after the Coin Toss

Odds:

• Bud Light:15 to 1
• Budweiser: 15 to 1
• Coke: 19 to 1
• Hyundai: 19 to 1
• Skittles: 19 to 1
• Mars/ M&M’s: 24 to 1
• Kia: 24 to 1
• FIELD: 2/3

My Thoughts: I can’t imagine any company wants to go first when spending $5 million dollars on a 30-second ad spot. Is there a good time slot to pick? Does being first out of the gate really give you the edge? – I don’t know.

Also, are all these companies confirmed as ad buyers for the Super Bowl? Do we know for sure Skittles bought an ad spot? How the hell do they have $5 million dollars to blow on one commercial. Seriously, like what’s the profit margin on one bag of Skittles? $0.50? They’d have to sell ten million packs of skittles just to break even. At least a company like Kia would only have to sell a couple hundred vehicles nationwide to break even. This seems like a bet to avoid. I’m confident a car commercial goes first, but I’m not sure which one.

My Pick: FIELD

 

5. How many times will Gisele Bundchen be shown on TV during the live broadcast?

Odds:

• Over 1.5 (+110)
• Under 1.5  (-150)

My Thoughts: If NBC were smart, they’d show her as much as possible, as Giselle Bundchen is absolutely stunning. But in reality, I doubt it’s more than once. If you think about all the things these networks need to squeeze in between the plays of the game and the never-ending TV timeouts, they don’t really have much time to waste. However, if a game is boring from a lopsided blowout or there are lots of punts, networks do have to dive into the bag of tricks to find interesting aspects of the game to hold people’s interest. This game shouldn’t be boring, the last time I checked the over/under (total points scored) was 49.

My Pick:  Under

 

6. The “What Will They Say…” Broadcaster Props

This year I decided to lump together a collection of Broadcaster prop bets. A lot of these are new Super Bowl special bets, so I thought they should all get featured.

My Thoughts:

Obviously, words like “Odds” or “Underdog” have a really good chance to be said in this game, especially with the path the Eagles have taken to get here. That being said, the actual odds on these silly Super Bowl prop bet words are ridiculous. You would have to bet $1000 to win just $100.

“Point Spread” is not a word that Al Michaels is afraid to steer clear of, he has said it in the past and will say it again if need be. Usually, it’s mentioned when a game is nearly over and one of the final plays of the game results in points that have no bearing on the final outcome, except for the bettors. For example, if the Patriots were winning by 3 and in the final minutes of the game Nick Foles threw an interception for a touchdown, the score would change from the Patriots losers to winners against the spread, as they are currently favored by 5 points. At that exact moment, he would definitely say the word Point Spread, but it’s a long shot.

“Rocky” and “Goat” seem like suckers bets to me. You may think that Al or Chris would say these words, but there is a really good chance they don’t. Last year the Super Bowl was in Houston, and there was a prop bet on whether or not a broadcaster would say “Houston, we have a problem.” You can easily connect the dots and see how someone would mention that reference, but it would sound cheesy. I think GOAT has a better chance than Rocky.

Finally, the over/under on the word “Dynasty” is one prop bet I could see being worth your time. Four times seems like a lot, but it’s very possible.

My Picks: Avoid all of these bets except the Dynasty one.

 

7. What Color will the Gatorade (or liquid) be that is dumped on the Head Coach of the Winning Super Bowl Team?

Odds:

• Orange +125
• Clear/Water +300
• Yellow +300
• Red +600
• Blue +750
• Green +300
• Purple +1200

My Thoughts:

I think what’s really funny about this bet is the fact that these odds have changed from last year’s game. I checked last year’s article and there were better odds for Blue Gatorade. Does that mean I think it’s a better bet? No. Betting on the color of a sports drink is just stupid.

My Pick: Whatever, I’ll pick Blue.

 

 

8. Odds on Bill Belichick’s hoodie color during the game?

My Thoughts:

I don’t keep tabs on Belichick’s wardrobe, but I thought all he wore was Hoodies? The odds of him not wearing one are suspiciously high. If someone was serious about this prop bet, they should research what he has worn in dome games in the past, that’ll give you an edge.

My Pick: Grey

 

9. What color will Pink’s hair be during the national anthem?

Odds:

• Blond 2 to 1
• Pink 5 to 2
• Brown 9 to 2
• Green 10 to 1
• Field 8 to 1

My Thoughts: Interestingly enough, Pink is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. So that’s why we have a Green hair color prop bet of 10 to 1. But if Pink wanted to show her support for the Eagles, she could just wear a jersey, she doesn’t have to color her hair green. The color Pink seems kind of obvious, but I think I would just pick something normal like blond.

My Pick: Blond

 

10. Who will the Super Bowl MVP of the Game thank first?

Odds:

• Teammates 3 to 2
• Coach  12 to 1
• Family 12 to 1
• God 3 to 1
• Owner 12 to 1
• Does Not Thank Anyone 5 to 2

My Thoughts:  I wish there was an option for the Super Bowl MVP to thank himself, that would be so funny. Of course, Tom Brady or Nick Foles would never do that, they are very team-oriented quarterbacks.

Realistically you have to think whoever wins will thank either God or his teammates first. I would think Foles would thank god first as he did that right away after the NFC Championship game.

My Pick: God

 

If you find any other funny Super Bowl Prop bets, leave a comment below, I’d love to hear from you.

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