Our Favorite Super Bowl LVI Prop Bets
With so many sportsbooks popping up over recent years, there are plenty of Super Bowl LVI prop bets to choose from. We handicapped our favorites.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 30: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals reacts following the Bengals 27-24 overtime win against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
If you’re a hardcore fan of the ol’ pigskin who can’t be bothered getting wrapped up in such silliness, I get it. Lock into Super Bowl LVI and revel in Joe Burrow’s debut in the big game against the star-studded Rams. I hope you get to enjoy a clean, controversy-free game that sees the best team raise the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the end of the evening and all that jazz.
But if you aren’t emotionally invested in the outcome, like to throw money down on things to make them more interesting, and have a healthy sense of humor, Sunday is your time to shine, baby.
That’s because the Super Bowl always features the most outrageous and ridiculous prop bets of any professional sporting event on the calendar, and with so many sportsbooks popping up over recent years, there are plenty to choose from. As we’ve done for many years now, we’re highlighting some of our favorites (while also handicapping them) to hopefully make your Super Bowl Sunday more profitable.
Some of them you’ll recognize from years past because they’re safe and easily understandable for the novice gambler—like betting on the coin toss or the length of the national anthem—while others are more offbeat in nature. Which, of course, makes them so much fun to gamble on.
Let the record show I didn’t scour every single online sports book—since there are approximately nine million of ’em nowadays—in my attempt to find a prop bet featuring Joe Burrow’s favorite artist. Really, I was hoping I would find a prop bet offering +750 odds on Kid Cudi getting a shoutout in Joe Burrow’s Super Bowl MVP speech. If you see it somewhere, hit me up on Twitter dot com, pretty please.
For those not well-versed in sports gambling lingo, here’s how things work: -110 means you have to bet $110 to win $100, while +400 means you would win $400 on a $100 wager.
How long will it take Mickey Guyton to sing the national anthem?
Over 95 seconds -130
Under 95 seconds +110
I didn’t know who the hell Mickey Guyton was before this, but congrats to four-time Grammy winner (thank you, Google) for earning the honor of singing the national anthem. Generally speaking, you want to take the over here because artists tend to milk this opportunity and unnecessarily elongate a song that, quite frankly, we could do without at sporting events. But that’s a topic for a different discussion. Research by the Oddsshark people will tell you that the play here is the over, since singing the anthem, on this stage, in less than one minute and 35 seconds sounds preposterous. Looking at past performances, only two of the last 15 anthem singers have wrapped up “The Star-Spangled Banner” in less than 95 seconds.
Heads -105
Tails -105
A true 50/50 proposition. Historically speaking, know that tails has hit 29 times at the Super Bowl, compared to 26 times for heads. Tails has also hit in six of the past 10 Super Bowls. So if you believe in the whole “tails never fails” mantra, keep rolling with it.
How long will Cooper Kupp’s longest reception be?
Over 28.5 Yards -115
Under 28.5 Yards -115
This one isn’t considered an “exotic” bet like all the others featured here. I figured I’d throw in one that has something to do with the actual game, since, you know, it’s kind of a big one. According to The Action Network, the Rams wide out had a reception over 29 yards in 15 of Los Angeles’ 20 games so far this season. So a play on the over is advised.
Over 6.5 +115
Under 6.5 +105
¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Research will tell you that the last three Super Bowls have featured an average of seven commercials in which a dog appears. Americans love canines, and clearly there will be more than a few pooches in the various Super Bowl spots. Maybe I’m too much of a contrarian, but why not try the under here?
Will Snoop Dogg smoke on stage during the halftime show?
Yes +200
No -250
The NFL is way cooler about marijuana than it was even just a few years ago, but Roger Goodell, the FCC, and approximately three-quarters of middle America would have a fucking heart attack if Snoop D-O-double-G whipped out a blunt and lit it during the Pepsi Halftime Show. While it’s hilarious to think about the league losing its shit over the optics of a rap legend smoking one up during its corporate-sponsored halftime extravaganza—it would also be ironic, since one can easily make the case that soda is way worse for you than weed—I just don’t see it happening. But if it happened, the look on Goodell’s face would be priceless.
Yes +350
No -600
First, props to the NFL for leaning into Southern California’s rich hip-hop history with this halftime show. We at Complex are understandably hyped that it will feature Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar. Rumors have swirled that Kendrick could drop a new album in 2022, which he said will be his final with TDE. And there was a report in Billboard recently that stated Lamar could unload a new song on the masses this Friday. But what better way to introduce the world to your new material than by breaking it out in front of the largest audience a performer could ever ask for? If it’s not Lamar, some signs are pointing to Mary J. Blige playing something we haven’t heard before, considering how much press she’s been doing leading up to Sunday. All that being said, roll with Yes. There’s way too much value on it to pass it up.
What color Gatorade will be poured on the winning coach?
Orange +210
Lime/Green/Yellow +350
Clear/Water +350
Blue +400
Red +500
Purple +500
There’s always a chance the winning coach escapes without the traditional shower—according to Oddsshark, Bill Belichick missed out on being doused three times, as did John Harbaugh after Super Bowl XLVII. Their research will also tell you that over the past dozen Super Bowls, orange has been the most popular color poured over the winning head coach, hitting five times during that span. Blue’s on a bit of a hot streak, having hit on two of the past three Super Bowls. Might want to steer clear of purple, since it’s only hit twice in the past 20 Super Bowls.