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Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals will likely be the most-bet-on U.S. sporting event in history, as $1 billion in legal wagers are expected to be placed.
The Super Bowl is one of the most popular betting days of the year, and bettors can wager on pretty much everything, including things unrelated to the actual gameplay. These are called “prop bets,” and some of them cover things like the coin toss and what color the Gatorade shower for the winning coach will be.
For people not familiar with oddsmaking, a “-” symbol indicates a favorite and a “+” symbol indicates an underdog. For example, a $100 bet placed on a +200 side would net a $200 profit, in addition to getting back the original $100. For favorites, it would take a $150 bet to win $100 on something with the odds -150. You can use a probability calculator for a more conventional percentage breakdown.
The below odds are courtesy of legal U.S. betting operator DraftKings
DKNG,
unless otherwise indicated.
Coin toss outcome
Heads -105
Tails -105
Heads or tails? The coin toss is the simplest bet on the board. Every year, this bet returns to the list of available Super Bowl bets — people can’t stay away. Even though a coin toss is a 50/50 gamble, people historically bet on heads at a 56% rate, according to BetOnline.ag.
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Super Bowl MVP
Matthew Stafford +100
Joe Burrow +225
Cooper Kupp +600
Aaron Donald +1600
Ja’Marr Chase +1800
Odell Beckham Jr. +2800
Cam Akers +3500
The MVP of the Super Bowl typically comes from the team that wins the game, although that is not mandatory. Quarterbacks win Super Bowl MVP more than half the time.
The MVP is chosen by a group of 16 media members and electronic fan voting. The media panel accounts for 80% of the vote, and while the fans ballots make up the other 20%.
Color of Gatorade poured on winning head coach
Clear/Water +250
Orange +300
Green/Yellow +350
Blue +400
None +600
Red/Pink +1200
Purple +1400
Commonly known as the “Gatorade shower” for the winning coach. Last year, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians was doused in blue Gatorade when his team won the Super Bowl.
Will there be an octopus?
Yes +1400
No -2500
Perhaps the most fun sounding prop bet available this year. Sadly, there (likely) will be no physical octopus on the football field.
An octopus is a stat and/or occurrence during an NFL game when a player scores a touchdown and the ensuing two-point conversion. According to the Action Network, there have been just 169 octopi in NFL history since the two-point conversion was introduced in 1994.
Will there be a Scorigami?
Yes +1200
No -3500
This prop bet from Fanduel’s sportbook asks if bettors think a “Scorigami,” an exact final score that has never happened in NFL history, will occur during this game.
For example, no NFL game has ever ended with the final score 50-30, according to data from NFLScorigami.com.
