If You Know Your Gatorade Colors, Try These Crazy Super Bowl Bets

One of the most popular aspects of the Super Bowl every year is figuring out which crazy Super Bowl bets Las Vegas is accepting on the big game. Called prop bets, the Las Vegas sports books are looking to draw attention from people who might not be the biggest football fans by placing odds on the silliest things surrounding the Super Bowl. And it works!

But if you aren’t traveling to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl weekend, you won’t be able to make wagers on these fun and crazy Super Bowl prop bets. (This is the part of the article where we all pretend that no one illegally gambles with overseas web-based sports books.) If you still want to have some fun with these wagers, consider incorporating them into pools you can use at the Super Bowl party you’re attending. Competing with other party goers on these pools can be a lot of fun, even if the game itself is not all that competitive or exciting.

Methods for Creating Pools

You can run the pools in a few different ways, making them fun and competitive. Feel free to create a gaudy trophy to go to the winner that could be re-awarded each year. Or if you want a little more of a cool factor for the winner, maybe pick up a Matt Ryan or Julian Edelman jersey; we have some coupons for the NFL Store that we’ve collected at Ben’s Bargains to help with the cost.

• Printed Sheet: Create a form with 10 to 30 prop bets that are yes/no questions. Whoever picks the most correctly wins. Predict the game score as a tie-breaker.
• Fake Wagers: Use the odds from the actual prop bets. Give each person $1,000 of fake money to split among the wagers, and whoever earns the most money based on the amount wagered and the actual odds wins.
• Dumb Luck: If all of the above seems like too much work, place the names of different players in a hat and have party goers each draw a few different names. Then when a player wins one of the prop bets, such as for scoring the first touchdown or the MVP trophy, whoever has that name receives a prize.

On the Field Prop Bets

The Patriots opened as a 3-point favorite over the Falcons, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg! Here are some of the crazy Super Bowl bets involving the on the field action that you can incorporate into your pools.

• Game winner: Patriots, 9/10; Falcons, 10/9
• Game MVP: Tom Brady, 3/2; Matt Ryan, 7/4; Julio Jones, 11/2; Someone else, 10/1
• Total points scored: Over 57.5, 1/1; Under 57.5, 1/1
• Who will score the most touchdowns or tie for the most: Julio Jones, 4/1; Devonta Freeman, 6/1; LaGarrette Blount, 7/1; Chris Hogan, 7/1; Someone else, 8/1
• What color of Gatorade will be dumped on the winning coach: Orange, 9/4; Blue, 3/1; Yellow, 7/2; Red, 6/1; Other color, 5/1; None, 10/1

Off the Field Prop Bets

You can wager on many aspects of the Super Bowl that have nothing to do with the game, including the commercials.

• How many commercials will Peyton Manning appear in: 2 or more, +120; 1 or zero, -150
• Will a fan run onto the field: Yes, +1500; No, -5000
• Number of times “Deflate-Gate” is said on game broadcast: 3 or more, -115; 2 or fewer, -115
• Number of times Tom Brady’s wife (Gisele Bundchen) is shown on broadcast: 2 or more, -120; 1 or zero, -110
• Time for National Anthem: Over 2:15, -115; 2:15 or under, -115

Halftime Show Prop Bets

Of course you can bet on numerous aspects of Lady Gaga’s halftime show. Don’t pretend to be surprised.

• Hair color: Blonde/Yellow, -170; Brown, +200; Green, +1000; another color, +300; changes colors during show, +750
• First song of the show: Bad Romance, -115; Born This Way, +800; The Edge of Glory, +900; Just Dance, +1100; another song, +200
• Will Lady Gaga say “Trump” at any point: Yes, -140; No, +110
• Will she appear on the stadium roof: Yes, +260; No, -375
• Will she have a wardrobe malfunction: Yes, +1500; No, -5000

If you need a primer on understanding betting odds and the money line, try this Wiki How article. We’ve only listed a handful of the prop bets available, so if you need more options for your Super Bowl party, just search Google as the game approaches, as more crazy bets are sure to become available.

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