By now, you’re familiar with what it’s like to watch a Super Bowl featuring the Patriots. If you’re in the majority, you will spend Sunday just hoping Tom Brady and Bill Belichick don’t get a record fifth championship ring.
Still, watching the game can be a lot more interesting than strictly as a one-day Falcons fan, and hundreds of prop bets are available to help make every moment exciting.
Here are some of the best — and most entertaining — bets you can make on Super Bowl LI:
Over one minute, 58 seconds: This line is the average of the past 11 performances at the Super Bowl, but on the low end for country star Luke Bryan, who has had multiple performances around two minutes, but also went for nearly two minutes and 30 seconds before a preseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium this year.
Either 1-1: Your chance of winning will never be better.
LeGarrette Blount (8-1): The Patriots running back had 18 touchdowns in the regular season, and has scored in six of the past seven games.
Taylor Gabriel (16-1): Atlanta’s speedy receiver broke out in the second half of the season, scoring seven touchdowns in the final eight regular season games. With Julio Jones likely to be smothered, Gabriel could take advantage of single coverage.
Patrick DiMarco (30-1): Plenty of points will be scored, allowing plenty of chances for unheralded players and unexpected plays. Atlanta’s fullback has four receiving touchdowns in the past three seasons.
Over 45½ yards: Neither coach will be hesitant about letting the kickers take a deep shot. The Falcons’ Matt Bryant has hit all nine kicks from beyond 40 yards this season and made 6-of-8 chances from 50 yards or more. Stephen Gostkowski was 2-of-4 from 50 yards or more, while missing just one of 10 kicks from 40 yards or more. Two of the league’s best kickers will be helped by playing in NRG Stadium, where the roof may be closed.
Yes (20-1): It isn’t likely, but the expected shootout will provide more opportunities for such a score to occur.
Under 95½: The Falcons star is coming off a 180-yard performance, but has fallen under this mark seven times this season. Atlanta may win, but Belichick will not let Jones be the reason why.
Celtics: Boston ranks sixth in the NBA in scoring, averaging more than 108 points per game. The Celtics, who host the Clippers, haven’t scored fewer than 100 points since Dec. 16, while Jones has been held under 100 yards in three of his past four games.
Julian Edelman (5-1): Brady has been relying on his favorite target even more in the postseason. Edelman has 16 catches for 255 yards in New England’s two playoff games this year. In their Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seahawks, Edelman led the team with 109 yards receiving on nine catches.
Height of the tallest player to score a touchdown
Under 6-foot-3: Basically, you’re betting on whether Martellus Bennett will score. The Patriots tight end has just three touchdowns since Oct. 9. At worst, the 6-foot-3 Jones scores and you end up with a push.
Under 4½: The NFL already removed questions about these topics from media transcripts this week.
Born This Way (13-2): Given the political climate, this should be a lock.
Edge of Glory (10-1): It’s almost too obvious.
19-1: A power outage was the culprit four years ago. Really, the open-ended nature of the bet makes it most intriguing. If someone is clever enough, they could still have money left over after posting bail.
25-1: It’s worth it to see the look on people’s faces at your Super Bowl party when you tell them what you’re hoping happens.
LeGarrette Blount/Devonta Freeman (22-1): A running back hasn’t won the award in nearly 20 years (Terrell Davis), but the drought is due to end soon. Either of these talented backs could end up stealing the spotlight.
Off: It’s realistic enough that it should be an option
How long will it take for Luke Bryan to sing the national anthem?
Over/Under 2:09+1-1
Will Luke Bryan forget or omit a word from the national anthem?
Yes: 4-1; No: 1-7
Will any player on the Falcons or Patriots roster be seen kneeling during the national anthem on TV during live broadcast?
Yes: 3-2; No: 1-2
How many times will Gisele Bundchen be shown on TV during the broadcast?
Over 1½: 11-10; Under 1½: 2-3
Which song will Lady Gaga play first during the halftime show?
Born this Way: 9-4
Bad Romance: 5-2
Edge of Glory: 6-1
Poker Face: 10-1
Just Dance: 10-1
Any other song: 11-10
Odds on the primary color of Lady Gaga’s hair when she’s first on stage
Blonde: 2-3
Brown: 3-1
Pink: 10-1
Other: 14-1
Odds Lady Gaga wears an outfit FOX needs to blur for indecency: 3-2
How many times will Donald Trump tweet during the game?
Over 1.5: 2-3
Under 1.5.: 11-10
Odds a streaker will run on field: 4-1
Odds a deflated football is thrown on field: 19-1
Odds there’s a brawl on field: 150-1
Odds someone catches on fire during halftime show: 25-1
Odds the goal posts fall down: 5,000-1
The team winning the coin toss will ….
Defer: 1-2; Receive: 2-1
Will any player other than Tom Brady or Matt Ryan attempt a pass?
Yes: 3-1; No+1-5
Will both teams combined score 76 or more points to break the Super Bowl record?
Yes: 11-2; No: 1-10
Will there be a missed extra point after a touchdown?
Yes: 3-1; No: 1-4
Odds that FOX replay expert Mike Pereira is wrong on the first coach’s challenge: 7-3
What will be higher on Super Bowl Sunday?
Patriots points scored: 5-7
Russell Westbrook points: 1-1
What will be higher Super Bowl Sunday?
Carey Price saves: 5-7
Shortest field goal in the game: 1-1
Sources: Bovada.lv, SportsBettingDime.com, OnlineGambling.lv
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