Super Bowl LVII prop bets
Proposition wagers are a Super Bowl tradition that really started in 1986 with Chicago Bears defensive lineman William “Refrigerator” Perry scoring a TD at odds of 20-1 here in Las Vegas in the Bears’ 46-10 rout of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
They’ve grown to the point where they account for more than 50% of some sportsbooks’ overall handle and have exploded even more with the expansion of states offering legalized sports betting since 2017. The assignment here was to come up with the 10 most interesting prop bets decided during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. Similar to ESPN’s Chris Berman running over in his “Two-Minute Warning” segments at halftime of Monday Night Football games, we go well over our limit here in the telling of these stories.Player to score first TD: Jalen Hurts (+700)
This is always one of the most-bet proposition wagers every Super Bowl and this year was no different. The Eagles moved right down the field on the opening possession of the game with a mixture of runs and short passes. On 3rd-and-goal, RB Kenneth Gainwell apparently scored on a 4-yard TD run to thrill his backers at around 25-1. However, the automatic review of scoring plays ended up overturning the call as the replay showed Gainwell being down just short of the goal line. On the very next play, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts took a 1-yard QB sneak into the end zone to officially score the first TD at around +700. Hurts was either the co-favorite or second choice behind Chiefs TE Travis Kelce at most sportsbooks, plus he also cashed at +350 to score the Eagles’ first TD.