10 Ridiculous Super Bowl Prop Bets

Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens vs. 49er’s

The Super Bowl is big for so many reasons. The players and fans of both teams have their hearts set on being Super Bowl Champions, but there are so many other elements to Super Bowl Sunday. Companies and brands dump millions into advertising to capture the worlds attention in hope of selling their crap to the public, this years going rate is $3.8 million for a 30 second spot, which is up from last years $3.5 million price tag . There are also the big movie trailers that try to hype up this years hottest must-see blockbusters. The art form of a “Must-See” movie trailer can’t be denied these days, yet spending millions of dollars to miss your mark is crippling. Lets also not forget about the bars, pubs and restaurants that fan’s will be attending all over the world, each hosted location will have a chance to pull in their biggest single day earnings of the year. Yet the real hidden gem of this yearly mega-event doesn’t come with a side of fries.

I’ll admit it, I drop more cash on food, beverages and “friendly wagers” on Super Bowl Sunday than any other NFL day of the year. But for big name online sportsbooks or Las Vegas Casinos, money trades hands like you could only imagine. With bets as crazy as calling “Head’s” or “Tails” for the games kickoff, you know if you looked hard enough, the insane prop bets would surely be worth a laugh.

***The Following Super Bowl Prop Bets are real ridiculous wagers you can make for the Super Bowl XLVII with an online sportsbook. I am not plugging any single sportsbook, I researched many providers to bring you these top 10 hilarious bets for a laugh.***

1. Will Alicia Keys be booed during or after her rendition of the US National Anthem?

Odds:

Yes: 5 to 1

My Thoughts: What is going on here? The usual bet is how long will the National Anthem take to sing (which by the way has an over/under of 2min 15sec). Did Alicia Keys pull a Dixie Chick move and say something about the President? Why would we Boo her? I really don’t get this Super Bowl Prop bet and want nothing to do with it.

My Pick: No bet. Instead I’ll pick the over on the time it takes to sing the National Anthem.

2. What predominant color will Beyonce’s top be at the beginning of the Super Bowl Halftime show?

odds:

Black 9/4
Gold (Yellow) 11/4
Silver (Grey) 7/2
White 5/1
Red 13/2
Pink 15/2
Orange 12/1
Blue 15/1
Green 15/1

My Thoughts: I’m not sure who really wants to bet their hard earned money on the color of what Beyounce is going to be wearing, but with the name of their baby girl being Blue Ivy, 15 to 1 seems like a good bet to me.

My Pick: Blue

3. What Color will the Gatorade (or liquid) be that is dumped on the Head Coach of the Winning Super Bowl Team?

Clear/Water 7/4
Orange 5/2
Yellow 5/2
Green 13/2
Red 13/2
Blue 13/2

My Thoughts: This is a bet that is available every Super Bowl. I tried my best to get the results from previous years, and the only info I found was that the color is usually clear or blue. Yes I see the picture too, so picking yellow might be a great bet if you like the 49er’s to win it all, but I’m going to with the long shot odds.

My Pick: Blue.

4. How many times will Harbaugh be said during the game?

Odds:

Over 20.5 (-140)
Under 20.5 (+110)

My Thoughts: Where’s the fun in counting every time someone says Harbaugh? I guess you could turn it into a drinking game, making the last person to say Harbaugh at your party (after it was said during the game) has to take a shot. This is the only way I would bet on this, it’s really a stupid bet. I’ll make my pick, but someone let me know on Twitter what the results were, as I’ll be too busy eating hot wings and running my mouth during the game to count.

My Pick: Over

5. Shortest Successful Field Goal in the Game?

David Akers Odds:

Over/Under 24 ½ yards

My Thoughts: I like this bet a lot! Remember the upright isn’t on the 1 yard line, it’s 10 yards back. With a mobile QB like Colin Kaepernick I have a hard time believing that in the biggest game of the year the 49er’s will get that close to the endzone and settle for 3 points. Granted I love aggressive style football, but the odd’s of such a low field goal to me is worth betting on.

My Pick: Over

6. What will be the highest tweet per second during the Super Bowl?

Over 15000 (-130)
Under 15000 (-110)

My Thoughts: Wow! this bet is pretty cool, and really shows how things are changing in the world. People watch sports now while scrolling through the Twitter timeline, but still how would I know if I won this bet?

My Pick: No bet, but over.

7. What will be higher?

Odds:

Dwight Howard Free Throw % Feb 3rd vs Detroit (-110)
Joe Flacco Completion % Super Bowl XLVII (-110)

My Thoughts: Very clever bet, the guy who thought this one up is bragging to his buddies for sure. Still I wouldn’t bet on this one either, a couple drops from the Falcons can really swing Flacco’s passing percentage from good to bad quickly. This is a big game, there will be nervous players across the board.

My Pick: Dwight Howard

8. What will happen with the Dow Jones the day after the Super Bowl?

Dow Jones Odds:

Market Up -140 (5/7)
Market Down EVEN (1/1)

My Thoughts: If I’m at a Super Bowl party and someone tells me they placed a bet on the Dow Jones, I will make that guy my personal bitch -He will be the butt of all my jokes. The reason being is it’s called Super Bowl Sunday, it’s the weekend so you need live a little. I like to invest/wager as much as the next guy but if you can’t find a bet in the biggest game of the year that doesn’t involve your job for Monday morning, you’re not my kind of person.

My Pick: Down

9. How long will the post game handshake/hug last between Jim & John Harbaugh?

Jim & John Harbaugh Odds:

Over 7.5 seconds (-110)
Under 7.5 seconds (-110)

My Thoughts: For some reason I get the impressive that the Harbaugh family isn’t overly affectionate. I can’t see big family functions where they sit around the table and remember the olden days. I could be wrong, but these two men seem too intense for more than anything beyond a quick chat/hug.

My Pick: Under (it’ll be close, 6 seconds)

10. Who will the Super Bowl MVP of the Game thank first?

Odds: jesus plays football

Teammates 5 to 4
Coach 12 to 1
Family 15 to 2
God 4 to 1
Owner 5 to 1
Does Not Thank Anyone 5 to 2

My Thoughts: I wish their was a option for the Super Bowl MVP to thank himself, I would put $10 on that and parlay it with Randy Moss to win the MVP, it would pay thousands!

Realistically you have to think whoever wins will thank either God or his teammates first. I would think Colin Kaepernick would thank god first, he seems very religious to me, and Flacco would thank his teammates first as he seems kinda of a humble guy.

My Pick: God

Author: Mike Rodriguez — Google+

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