Oh, how the media has changed!
Gone are the days of bringing Super Bowl proposition bets to radio hits. Every media is ready to rock and quite familiar with the props. I guess that makes sense, as more than 30 states have legalized betting and this Sunday will be the first time fans will be able to legally bet from their seats.
Amazingly, finding out why a cover bet at +140 is valuable, while a similar bet at +110 is not hot content. However, do you know who moves the needle? The Kelce Brothers do — and every store embraces the creativity of quirky players to incorporate them and other interesting storylines into the Super Bowl mix.
Here’s a quick look at some of the more outside fallback bets that have been created specifically for this weekend.
Travis Kelce get pitch (-6.5) vs. Jason Kelce snapshot: With props like these, it starts with evaluating the floor and ceiling levels of each side of the equation. With the exception of injuries, Jason’s floor is about 60 snaps, but his ceiling is around 78. On the other hand, Travis can be anywhere between 40-110 yards receiving the ball. So let’s side with Travis. In short, there seem to be more ways to win.
LeBron James points + support + recovery vs. Jalen hurts flocking yard: Hurts is wounded, plain and simple. As such, I’d rather support the guy who was once a statistical machine. The last time Hurts ran more than 40 yards was before he was injured. Meanwhile, LeBron has registered at least 40 PARs in eight straight games.
Birdies on the 16th hole in the fourth round of the WM Phoenix Open (-1.5) compared to the first half of the Super Bowl: At some point, you have to trust your intuition. I like underdogs for the Super Bowl, but I also think tension plays a role very early on. Seeing 10 aggregate points scored in the first quarter seems like the maximum — but just 7 or even 0 isn’t far off. So get yourself into the mayhem at TPC Scottsdale and have some fun.
