Betting Odds on Super Bowl Pregame Props
–The Super Bowl is the biggest single day betting event of the year for North American facing sportsbooks.
–Bookmakers try to come up with increasingly imaginative props–including odds on the pregame show.
–The 2017 Super Bowl Pregame features an interview with Donald Trump.
The Super Bowl has grown way beyond being merely the championship game of the National Football League. It’s reached the point where its somewhere between ‘de facto national holiday’ and ‘full blown extravaganza’. If there’s any component of Super Bowl Sunday that underscores what a bloated event it is circa 2017 it’s the pregame show. Actually, it’s no longer *just* the pregame show–it’s an entire day of ‘Super Bowl related programming’ weighing in at seven and a half hours from start to kick off. For the masochists out there here’s the full Fox TV Super Bowl programming schedule (all times Eastern):
11 a.m. — The Road to the Super Bowl, tracking the season for the Patriots and Falcons.
12 p.m. — The Undisputed Super Bowl Special with Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless.
1 p.m. — FOX Super Bowl Kickoff with Colin Cowherd.
2 p.m. — FOX Super Bowl pregame show with Terry Bradshaw, Curt Menefee, Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson.
6:30 p.m. — Super Bowl LI.
The Super Bowl pregame show beginning at 2:00 PM Eastern is brutal due to its duration alone. First of all, it’s not like it’s going to be insightful analysis. A number of these analysts are very ‘football smart’ and are capable of it but being the Super Bowl it’ll be a lowest common denominator preview of the teams, storylines, probably a ‘feel good’ story or two and an interview with President Donald Trump conducted by Bill O’Reilly. The Trump interview would have at least had the potential of being compelling television but it’ll be taped and edited meaning that anything contentious or controversial will get left on the cutting room floor.
The 12 PM show with Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe and the 1 PM show will Colin Cowherd sound downright miserable. Many people–myself included–find Cowherd and Bayless among the most irritating and painful to watch talking heads in the sports media business and that covers a lot of ground. Even if you like these guys what are they going to talk about? You guessed it–the same irritating observations and pseudo-controversial ‘takes’ that they do in their ‘regularly scheduled programming’.
At least there’s a few things to bet on. Here’s a selection of Super Bowl pregame proposition betting odds that can hopefully keep you awake and lucid until kickoff:
Super Bowl Pre Game Show Props
What will be the average price of a Superbowl 51 ticket at SeatGeek on February 5, 2017 at 12 noon Eastern?
Over $3500: -130
Under $3500: +110
What will be the lowest price of a Superbowl 51 ticket at SeatGeek on February 5, 2017 at 12 noon Eastern?
Over $2500: -130
Under $2500: +110
What will be the highest price of a Superbowl 51 ticket at SeatGeek on February 5, 2017 at 12 noon Eastern?
Over $110000: -150
Under $110000: +120
Length of Bill O’Reilly’s interview with Donald Trump during FOX TV Super Bowl Pregame Show?
Over 12.5 minutes: -150
Under 12.5 minutes: +120
Length of Jim Gray’s interview with Donald Trump during Westwood One Radio Super Bowl Pregame Show?
Over 10.5 minutes: +130
Under 10.5 minutes: -160
Which interview will be longer?
Jim Gray’s interview with Donald Trump during Westwood One Radio Super Bowl Pregame Show + 2 minutes:+110
Bill O’Reilly’s interview with Donald Trump during FOX TV Super Bowl Pregame Show: -130
Who will Donald Trump ‘pick’ to win the game or express a preference to win during FOX TV Super Bowl Pregame Show?
New England Patriots: -450
Atlanta Falcons: +300
To win Puppy Bowl XIII?
Team Ruff -4.5: -115
Team Fluff +4.5: -115
Puppy Bowl XIII MVP will be?
Mixed breed: -150
Purebred: +120
Length of Luke Bryan’s National Anthem Performance?
Over 2 minutes 9 seconds (129 seconds): +150
Under 2 minutes nine seconds (129 seconds): -170
Length of Luke Bryan’s National Anthem Performance?
Over 2 minutes(120 seconds): -110
Under 2 minutes (120 seconds): -110
Will Luke Bryan be wearing blue jeans during his National Anthem performance?
Yes: -250
No: +210
Will any player on the Falcons or Patriots be shown kneeling during the National Anthem?
Yes: +210
No: -250