Super Bowl prop bets, odds and picks for Chiefs vs. 49ers

The sportsbooks open up the floodgates for the Super Bowl, offering prop bets that run from the mundane (rushing yards, passing yards, etc.) to the esoteric (will there be a “scorigami,” meaning a final score that has never been seen before in NFL history, or an octopus, meaning a player scores a touchdown and then adds the ensuing two-point conversion). If you’re looking to print out the Westgate’s prop book, you’ll need 42 pieces of paper.

To provide an assist, we combed through the lists to find Super Bowl prop bets worth consideration, with picks below in italics. The listed odds were taken from the prop markets initially offered by the books and may fluctuate as kickoff nears.

For the uninitiated, negative odds denote the favorite (-110 means you would wager $110 to win $100), while positive odds denote the underdog (+110 means you would wager $100 to win $110).

We also offered our take on the game’s point spread, although it’s not one of our favorite bets.

Everything to know about Super Bowl LVIII

Here’s everything you need to know about the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.

Key players: Patrick Mahomes is an elite QB who’s about to lead the Chiefs to their fourth Super Bowl in his six seasons as a starter. TE Travis Kelce has been resurgent. And Kansas City’s defense has never been better during Mahomes’s tenure, thanks in large part to T Chris Jones and CB Trent McDuffie. The 49ers, meanwhile, have a stacked offense that includes QB Brock Purdy, RB Christian McCaffrey, T Trent Williams, TE George Kittle and WRs Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk. And don’t sleep on what Nick Bosa and Fred Warner can do on the other side of the ball.

Odds: As of Tuesday, San Francisco was favored by two points. The consensus total for the game was 47.5 points.

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Taylor Swift: It’s unclear if Swift will make the Super Bowl, but her fans did the math and say she could, even if her carbon emissions come under scrutiny. One thing’s for certain: Everyone wants to know the details.