Will a Kicker Hit the Upright During the Super Bowl?
Another great Super Bowl is set to kick off on February 12. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have both been great throughout this season and will look to finish with the best trophy in Football. As we get closer to the game, more prop bets continue to pop up for Super Bowl 57.
There are lots of different prop bets to bet on during the Super Bowl. There are some very weird Super Bowl bets out there as well. We will break down some of the strange Super Bowl bets here. You can find the top Super Bowl betting sites here.
Betting the Jersey Number of First Touchdown
One of the weird Super Bowl bets is the jersey number of the player who scores the first touchdown. You can bet whether the jersey will be odd or even or if the number will be over/ under 11 ½. The highest touchdown scorers entering this game are Travis Kelce, Jerick McKinnon, Jalen Hurts, Miles Sanders and A.J. Brown.
Four of those five players have odd jersey numbers and are under the number 12. These players have the highest odds to score the first touchdown, which means that betting an odd number or under 11 ½ is the best bet for these weird Super Bowl bets.
(Odds are Courtesy of BetOnline)
Result of the First Punt
Another strange Super Bowl bet is the outcome of the first punt of the game. You can bet on whether the punt is caught cleanly, it is a touchback, ball hits the ground, the ball goes out of bounds in the air or the punt is blocked/ tipped. The punt being caught cleanly is the favorite for this bet.
Kansas City has Tommy Townsend as their punter, who is one of the best in the league. He could put the punt close to the goal line, which could get the players to back off catching it. Any team that punts around midfield, has a better chance to put the ball on the ground. I think there is good value on the ball hitting the ground.
(Odds are Courtesy of BetOnline)
Chiefs Points vs Golden Knights Power Play Percentage
Some of the weird Super Bowl bets revolve around cross sports bets. One of these bets is whether Kansas City will have more total points in the game or if Vegas will have a higher power play percentage against the Anaheim Ducks. These bets are interesting because they revolve around two different games.
The Chiefs are likely to finish between 20-30 points in this game. The Golden Knights have a power play percentage of 23.3 percent this season, while Anaheim has killed off 72.4 percent of penalties against. The Ducks take around 3-4 penalties per game. If Vegas scores one goal it could be between 25-33 percent power play. There is value on taking the Golden Knights to have a higher power play percentage in their game.
(Odds are Courtesy of BetOnline)
Will a Kicker Hit the Goalpost?
One of the weird Super Bowl props is how the first missed field goal will be missed. You can bet whether it is wide left, wide right, or short. The wide left bet includes the left goalpost, while the right goalpost is included in wide right. The short bet includes a block or hitting the crossbar. If a kick misses, how it misses will depend heavily on how far the kick is.
There is also a bet on whether a kicker will miss an extra point or field goal by hitting the upright. Hitting the upright is a major underdog as even if it misses, hitting the upright or crossbar is difficult. For this bet I would avoid betting that he will miss by hitting a part of the goalpost.
Harrison Butker had a worse field goal percentage this season when he went through his struggles, but he has been great in the postseason. Both kickers are a bit more likely to pull the kick right, but I think the best bet would be it coming short. Butker hit a 62 yarder this season, so if Kansas City has a long field goal chance, they might take it and it could come up short.
(Odds are Courtesy of Bovada)
First Penalty Called
Another strange Super Bowl bet is what the first called penalty will be in the game. The top two favorites are false start and holding. These are the two most common penalties called in a game, which makes sense. With lots of different penalties though, there is a wide variety of calls that could be the first one called.
While false start is the most common penalty in the NFL, I think holding is the best bet for first penalty called. If Kansas City gets the ball before the first penalty is called, I think Philadelphia will challenge them early with some blitz’s. If the Chiefs get caught off guard by the blitz package, they could get a holding penalty to keep Mahomes from getting hit.
(Odds are Courtesy of Bovada)
Will there be a Trick Play?
Another weird Super Bowl prop is whether different trick plays will happen. You can bet whether or not a flea flicker will be used, a non-QB throws a touchdown, a two point conversion happens or an onside kick happens. All of these plays are underdogs to hit, but I could definitely see a trick play happening between these two teams.
I think the most likely trick play will be an onside kick. Sometimes teams are aggressive enough to try and sneak in an onside kick or it could be used in a desperate attempt if a team is behind by multiple scores late in the game. I could see this game getting out of hand, which could require an onside kick being used.
(Odds are Courtesy of Bovada)
Can Anyone Get an Octopus?
One of the weirdest Super Bowl bets has to be whether or not a player gets an octopus. An octopus is when a player scores a touchdown and gets the two point conversion. This does not include a quarterback passing for the touchdown and the two point conversion. A player getting the octopus is a big underdog.
I would avoid betting on a player getting the octopus in this game. While there are multiple players that could be used back to back times in this scenario, the odds of a team going for two and it being the same player to score it should be higher than +650 in my opinion. With less value then it could be worth, I do not think its worth the risk.
