Here’s all you can bet on for the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl ... and the favorite to win
A power outage inside the stadium, highlights of Donovan McNabb throwing up and national anthem singer Demi Lovato’s nail polish color.
They’ll let you bet on just about anything Sunday.
Welcome to the Super Bowl — where almost no bet is off limits.
The big one first: Kansas City is a 1 1/2-point favorite against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV on Sunday in Miami. When the line sat at 1 most of the week, 63 percent of the money was on the Chiefs.
The over/under for the game is 54 1/2 points, and the vast majority of public is wagering on the over, to the point that “every book on the planet will be rooting for a low-scoring game,” said Robert Cooper, the SportsBetting.ag book manager.
But the real fun of the Super Bowl is the prop bets — the off-the-wall, wacky, one-time offerings you can’t find any other day of the year.
Here are some of them, courtesy of SportsBetting, BetOnline and Bovada:
• The over/under for the length of Lovato’s national anthem is set at 2 minutes, 1 second. How long will she hold out the word “brave” to conclude it? The over/under is 5 1/2 seconds.
• What will be the color of the Gatorade poured on the winning coach? Purple is a heavy favorite at 3-to-2, followed by red/pink and lime green/yellow.
• Will there be a power outage in the stadium during the game? (33-to-1)
• Will Drake be shown during the broadcast? (4-to-1)
• Will a fan run onto the field during the game? (7-to-1)
• Will Patrick Mahomes be the first quarterback shown during the national anthem? (2-to-3)
• Will New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady be mentioned in the broadcast? (1-to-4)
• Will former Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith be mentioned? (2-to-1)
• Which will be higher — Bubba Watson’s longest final round drive Sunday or Patrick Mahomes’ passing yards?
• Which will be higher — Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook’s points, rebounds and assists combined in Sunday’s game against the Pelicans or Mahomes’ passing attempts?
• Will the broadcast mention or show a clip of Andy Reid competing in the punt, pass and kick contest? (3-to-2)
• Will the picture of Len Dawson smoking a cigarette during halftime of Super Bowl I be shown? (11-to-2)
• Which will be higher — the yardage of the game’s longest reception or Donald Trump’s approval rating on Feb. 3? (even)
OK, how about some football-related ones?
Patrick Mahomes over/under passing yards: 305 1/2.
Jimmy Garoppolo passing yards: 239 1/2.
Damien Williams rushing yards: 51 1/2.
Raheem Mostert rushing yards: 69 1/2.
Tyreek Hill receiving yards: 79 1/2.
Travis Kelce receiving yards: 75 1/2.
George Kittle receiving yards: 70 1/2.
Deebo Samuel receiving yards: 54 1/2.
Sammy Watkins receiving yards: 49 1/2.
Mecole Hardman receiving yards: 24 1/2.
Teams who finish the week as the betting favorite have a 37-15 all-time record record in the Super Bowl, per VegasInsider, with one game finishing as a pick ‘em. The over has hit in 27 of the past past 52 games, with no total listed in the initial Super Bowl, VegasInsider added.
The Chiefs have covered the spread in eight straight games — the final six of the regular season and both playoff games. They were 7-to-1 to win the Super Bowl when the season began. The 49ers were just 40-to-1.