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Super Bowl 2020: Place your bets

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Super Bowl 2020: Place your bets Some of the biggest action for Super Bowl LIV will be held far away from Hard Rock Stadium, as bettors put down their final wagers. (Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images)
By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

With the clock ticking down to Super Bowl LIV, bettors nationwide are making their final choices. The Super Bowl brings in some serious money for Las Vegas bookmakers, but there are fun bets out there, too.

Hundreds of millions of dollars will change hands after the game, and bets range from the point spread, to the coin flip, to even the color of Gatorade that will be dumped on the winning coach, according to ESPN.

Assuming you don’t have the cash, you can still play along with some proposition, or prop bets. For sharp bettors, prop bets are a nice way to make some cash.

“The prop market is a different story,” Pat Eichner of PointsBet told The Philadelphia Enquirer. "The Super Bowl obviously has more props than any other event, and it’s impossible for oddsmakers to nail them all. We’ve been getting steadily hit on the prop market by sharp bettors, and that will continue right up until kickoff.”

Here is a sampling of the bets out there:

WHO’S FAVORED?: At noon Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs were favored by 1.5 points to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, according to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The over-under for the game was 53.5 points.

MOST MONEY WAGERED: One bettor put down $1 million on the 49ers money line Wednesday at the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas when San Francisco was listed at +120, according to ESPN. The largest bet so far for the Chiefs was $750,000, wagered on the point spread Saturday the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

WHAT COLOR GATORADE?: According to DraftKings, the winning Super Bowl coach will be doused with purple Gatorade. Other favorites include red (+300), yellow/green (+500) and orange (+750).

Here are some of the more popular prop bets for the game. Some are real ones in Vegas, while others have been generated by fans:

· Who will win the coin toss?

· Will the outcome of the coin toss be heads or tails?

· How long will Demi Lovato take to sing the national anthem – 1:59 or less, or over 2 minutes?

· Which brand will air in the game’s first commercial?

· Who will commit the game’s first penalty?

Place your bets.





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