Super Bowl Prop Bets: JT, Gronk, & Gatorade

Super Bowl Prop Bets: JT, Gronk, & Gatorade

If guests at your Super Bowl party are not immediately being summoned to fill out a prop bet sheet, you're doing it all wrong.

Jan 31, 2018 by Kolby Paxton
Super Bowl Prop Bets: JT, Gronk, & Gatorade

The Super Bowl vastly transcends the traditional football audience in a way that no other sporting event can even remotely compare to — thanks, in large part, to the abundance of alternate entertainment that is, in many cases, only loosely tied to the game, itself.

The commercial-watching is always great, so there’s that. Day drinking is always a winner (sorry Eastern time zone). This year, Mercedes-Benz is giving away a car to some crazy person who doesn’t remove their finger from their phone for the entire game, too.

But the real key to ultimate Super Bowl enjoyment is the prop bet sheet. From Gatorade colors to wardrobe malfunctions, virtually anything that could come up does come up — and none of it really favors one participant over another.

Sure, it’s nice if you have an excellent working knowledge of Nick Foles’ tendencies as a quarterback, but it will also benefit you to have an astute grasp of Justin Timberlake’s shoe game.

Here are some of the best of the bets available to us on Sunday:

What color will P!nk’s hair be during the national anthem?

While her name would suggest otherwise, P!nk may not stray from her natural color. She’s taken on a bit more more somber, understated tones of late, and the anthem is typically a performance for which the artist reels things in a bit.


How many times will Carson Wentz be mentioned during the broadcast?

The over/under for this is 3.5 and it seems super high. The Wentz angle has been exhausted throughout the playoffs and Foles has balled during the postseason. Going back to a guy in street clothes four times during a game like this would be borderline weird.

What will Justin Timberlake’s first song of the halftime performance be?

This is low-key the most exciting part of the entire Super Bowl — assuming there isn’t a goal-to-go play from the 1-yard line with the game on the line, Marshawn Lynch in the backfield, and an offense running a pass play.

“Can’t Stop the Feeling” is the favorite at +350, but “Mirrors” is the play. Super triumphant intro. That’s the key.

Will Justin Timberlake cover a Prince song at halftime?

I mean, he doesn’t have to, but he kind of has to, right? The game being in Prince’s home city is one thing. But Timberlake — who has never been shy about paying tribute to legends — is also hosting a pre-Super Bowl party at Prince’s Paisley Park. 


What color will Bill Belichick’s shirt be?

Here’s a fun little fact for you: Bill Belichick is 4-0 when wearing navy in the Super Bowl — and after back-to-back losses in red and gray, respectively, he’s gone to the navy well in the Patriots’ two most recent Super Bowl appearances, which both resulted in wins.

What color will the Gatorade be that’s poured on the winning head coach?

A quick Google image search of "Bill Belichick Gatorade baths" reveals that the Patriots’ ball coach has been drenched in damn near every shade in a 24-count box of Crayolas. Doug Pederson wore some lemon lime Gatorade after the NFC Championship. 

The point, here, is not that you can really know which way to go with this, but it’s always one of the best props on the sheet simply because, inevitably, a room full of people are going to watching a pair of grown men pour a sports drink on the head of another grown man with a pot full of money resting on their flavor of choice.

Heads or tails?

When it comes to the Super Bowl coin toss, tails never fails — not since 2013 anyway. By the way, the toss loser has won the game three years in a row.

What will be greater? Russell Westbrook’s total stat line vs. LA or the longest touchdown of the Super Bowl?

Want to live on the edge with some cross-sport betting? Mix some NBA into the NFL with this little gem. If Westbrook hits all of his averages, you’re looking for a 46-yard touchdown to win. That seems inviting, no? 

Of course, a 40-point triple-double for Oklahoma City’s point guard would really throw a kink in this one.


What will be greater? Outdoor temperature at kickoff or total first-half points?

All of that talk about the weather while you’re in that human interaction torture chamber known as an elevator may finally pay off.

The Sunday high in Minneapolis is a balmy 10-ish degrees, so unless you’re hoping for an Alabama-LSU Super Bowl, take the points over the temperature.

Total number of Donald Trump tweets during the game?

The over/under is set at 2.5. He has been oddly subdued for the past few days, but this over still feels like stealing.

Who will win Super Bowl MVP honors?

Depending on your sheet, this one will probably look something like: Tom Brady, Foles, Rob Gronkowski, Dion Lewis, or other.

Going other is always an enticing play because Malcolm Smith, Santonio Holmes, Deion Branch, and Dexter Jackson were most definitely “others.” But Brady has won the MVP in four of the Patriots’ five wins. It comes down to deciding on your narrative. If the Eagles defense rules the day, “other” is a great bet.