Super Bowl XLIX Betting Guide: Novelty Props
In the days leading up to Super Bowl XLIX, the staff at theScore will examine the betting board in search of nuggets that will be of note to bettors.
Super Bowl XLIX Betting Guide
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What will Katy Perry sing first at halftime?
Roar (+125)
Firework (+225)
Dark Horse (+250)
This is How We Do (+450)
E.T. (+1400)
Last Friday Night (+1400)
Wide Awake (+1400)
Waking Up in Vegas (+2000)
"Roar" comes in at an underdog price simply due to the sheer volume of options here, but this is really a two-horse race between "Roar" and "Firework". Network executives will surely push Perry to start with one of her two biggest hits. According to concert setlists documented by setlist.fm, she's started 21 straight and 87 of her last 88 concerts with "Roar". - Gino Bottero
Pick: Roar (+125)
What will be higher on Feb. 1: Carmelo Anthony points or Patriots points scored?
Carmelo Anthony points (-115)
Patriots points (-115)
Carmelo is averaging 24.3 points per game this season and has a dream matchup at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, who don't like to defend anyone. Los Angeles surrenders the sixth-most points per game to opposing small forwards and Anthony still has to carry most of the scoring load for the New York Knicks with Amar'e Stoudemire sidelined. I'm expecting Carmelo to score somewhere in the low 20s at the bare minimum and I don't like the Patriots' chances of matching that output against the best defense in the NFL. - Rob Pizzola
Pick: Carmelo Anthony points (-115)
Will it be mentioned that Pete Carroll was the last head coach of the Patriots?
Yes (+110)
No (-150)
Based on the amount of talk this week regarding Carroll being the Patriots last head coach, Yes is a fairly safe bet at very good value. It's the type of banal anecdote Al Michaels won't be able to pass up as the camera pans to Carroll for the first time. - Joe Thomson
Pick: Yes (+110)
Length of the National Anthem?
Over 122.5 seconds (-115)
Under 122.5 seconds (-115)
Idina Menzel sang the national anthem in just under two minutes at the 2014 MLB All-Star Game, but this is the Super Bowl. If there's ever a time to let it go on the last note, it's with the entire sporting world tuned in. - Dan Wilkins
Pick: Over 122.5 seconds (-115)
What color Gatorade will be dumped on the winning coach?
Orange (+250)
Yellow (+250)
Clear/Water (+300)
Red (+650)
Blue (+650)
Green (+1000)
No Gatorade (+300)
Over the past decade, clear/water has paid out six times, orange twice and yellow twice. Pete Carroll was doused with orange Gatorade (and later yellow, for good measure) after the Seahawks' win a year ago. Bill Belichick got a water bath after the Patriots' last Super Bowl win. Clear is the obvious bet here. - David P. Woods
Pick: Clear (+300)