It is playoff time in the NFL, with the Super Bowl only a few weeks away. While New Jersey online sportsbooks have a lot of NFL betting action throughout the season, the Super Bowl is really the time to cash in. Not only are there more bets available, especially proposition bets (prop bets), but great promotions as well. NJ online sportsbooks want to squeeze all the betting action they can with the pigskin season winding down and gamblers can really take advantage of that.
What are NFL prop bets?
A proposition bet is one that has nothing to do with the outcome of the game. There can be prop bets such as which quarterback will pass for more yards, whether or not the first score be a field goal, and whether or not there will be a safety in the game. There are tons of NFL prop bets to make on football games and New Jersey sportsbooks offer a ton of them for the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl novelty bets and exotic wagers
What is cool about Super Bowl prop bets is that NJ bookies offer many exotics and novelty wagers that have little to do with the game itself. You will find odds on quirky markets such as the length of the National Anthem, which team will win the coin flip, and which company will air the first commercial. These are just a few examples of the many prop bets that are available for the big game. The halftime show for Super Bowl LIV in Miami is co-headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, and you can be sure all of the major New Jersey sports betting sites will have quite a few bets for that.
Making money on Super Bowl prop bets
Most of the football prop bets available at NJ online sportsbooks will be for the game itself. Some bets will have even action, while others will offer inflated odds on certain outcomes. A few examples of inflated odds bets are:
- Will the first score be a field goal?
- Will there be a safety in the game?
- Will there be a two-point conversion in the first half?
Some of these types of bets have big payouts. For example, in Super Bowl XLVII where the Seattle Seahawks crushed the Denver Broncos 43-8, the first score in the game was a safety. It was the first and only time that has ever happened in the Super Bowl and the bettors that wagered that a safety would be the first score were rewarded handsomely.