The Super Bowl really is the best. Not the game, of course. The game is fine, but everything surrounding the game is extraordinary. One of the most fun annual activities is the litany of insane prop bets you can make on the game. This year, as with every year, there are some truly ludicrous bets you can make.
This doubles as noted gambler Phil Mickelson's favorite week of the year. You're telling me I can legally bet on myself and parlay it with Matt Ryan's passing yards and nobody will even ask any questions about this?
Let's look at some of the props put out by Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. They are all over-under numbers based on the two golf tournaments wrapping up that day (the Phoenix Open and Dubai Desert Classic).
Which number will be higher?
- Justin Thomas fourth-round score (Phoenix Open) or Julian Edelman receiving yards
- Phil Mickelson fourth-round score (Phoenix Open) or Patriots rushing yards
- Hideki Matsuyama fourth-round score (Phoenix Open) or longest play of Super Bowl
- Henrik Stenson fourth-round score (Dubai Desert Classic) or Devonta Freeman rushing yards
I mean, these are just insane. Matsuyama's score or the longest play of the Super Bowl! How addicted do you have to be to gambling to wager on these?
Here are the Tiger Woods specials.
Which number will be higher?
- Tiger Woods fourth-round bogeys (Dubai Desert Classic) or Matt Ryan TD passes
- Tiger Woods 72-hole score (Dubai Desert Classic) or Tom Brady gross passing yards
- Tiger Woods first-round score (Dubai Desert Classic) or Matt Bosher first gross punt
- Tiger Woods fourth-round birdies (Dubai Desert Classic) or combined FGs in Super Bowl
I don't even have any advice here other than "don't gamble."
