Unique Super Bowl prop bets: +500 or better
You've surely seen your handful of player props the past week or so for Super Bowl LVII, and we have some ourselves that we locked in just yesterday. The Super Bowl is one of the most bet on events of the year, and there are plenty of obscure markets open, from complete randomness like the coin toss to things you probably shouldn't be allowed to bet on like the color of Gatorade dumped on the winning coach.
We've found four gems available to bet. These are all based on the results we'll see on the field, and we see merit to all. No bet here has odds lower than +500.
Eagles to record 5+ sacks (+550 FanDuel)
To us, the most impactful positional group in this Super Bowl lies along the Philadelphia defensive line. The Eagles notched 70 sacks on the season, 15 more than the next closest team (which just so happened to be the Chiefs).
Philly tacked on eight more sacks in their two postseason games, bringing them to 78 sacks in 19 games, good for a 4.1 average.
While Kansas City's offensive line is a formidable front, the Eagles have shown the ability to wreck games no matter who is opposite them. With Patrick Mahomes still nursing an ankle injury, he may be a bit quicker to go down should pressure crash down upon the pocket.
The Eagles recorded 5+ sacks in eight games, good for a 42% rate. Odds at +550 imply a probability of 15.4%. That's quite the gap, and while the Chiefs O-line has been stout to sacks allowed, the advantage lies with Philly. We love this prop.
Brandon Graham: most sacks in the game (+2500 FD)
Consider this a double-down on our belief that Philly gets to Mahomes throughout this game. Haason Reddick is the favorite to bring home the most sacks in this game at +440, and for good reason. He's been a force this season and has 2+ sacks in four of his last six games, so by all means look his way.
We like the value on Brandon Graham, the Eagles Super Bowl LII hero against the Patriots. Graham enjoyed a career season at the age of 34, piling up 11 sacks in a rotational role.
Graham and Reddick are going to be taking turns terrorizing the Chiefs weak-point: right tackle Andrew Wylie. Graham has nine sacks over his past 10 games, and even just a two-sack performance could be the winner in this market.
Travis Kelce 50+ receiving yards in each half (+700 FD)
For the Chiefs to win this game, it's imperative they get Travis Kelce involved in the passing game. While the more conventional way to bet on Kelce's involvement in such a large fashion may be a bet on him to get 100+ yards, we're looking for some high-odds value.
This unique bet splits Kelce's production into halves, with the star TE logging 50+ receiving yards in each half. Kelce has averaged 90.2 yards per game in the playoffs since Mahomes became the Chiefs quarterback, and he figures to be the most targeted player on the Kansas City offense Sunday.
Our expectation is early-and-often involvement from Kelce, and it's hard to imagine a scenario where the Chiefs are up big in the second half and leaning on the run game. Expect 10+ targets for Kelce, and why not sprinkle on him to produce big throughout the game with a unique wager like this?
Kenneth Gainwell: most rushing yards in game (+1500 DraftKings)
With Clyde Edwards-Helaire returning to the lineup this week, it's a bit hard to project how Kansas City deploys their run game.
On the Philadelphia end, they're likely to establish the run with their menacing offensive line, and Kenneth Gainwell's role in this offense has exploded over the past two games.
Gainwell's season-high for carries was eight earlier this year, but in the Eagles' two playoff games, the second-year RB has seen carry totals of 12 and 14 yards.
He's led Philly in rushing both weeks, tallying 160 total yards in these two games. At +1500, this is too good to pass up.
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