The NFL might hate prop bets. But with more and more states now moving to legalize sports gambling, they’re back again this Super Bowl season and as popular — and inane — as ever.
Prop bets aren’t like the line for the actual outcome of the game, which has moved to favor the Patriots over the Rams by 2.5 points. Short for proposition bets, the wagers concern the occurrence of a specific event within (or around) the game. The Super Bowl seems to bring out peak prop bets, with wagers ranging from the traditional to downright obscure.