Super Bowl LV Prop Bets

Eric and Cory had so much fun making and tracking prop bets during Super Bowl LIV, they've decided to run it back in 2021! They made this year's prop bets on Wednesday's episode of The Sportsballers Podcast.

Here are their 10 prop bets in the order they were made on the show, including potential winnings on each side based on the $5 per bet each is putting up on bets of even odds.

Prop Bets

1. Will Patrick Mahomes throw an interception? (+125 yes, -165 no)

Cory beat Eric in Evan's "List the many names of Miami's football stadium" contest on the show, and he selected the first prop bet, taking the over on 0.5 Mahomes INTs.

Cory stads to win $6.25 from Eric, but if Mahomes can manage to go the entire game without an interception, Eric will get $3.03 from Cory.

2. Will the first offensive play be a run (-120) or a pass/sack (+100)?

Eric selected next and took the pass play on this line. He'll earn $5.00 from Cory if he's right, otherwise Cory will take $4.17 from Eric.

3. Will the first team to score win the game? (-170 yes, +130 no)

With Cory's next pick in the prop bet pool, he predicts that the first team to score will not hold on to win Super Bowl LV, despite the fact that the Bucs scored first and won in his prediction game. He preferred to go where there was higher potential profit.

If he's right, Eric will owe him $6.50, but if the first to score does win he'll have to send $2.94 Eric's way.

4. Will it take over (+105)/under (-145) 1:59 for Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church to sing the National Anthem?

Eric figures if we've gotta sit through it, we may as well make some money on it. He took the over here and stands to earn $5.25 if he's right. While the last three Super Bowls have all seen anthems at less than two minutes, Super Bowl XL was the last time a duet sang it and Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville took 2:08 to get through it.

If this duet can keep it a bit more succinct, Cory will win $3.45 from Eric.

5. Will the game be tied after 0-0? (-150 yes, +130 no)

Cory selected this prop bet next, once again to get the potential payout as he has taken the "no."

Out of 54 previous Super Bowls, only 22 of them have seen the score tied after 0-0, but it's happened in a record four consecutive seasons entering this Sunday's game. The previous record was three straight from Super Bowl XXXVI through Super Bowl XXXVIII.

If Cory is right and this year breaks that streak, he'll win $6.50 from Eric. Otherwise, Eric will take $3.33 from this prop bet.

6. Will Tom Brady throw an interception? (-190 yes, +145 no)

Eric decided to go with the under here for the potential earnings even after Brady threw a few terrible INTs in the conference championship. Brady had thrown no picks in his first two playoff games as a Buc.

He officially takes the under on both QBs at 0.5 INTs, so he's hoping for a clean Super Bowl from a turnover standpoint, at least in the passing game.

If Brady can avoid any catastrophic mistakes, Eric stands to win $7.25 from Cory for this bet. Cory's earnings are liminted to just $2.63 if Brady throws a pick.

7. Will the Bucs (+110) or Chiefs (-130) be the first to score?

Cory is taking the Bucs to put Super Bowl LV's opening points on the board, both for the payout and because it's what happened in his Madden sim on Wednesday.

If the Bucs are the first to score, he'll win $5.50. If the Chiefs open Sunday's scoring, he'll send $3.85 Eric's direction.

8. Will the shortest TD be over (+125)/under (-155) 1.5 yards?

Eric is taking the over, which suits Cory just fine. Though the payout isn't great, the Bucs have scored 12 times from the 1-yard line in their 19 games this season and they did so in his Madden sim. The Chiefs only did it seven times in their 18 games, but they have three scores from the 1-yard line in their two postseason games!

If Eric is right, though, and neither team punches it in from that close, he'll earn a $6.25 payout from Cory, otherwise he'll owe $3.23.

9. Will the Bucs (+105) or Chiefs (-145) be the first to 10 points?

Cory once again went with his Madden sim, which had the Bucs not only as the first to 10 points but had them reaching 20 points before the Chiefs scored 10. It's not an enormous payout, but he stands to gain $5.25 if he's right, otherwise he'll cough up $3.45.

10. Over (+145)/under (-190) 7.5 total TDs

Eric's prediction has the Cheifs winnings 38-21, which would imply eight touchdowns, so no suprise he took the over here. Cory's prediction is 28-14 Bucs, which would imply six touchdowns, though the Bucs actually had some field goals in his sim.

Eric will win $7.25 from Cory if his projection holds true, otherwise he'll have to kick $2.63 to Cory for this final porp bet.

Adding up all these prop bets, a 10-0 record for Cory will net him $46.11 from Eric. A perfect sweep in the other direction would see Eric taking $47.60 from Cory.

Last year's prop bets saw a much bigger edge in potential earnings, but when all was said and done only $5.00 changed hands in favor of Cory.