Super Bowl 59 Prop Bets: Predictions & Betting Tips
The Super Bowl LIX landscape is rife with action at MyBookie. This is a part of Super Bowl betting that seems to grow with each passing year. The more time passes, the more bets we see offered on this game, both with the details within a game, along with some entertainment-based side details, as well. We like to focus more on a calmer SB prop bet profile while also throwing a couple of darts out there, just in case. And if you want to make some more speculative bets on things like what song the halftime performer will open with, that’s fine, too. But in this article, we’re going to focus more on football-related details within the game. Let’s break it down!
Number of Chiefs Players with a Reception: Under 8.5 (-165)
Pick: One thing the “over” has going for it in this matchup is that in this postseason, nine different receivers have hauled in passes for the Chiefs. In favor of the “under” is that all but two of those players have three or fewer catches in the playoffs. You figure Xavier Worthy and Travis Kelce are locks. You could maybe throw Hollywood Brown in there. You could throw in both of the KC backs, Hunt and Pacheco. You could maybe do the same with JuJu Smith-Schuster, DeAndre Hopkins, and TE Noah Gray. Now, if every single one of those guys gets a catch, there are still just eight players. And we’re looking at a decent group of players within this range who have put forth a big zero multiple times this season. If you tune in and see both backs catching passes, along with someone like Samaje Perine hauling one in, this bet will be in trouble. But even with the Chiefs spreading it around as they do, the defense they face here is pretty tough, and something tells me a few guys on this list won’t get a reception in this game.
Super Bowl 59 Most Receiving Yards: AJ Brown (+180)
Pick: Brown got off to a slow start in this postseason, with only a combined 24 yards of receiving through the first two games of the playoffs. We saw him come alive in the NFC title game, hauling in 6 grabs for nearly 100 yards. A few things bode well for him to be the player with the most receiving yards. While the Chiefs have guys like Travis Kelce, who can have a big game that will be hard to top, the Chiefs spread it around to a point where those big individual games have been few and far between for the Chiefs this season. Brown has competition on his own team, as a big game from DeVonta Smith wouldn’t be so crazy, and, to a lesser degree, from Dallas Goedert. But this is a spot where Brown might not even have to go that wild to be the man in this category.
Super Bowl 59 Yards of Longest Touchdown: Over 36.5 (-117)
Pick: The last time these teams played, there were two such plays that surpassed 36.5 yards, and that was without Saquon Barkley on the Eagles. The Chiefs have lacked some of the big-play ability they had in years past, but it’s not like Mahomes can’t make something big happen. And with Smith and Brown at receiver, Jalen Hurts has aerial options as well, in addition to his legs and those of Barkley. While this game seems like it will lack the explosiveness of the Bowl two years ago, I see it being hard to get through 4 quarters without something pretty big happening.
Super Bowl MVP: Saquon Barkley (+248)
Pick: This is about value. The Chiefs are only slight favorites, and the Eagles could easily win this game. Not that it will be easy, but just that it’s a plausible outcome. What isn’t so plausible is the idea that the Eagles will win without Saquon Barkley being an integral part of that winning recipe. Granted, this is a QB-centric award, so if the Eagles win and Hurts did some good things with his arm and legs, we’d be in an unenviable spot where we’re battling with someone from the same side for this honor. I just suspect a winning Philly effort will cast a brighter light on Barkley. And with his addition to the team resonating in such crystal-clear fashion, if they win the Super Bowl, I suspect he’ll get a lot of consideration. It’s one of those bets where, if it comes down to it, Barkley could get some credit for things he didn’t even do in this game.
Each Team to Achieve a First Down on Its First Drive: No (+130)
Pick: While both teams have capable offensive units, and it doesn’t take much wishful projection to see both teams at least moving the chains once on their opening drives, I envision a slow start. With the combination of high-stakes jitters in light of the massive stakes and no one wanting to make a mistake early, I sense this game could start off defense-heavy. And all we need is one of the two teams to get a three-and-out, which I feel has a decent chance of occurring, especially at the underdog rate of +130.
