Super Bowl LVII Novelty Prop Bet Picks: National Anthem Length (2023)
I write a lot of betting preview articles during Super Bowl week, but this one might be my favorite. Instead of breaking down X’s and O’s, I break down set lists, song lengths, and Gatorade colors. It’s a fun diversion each year from the grind of handicapping the big game every year.
But of course, unlike my actual game bets, I am merely taking educated stabs in the dark. Without inside information, these non-football prop markets are more luck than anything else aside from the coin toss. And if you’ve got some intel, feel free to let me know on Twitter, @RealMattBarbato!
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Best Super Bowl LVII Non-Football Prop Bets
Without further ado, here are my picks for this year’s non-football props.
Length of the National Anthem: Over/under 127 seconds
Country artist Chris Stapleton will deliver this year’s national anthem. And hand up, I am not a big follower of Stapleton’s music. In doing a deep dive into his music the last couple of days, I’d say his tempo is on the slower side. There’s also the possibility that Stapleton plays guitar during this performance, which could slow things down a bit.
Now, 2:07 is a pretty long time. And the average national anthem length since 2007 is 1:43, but only four performers during that time have gone under 1:50, which was Nicky Guyton’s time in last year’s game. And the last time a singer went over two minutes was Luke Bryan in 2017.
It feels like Stapleton is set to break that streak.
The bet: Over 127 seconds
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