Super Bowl LV
Date: February 7, 2021
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Super Bowl LV is just three days away, meaning there is no better time than now to break down the odds and markets for the biggest game of the NFL season.
Take a look at the Novelty Bet Odds for Super Bowl LV below:
We won’t bore you with the arbitrary coin toss result or coin toss winner markets because in all honesty, it is pure chance. However, there is statistical evidence that supports each of our novelty markets for Super Bowl LV.
Team To Receive The Opening Kick Off
Kansas City Chiefs: +135
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -180
From the eight coin tosses that the Chiefs have won in the regular season and playoffs, they have deferred possession until the second half every time. However, following the eight coin tosses that the Buccaneers have won, they have deferred possession six times and received the opening kick off twice.
Tampa Bay opted to receive the opening kick off after their two most recent coin toss wins in Week 16 and Week 17 and in their last five games (Week 16 – NFC Championship Game), the Bucs have received the opening kick off five times for a 5-0 record.
Essentially, the Chiefs have deferred possession following 100% of their coin toss wins and the Bucs have received the kick off in 100% of their past five games, and are undefeated in those matches. Justifying their -180 favouritism.
Harrison Butker To Miss An Extra Point
Yes: +275
No: -400
If you exclude extra point conversions, Harrison Butker is the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history. However, Butker is entering Super Bowl LV with the second worst extra point conversion percentage (88.9%) in the NFL regular season (of the 30 qualified kickers) and the third worst extra point conversion percentage (85.7%) in the playoffs (of the 14 qualified kickers).
The 33 yard spot does seem to cause Butker some trouble with a combined 54-61 record in the regular season and playoffs. Butker has been 100% from the extra point spot in eight of his past nine games, with his only miss in that stretch coming in the AFC Divisional round against Cleveland (he also missed a Field Goal).
The No is the understandable favorite, however +275 odds for the second worst extra point converter in the league to miss on the biggest stage is certainly worth some interest.
Harrison Butker doinks one off the upright. #Browns catch a little bit of a break. pic.twitter.com/kZjDDS70Ey
— Justin Groc (@jgroc) January 17, 2021
Harrison Butker to Miss A Field Goal
Yes: +460
No: -681
Unlike his reliability (or lack thereof) when attempting extra points, Butker is one of the league’s best when it comes to field goals. Butker is a top 10 kicker in the league (ninth) when it comes to field goal conversion percentage, boasting a 92.6% conversion rate.
He also has the equal third longest conversion of the NFL regular season with a 58 yarder. In the postseason, Butker is 4-5 with a 50 yard long. One thing to note about Butker is that in three of the seven games that he has missed an extra point, he has also missed a field goal, meaning when Butker is off, he is way off.
It’s the easy option to say that Butker will go 100% on field goals and 100% on extra points on Sunday, however at +460 odds to miss a field goal, it is certainly worth a discussion.
Highest Scoring Half:
First: -105
Second: -105
Draw: +1400
Although Sunday’s game has been given the second highest Over/Under points line in Super Bowl history, meaning the bookies are predicting a shootout, the second half has been the higher scoring half in 17 of the past 22 Super Bowls, making even money odds for this market is almost nonsensical.
Super Bowls are a different beast when it comes to pressure, meaning first half and namely first quarter scores are worth more than usual. Players need time to work into the game and ease their nerves, which is likely what has resulted in the second half being the higher scoring half in 77.3% of the past 22 Super Bowls.
Chiefs To Trail By 10 Points And Go On To Win:
Yes: (+700)
This would have been a much more enticing market for Super Bowl LIV last year and it would have paid off! However not just in the Super Bowl but in all three of the Chiefs playoff games. In the 2020 postseason, Kansas City trailed 24-0 in the AFC Divisional round and went on to beat Houston 51-31.
The Chief were also trialing 10-0 and 17-7 against Tennessee in the AFC Championship game before coming back to win 35-24. And finally in last year’s Super Bowl, Kansas City overcame a 10 point margin to win 31-20 against San Francisco.
As a result, Kansas City became the first team in NFL history to win three playoff games after trailing by 10+ points in the same postseason. Granted, this postseason has not played out the same way, leading from start to finish against the Browns in their opening playoff game.
However, the Chiefs did trail 9-0 against the Bills in the 2021 AFC Championship game before coming back to win 38-24. Given that they often defer possession until the second half, it would be no surprise if Kansas City were trailing by a touchdown early, which means the Bucs would need just one unanswered field goal to be up 10.
Clearly, Kansas City are capable of overcoming almost any margin having come back from 9+ points to win in four of their past five playoff games. +700 odds are certainly enticing for this exclusive market.
Colour Of Gatorade Poured On The Winning Coach:
Favorite: Orange (+150)
Sleeper: Red (+225)
One of the most popular novelty bets of Super Bowl weekend, the colour of Gatorade poured on the winning coach. Since 2001, Orange Gatorade has been used on five occasions, Clear on four occasions, No Gatorade (Bill Belichick avoided an on air Gatorade tip three times, and John Harbaugh did once) on four occasions, Yellow three times, Blue two times and Purple twice.
Kansas City doused Andy Reid in Orange Gatorade following their Super Bowl LIV victory last year, which made Orange the standalone most popular colour over the past 20 years and the favorite for this Sunday.
It’s tough to argue against a favorite in a market such as this, however Red Gatorade at +225 is an enticing second favorite. Both Tampa Bay and Kansas City’s primary jersey colour is red, the Chiefs affectionately call head coach Andy Reid ‘Big Red’ and as was stated above, red has never been used.
Andy Reid’s Gatorade bath was the ultimate wake-up call that he’d won the Super Bowl. 🙌
📺: Time’s Yours: Andy Reid & the 2019 @Chiefs – narrated by @ericstonestreet – TONIGHT 9pm ET on @nflnetwork. pic.twitter.com/EGwrePtLFu
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) September 9, 2020
*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of PointsBet.
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