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History of Football Props Betting
Today we look at Super Bowl proposition betting 101. With the rise in NFL betting fans, sportsbooks have compensated by providing a continuous growth of exotic wagers for fans to choose from.
All sports have multiple proposition wagers, however none are as crazed as that of Super Bowl props. When it comes to the Super Bowl fans can wager on absolutely anything, from the coin toss to what dance move the cheer leaders will do.
Super Bowl proposition betting peaked during the 1985 season when the NFL’s Chicago Bears ran rampant on the league. Essentially the Bears had reeled off 12 consecutive victories before finishing the season at 15 and one. During this time, fans and sportsbooks alike took an interest in the individual personalities that made up the 85 Bears.
The first known proposition bet in football came at the expense of Bears defensive lineman William the Refrigerator Perry, who occasionally played full back as well. Essentially sportsbooks set odds at 26 to one that Perry would run in a touchdown during the Super Bowl. As a result many fans at the time took the bet and multiple sportsbooks made millions of dollars on this one proposition wager. Prior to the game Bears Coach Mike Ditka claimed he would not use the Fridge as a full back and many sportsbooks felt safe in collecting on the wager.
However, Ditka ended up using Perry as a full back and he scored a touchdown. The result, many fans became rich and many sportsbooks went out of business. Presently sportsbooks both land and online offer a ton of different proposition bets when it comes to the Super Bowl. As we noted above you can now wager on anything from the coin toss to a cheer leader’s dance moves to the half time shows opening song. Super Bowl proposition betting alone brings in over a billion dollars to the sports betting industry.
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