Interesting Prop Wagers We Have Seen

Prop wagers, formally called proposition bets, are ones that do not directly correlate to a game’s outcome. You may have seen this wager type also get referred to as novelty choices on some sites, and this category serves to add an extra level of excitement to the betting experience. While everyone knows common props like first goal-scorer, number of player assists, or rebounds notched, here are a few unique bet options we have come across on our gambling journeys that you do not see every day.

Gatorade Shower Color

For our first curious proposition, we thought we should put a unique online sportsbook classic, a prop bet offered by many sports betting suppliers for chiefly the Super Bowl. Fans of the NFL know that the Gatorade shower, dunk, or bath, whatever you want to call it, is a football tradition that began in the mid-1980s, popularized by ex-New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson. During the 1984 and 1985 Giants’ seasons, Carson developed the habit of celebrating each victory with a Gatorade shower, something that he kept doing in their 1986 Super Bowl run.

Over the past four decades, this practice has probably become the NFL’s most famous ritual. And during Super Bowl weekend, loads of online bookmakers let bettors wager on the color of the Gatorade dumped on the winning coach. As a rule of thumb, orange is the most probable color, but yellow and green are also favored choices, with clear, red, blue, and purple ranking behind the listed options.

How Many Songs Will Get Performed During the Super Bowl

There is nothing much to explain about this betting option, as it is pretty self-explanatory. Why is this a wagering choice? It is due to the fact the Super Bowl halftime show is a major attraction of the NFL final, one that gets shrouded in secrecy. Hence, the general public does not know much about what will happen during this show, aside from who the performers will be.

Every year, there are loads of surprises (guest appearances), and bettors must consider the chosen artist’s most famed songs and how many of them he will be able/or allowed to fit during his performance. The set list often ranges from five to nine, and the exact duration of the halftime performance differs from year to year. Artists’ reputations for theatrics and political activism must also get considered when making this wager, as well as the artists’ propensity for multiple outfit changes, which will consume much of the allotted time.

Player Shoe Color

We have seen this choice available for some high-profile NBA games, for specific players, and especially for the All-Star event. In the past decade or so, various basketball stars have made a big deal of wearing unique shoes for the NBA All-Star game, ones usually featuring custom designs. Thus, some sportsbooks have taken advantage of this, listing it as a betting market. In our opinion, it is a pretty interesting one, but some look at it as lighthearted fun.

Number of Dogs/Cats Shown During the NBA Draft

Yes, this was a thing in 2020 at select US-based sportsbooks. We do not know if this market will ever get supplied, as the 2020 draft was a unique situation because of the COVID-19 pandemic hysteria, forcing that year’s draft to get conducted through video-like calls instead of in-person. Given this strange set of circumstances, some US operators decided to list over and under markets for the number of cats and dogs appearing during the draft broadcast, which featured NBA commissioner Adam Silver connecting with the drafted players, some in their homes, via Zoom-like calls.

Player to Miss the Most Free Throws

There is no explanation needed for this choice, as it only involves wagering on which player will miss the most free throws during the game. That is it.

First Manager to Be Shown

Yes, this has gotten offered. We have noticed it for EPL matches as a bet where the outcome is entirely in the hands of the broadcasting director. In our opinion, it is a bit ridiculous to wager on which team’s manager will get shown first on camera during the match broadcast, but it is not a bad one if you have an in with the director handling the game feed.

Pitch Invaders

Football has long suffered from fans running onto the field, far more than other sports. That particularly holds for matches of massive significance, such as the Champions League, European Championship, and World Cup finals. It has become such a problem that broadcasters, for years, have gotten instructed to avoid showing pitch invasions. They must turn the camera away or cut to something else, not giving the perpetrators the desired attention in an attempt to discourage future offenders.

Still, when a game of sizeable magnitude is coming up, pitch invasions are a market that goes up in many sportsbooks market arsenals. Despite the security measures venue personnel take to ensure that an invasion does not happen, crafty people still manage to run across the field. Unfortunately, this occurs more often than one would imagine.

Number of Times a Player Changes Their Shirt

Tennis is an exhausting game, which can last from one to five hours (even longer), depending on the tournament and how the action develops. For males, it is common to change their shirts in long and physically demanding matches. The number of times this happens is mainly conditional on the weather conditions. In hot and humid climates, it is likelier that a player must frequently put on a new shirt due to sweat management and maintaining one’s hygiene.

Some pros also look to disrupt their opponent’s momentum, regroup mentally, or provide exposure for their sponsors by taking this break. They may also do this for superstitious reasons or on account of a medical injury. Regardless of the issue, we only seek to point out that you can bet on shirt changes in tennis on some sites for distinct match ups.

Player to Break Their Stick

In hockey, it is tough to rate the frequency at which players break their sticks. Modern equipment is quite durable, and most NHL games feature fairly new sticks. Nonetheless, high-intensity moments cause breakages, and these incidents do occur, which is why some bookmakers like to let their users wager on them transpiring. It is a bet akin to gambling on a racket cracking in tennis, which also gets offered for big matches.

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