After months of enthralling football action and a postseason filled with incredible games, we've finally made it to the Super Bowl.
The Los Angeles Rams will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. One team is looking to further cement its legacy as the greatest dynasty in football history, and the other hoping to reach the pinnacle of football behind a wunderkind coach and one of the most impressive rebuilds in recent memory.
But it's not just a compelling contest as a football fan — it's also the greatest gambling day of the year.
The Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook has released over 400 prop bets for the Super Bowl, ranging from the expected to the absurd. Below we'll go through the 31 best wagers for the Super Bowl to send you home a winner.
The pick: Tails ($102 to win $100)
The logic: Never fails.
The pick: Los Angeles Rams record the first penalty of the game ($150 to win $100)
The logic: Three things in play here. First, this is the first Super Bowl for most players on the Rams roster, so it'd be understandable for them to be a bit jumpy compared to the Patriots.
Second, the Rams are likely to get the ball first, as the Patriots seem to win every coin toss they participate in, and almost always choose to defer. Offensive penalties, either a holding or a false start, feel more likely than a pass interference early on in the game.
Finally, after the Rams got away with the no-call of the century in the NFC Championship, expect the officials to remind them early that they weren't going to get away with the crime twice.
The pick: Yes, either team scores in the first 6:30 ($150 to win $100)
The logic: Both of these teams can move down the field extremely fast, and both of these coaches are among the top game-planners in the league. With two weeks to prepare, whichever team winds up with the ball first should have their first 10 minutes of offense memorized down to the inch.
