Online sportsbook Bovada boasts over 500 prop pets for Super Bowl XLIX. To get a number that high, most are straight-forward and boring, like whether Rob Gronkowski’s longest reception will be more or less than 22.5 yards. (I’m kidding of course. Nothing involving Gronk is boring. Yo soy awesome.) Total receptions for Jermaine Kearse: Now that’s boring. But there are some great ones out there, so we combed through all 500+ prop bets to find the 19 most interesting, then ranked them.

19. What will Tom Brady do first? (TD -190/Int +155)

 

Throwing a touchdown is the clear favorite, but I can’t believe they didn’t have “masculinely running his fingers through his hair” or “casually sitting on a football to deflate it” as options.

18. What will Katy Perry be wearing when she begins the halftime show?

(Pants (below knees) +300/Shorts (above knees) +240/Skirt or Dress -200)

I love how mundane Bovada made these three choices, as if the flamboyant Perry is going to emerge in some sensible Ann Taylor pants or the sort of cocktail dress Grace Kelly used to wear, when, in actuality, she’ll probably come on stage dressed in astronaut pants, a dress worn by an Egyptian queen or a leopard-print cut-off that makes her look like Pebbles from The Flinstones. Of course, all this presupposes she’s wearing any pants at all.

17. Kickers Stephen Gostkowski or Steven Hauschka to win MVP (both 100/1)

For Christmas, I received an autographed picture of former Washington Redskins kicker Mark Mosely that he signed with “NFL MVP 1982,” referring to his surprise and controversial selection by the AP in that strike-shortened season. So don’t scoff at the odds for the Pats and Seahawks respective kickers. Kidding. Scoff all you want.

16. Will Idina Menzel forget or omit at least 1 word of the official US National Anthem? (Yes +450/No – 700)

Sadly, Bovada isn’t taking any action on whether the voice behind Disney’s smash-hit and every six-year-old girl’s favorite movie, Frozen, will sing The Star-Spangled Banner and then immediately segue into Let It Go, because these are Menzel’s 15 minutes and she needs to use them ever-so wisely.

15. What color will Bill Belichick’s hoodie be? (Grey (-120)/Blue (Even)/Red (+750)

Grey is the clubhouse leader, but what about gray, the way us Americans spell the colour? Either way, there’s obviously no bet on the board for whether Belchick will look sophisticated in his hoodie because, I mean, look at him. I have to squint to see whether that’s the Pats coach or George Clooney. Class, class, class.

14. Bill Belichick hoodie type? (Cut -175/Intact +135)

Belichick went grey/gray cutoff hoodie for Super Bowl XLVI …

… and red cutoff hoodie for Super Bowl XLII …

… and grey intact hoodie for Super Bowl XXXIX (the team’s last win) …

… and wore windbreakers for his team’s first two Super Bowl wins in 2001 and 2003, back in that horrible time before Belichick truly discovered what style is.

13. How many times will Katy Perry be mentioned in the 1st Half? (Over/under: 2)

Since the 7,192 times Katy Perry’s name will be mentioned during the five-and-a-half hour pregame show doesn’t count, this has push written all over it. Cris Collinsworth might make a “Katy Perry could have scored on that one” joke after a missed touchdown and Al Michaels will begrudgingly mention her once as halftime approaches. The promos and commercials on the other hand…

12. Who will record the first Seahawks reception in the game?

Bovada gives action on six Seattle players to snag the first pass, with Doug Baldwin (2/1) leading the way. But if Russell Wilson plays as poorly and is as inaccurate on Sunday as he was in the first three quarters of the NFC championship, I’m sort of leaning toward “field”

11. Will Al Michaels refer to the point spread, total, odds on who wins game or any prop bet during the game? (Yes +170/No -150)

Obviously Al wants to talk spreads, totals and prop bets but Roger Goodell seems to think talking about gambling is a reason to be sent to a SuperMax prison. But Al Michaels is awesome and I think he’ll mention it, although it might be the usual allusion he makes (“a lot of people interested in whether Belichick goes for the two-point conversion”) rather than an out-an-out reference. However, since the point spread fluctuated so much — pick ’em, Seahawks (2.5), pick ’em, Patriots (-2.5), Patriots (-1) — there’s a reasonable way to mention the spread in the build-up to the game without offending the NFL overlords.

10. Will Robert Kraft (-250) or Paul Allen (+170) be  shown more on TV during the game?

Only -250? Kraft during a game is like Narcissus in a two-toned dress shirt. Only Jerry Jones craves the television camera more. On the other hand, Time magazine once called Allen “the world’s most obscure celebrity, its hippest geek, its most flamboyant introvert” There’s no contest here.

9. How many times will “deflated” Balls be said during the game? (Over/under 3)

Michaels and Collinsworth are the best in the business for a reason. They’ll have to mention Deflategate at the top of the show and maybe make a crack about it during the game, but they’re there to call the game, not to discuss media hype or talking points. And they will. Of course, if the game is a blowout and they get into story-telling mode, all bets are off the table.

8. How many viewers will the game have? (Over/under 113 million)

The over is the heavy favorite at (-150), which means viewership would shatter the current record and make Super Bowl XLIX the most-watched broadcast in American television history. (Last year’s Broncos-Seahawks game is the current title holder with 111.5 million.) Boy, all the concussion talk, Ray Rice/Adrian Peterson controversy and Deflategate have really turned America against football.

7.  How many times will Gisele Bundchen be shown during the game. (Over/under 1.5)

It’s too bad this is relegated to during the game, because it’d be way over if it allowed for the postgame video of her screaming at Julian Edelman for dropping passes.

6. How many successful 3 point Field Goals will be kicked in the game by the Seahawks?

The prop itself isn’t interesting, but Bovada’s need to specify that field goals are three points is. Imagine the odds on Hauschka hitting a two-point field goal. I’d get in on that action.

5. Which will be higher: Amount of minutes in the Silva vs Diaz UFC fight or LeGarrette Blount Rushing Attempts?

Oh, I’m pretty sure Blount is always higher.

4. Who will the Super Bowl MVP mention first in his interview?

There’s a whole slew of possibilities including teammates, God, coach, family and owner. Bovada evidently doesn’t think Marshawn Lynch is winning MVP because Skittles or a childish, repetitive taunt of the media isn’t listed as an option. But keep an eye on “does not mention any of the above” as it wouldn’t be surprising if Tom Brady thanks the commissioner (not listed by Bovada) for his complete and utter impotence in the handling of Deflategate.

3. Will Marshawn Lynch grab his crotch after scoring a TD in the game? (Yes +400/No -600)

Man, that’s a lot of faith for a guy who’s spent the past three day acting whinier than a teething infant. Those numbers means there’s an 86% chance Lynch doesn’t grab his crotch after scoring a TD. There should be odds on whether he’ll talk about it after the game, but I guess he only would if there’s a Skittles rep dangling money within view.

2. Will Bill Belichick smile during the game on camera? (Yes +140/No -180)

This one is actually interesting in a real way. The odds say BB won’t smile on camera from the kickoff to the final whistle. But if the Pats win in a game that’s decided before the final play, doesn’t it stand to reason that Belichick would smile? I mean, he’s not a robot. It’s not hard to imagine the following scenario: Brady’s in the game, kneeling for the win and the cameras cut to Belichick receiving congratulations on the sideline and smiling. Also, if the Pats are two-point favorites doesn’t this seem like a market inefficiency? New England’s expected to win with a taciturn Belichick. Basically what I’m saying is to refinance the mortgage and go all in on “yes.”

1. The Groundhog Day bet

Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow and Patriots win the Super Bowl (+220)/Punxsutawney Phil does not see shadow and Patriots win the Super Bowl (+275)/Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow and Seahawks win the Super Bowl (+225)/Punxsutawney Phil does not see shadow and Seahawks win the Super Bowl (+275)

But word from Gobbler’s Knob is that Phil is only showing up if Skittles pays him.