Caesars Sportsbook has a number of prop bets available for NFL fans to place on Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Caesars offers a 20-1 bet that Chicago Bears defensive end William “The Refrigerator” Perry will score a touchdown against the New England Patriots in the 1986 Super Bowl, with a prop bet. It was the first sportsbook to offer
Perry was paid a lot of money to score. And by the time the game kicked off 38 years ago, the odds were down to 2-1 for him.
Perry scored a touchdown, which was a nice payday for some bettors.
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William “The Refrigerator” Perry, 72, scores a touchdown against the New England Patriots in New Orleans. (Richard Maxon/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
“I think Caesars hit the nail on the head,” Ken Fuchs, Caesars Sportsbook’s chief operating officer and head of sports, told Fox News Digital in Las Vegas. “In 1986, we wanted to have a little fun and made a prop bet that ‘The Fridge’ would score a touchdown for the Bears in that ‘Super Bowl Shuffle’ season. Of course he did. Ball I didn’t go to “The Fridge” by Walter Payton. He scores, it’s a profit for the customer, and a prop his bet is created.
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“And I think it makes sense when you look at the way customers in the U.S. market develop fantasy sports and big-name players. People love to bet on those players. I love following that player because they have a lot of knowledge about their stats and performance.
“We’ve just seen an evolution in people still wanting to know and bet on who’s going to win the game using player props and all the markets derived from that. This has really become a core part of our service. .”
Super Bowl display outside Caesars in Las Vegas. (Caesars)
Fuchs said he wasn’t surprised that prop betting has exploded since then. He said prop bets add another feature to the game and bring casual bettors to the market as well.
“I really think fantasy sports has been building that foundation for the past 25 years,” he said. “You see the box score in the newspaper, it’s part of our culture. You have your favorite players and you know exactly what they did in the game. And now you can actually bet on them. Now we can leverage that intelligence in the market when we are there.”
“From there, you get a lot of derivatives, like the first touchdown score. Will the field goal hit the uprights? So there’s a lot of runs possible as well. And the Super Bowl especially brings together people who love the game. I think. “
Aside from props like whether a defensive player will score a touchdown or whether a field goal will hit the uprights, Caesars offers themed bets for the Super Bowl.
“We have some Taylor Swift boosts,” Fuchs told FOX News Digital. “There are some other people like that. She’s definitely a cultural part of this game. And I think for us, it’s just a way to have fun.”
After the AFC Championship game, Taylor Swift took to the field with Donna Kelce. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Some of the themed bets also include “Tortured Defense Division.” That means Brock Purdy has to throw for at least two touchdown passes, Patrick Mahomes has to throw for at least 250 yards, Christian McCaffrey has to score one touchdown, and Travis Kelce has to throw for at least 250 yards. is needed. 7 catches, but Deebo Samuel should have at least his 5 catches. This is +700 and the winner on a $20 bet will earn him $140.
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Before kickoff, the 49ers are the favorites by 1.5 points. They started as two-point favorites.
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